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# George Takei

(1937)   Comedian   United States

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George Takei is a comedian from the United States, best known for *To the stars*.

## Quick Facts About George Takei

Born April 20, 1937

Nationality United States

Profession Comedian

Notable works To the stars

Spouse http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/ae487f53ca4652cf610fbfd0abdf2761

## About George Takei

George Takei is an American actor, author, and activist best known for playing Hikaru Sulu, the helmsman of the USS Enterprise in Star Trek.

## Awards & Honors

Inkpot Award California Hall of Fame Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

##  Quotes by George Takei · Page 2

> [Nothing is what it seems on the surface of Heroes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/nothing-is-what-it-seems-on-the-surface-of-heroes/)

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[Hero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hero/)

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> [A man who layeth with another man must be stoned.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/a-man-who-layeth-with-another-man-must-be-stoned/)

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[Another man](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/another-man/)

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> [“Being human means learning to see the common humanity in us all.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/being-human-means-learning-to-see-the-common-humanity-in-us-all/)

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[Common humanity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/common-humanity/)

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> [You know, I grew up in two American internment camps, and at that time I was very young.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/you-know-i-grew-up-in-two-american-internment-camps-and-at-that-time/)

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[Camps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/camps/)

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> [STAR TREK is a show that had a vision about a future that was positive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/star-trek-is-a-show-that-had-a-vision-about-a-future-that-was-positive/)

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[Dreams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dreams/)

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> [I'm a civic busybody and I've been blessed with an active career.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/i-m-a-civic-busybody-and-i-ve-been-blessed-with-an-active-career/)

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[Active](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/active/)

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> [“(and yes, the rich are never crazy, they’re eccentric),”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/and-yes-the-rich-are-never-crazy-they-re-eccentric/)

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[Eccentric](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eccentric/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7eb/george-takei-4192_eccentric_and-yes-the-rich-are-never-crazy-they-re_2625826.jpg)

> [To do theater you need to block off a hunk of time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/to-do-theater-you-need-to-block-off-a-hunk-of-time/)

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[Block](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/block/)

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> [“If Grumpy Cat could bring herself to actually support something, it should be a no-brainer for mere humans.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/if-grumpy-cat-could-bring-herself-to-actually-support-something-it/)

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[Cats](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cats/)

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> [We should indeed keep calm in the face of difference, and live our lives in a state of inclusion and wonder at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/we-should-indeed-keep-calm-in-the-face-of-difference-and-live-our/)

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[Calm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/calm/)

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> [Unfriending me when I didn’t even know we were friends? It’s like breaking wind when you’re home alone. If I can’t smell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/unfriending-me-when-i-didn-t-even-know-we-were-friends-it-s-like/)

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[Friends](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/friends/)

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> [“And anyway, as they will say in the distant future, “Replication is the sincerest form of flattery.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/and-anyway-as-they-will-say-in-the-distant-future-replication-is-the/)

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[Flattery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flattery/)

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> [“As a matter of fact, life starts to feel mighty long when all you eat is turkey bacon and egg whites and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/as-a-matter-of-fact-life-starts-to-feel-mighty-long-when-all-you-eat/)

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[Bacon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bacon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c36/george-takei-4192_life_as-a-matter-of-fact-life-starts-to-feel_1223674.jpg)

> [There is more story in a minor character like Boba Fett than there is in all the clutter of various vampires in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/there-is-more-story-in-a-minor-character-like-boba-fett-than-there-is/)

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[Character](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfc/george-takei-4192_character_there-is-more-story-in-a-minor-character_1949470.jpg)

> [If leadership requires a fired-up sense of purpose and imagination, it also demands a profound connection to the society to be led.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/if-leadership-requires-a-fired-up-sense-of-purpose-and-imagination-it-2/)

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[Connections](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/connections/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/174/george-takei-4192_connections_if-leadership-requires-a-fired-up-sense_1706130.jpg)

> [What's needed today, now, more than ever, is 'Star Peace' for there is an ominous, mutual threat to all science fiction. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/what-s-needed-today-now-more-than-ever-is-star-peace-for-there-is-an/)

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[Astronomy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/astronomy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/963/george-takei-4192_astronomy_what-s-needed-today-now-more-than-ever-i_2861552.jpg)

> [“Then there’s also Batman, who seems to have survived both Adam West and Christian Bale, but whose questionable relationship to the Boy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/then-there-s-also-batman-who-seems-to-have-survived-both-adam-west/)

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[Batman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/batman/)

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> [“Humor has always been my tool of choice when confronting intolerance or ignorance, not only because “funny” material is much more likely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/humor-has-always-been-my-tool-of-choice-when-confronting-intolerance/)

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[Comedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/)

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> [“Cats are snooty. When you come home, even after a long day at work, there’s a good chance your cat will look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/cats-are-snooty-when-you-come-home-even-after-a-long-day-at-work/)

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[Cats](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cats/)

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> [“I imagine sarcasm to be a backward slanting font, each word leaning away from rather than into the next. These days it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/i-imagine-sarcasm-to-be-a-backward-slanting-font-each-word-leaning/)

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[Sarcasm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sarcasm/)

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> [By seeing a same-sex couple in ordinary situations, that it might make people think twice about if they have, you know, questions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/by-seeing-a-same-sex-couple-in-ordinary-situations-that-it-might-make/)

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[Acceptance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acceptance/)

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> [“Science fiction is more than just our collective dreams for a human race that reaches to the stars. In many ways, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/science-fiction-is-more-than-just-our-collective-dreams-for-a-human/)

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[Astronomy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/astronomy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b60/george-takei-4192_astronomy_science-fiction-is-more-than-just-our-co_2580086.jpg)

> [Well, it gives, certainly to my father, who is the one that suffered the most in our family, and understanding of how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/well-it-gives-certainly-to-my-father-who-is-the-one-that-suffered-the/)

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[Blood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blood/)

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> [“Our world is full of amazing phenomena: a stunningly rapturous sunrise, a night sky spangled with stardust, the fiery beauty of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/our-world-is-full-of-amazing-phenomena-a-stunningly-rapturous-sunrise/)

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[Innovation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/innovation/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe9/george-takei-4192_innovation_our-world-is-full-of-amazing-phenomena-a_1357672.jpg)

> [The only thing worse than human ignorance is human pride in that ignorance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/the-only-thing-worse-than-human-ignorance-is-human-pride-in-that/)

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[Humans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/humans/)

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> [“Sharing is an act of trust, for ridicule is an ever-present risk on the Internet today.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/sharing-is-an-act-of-trust-for-ridicule-is-an-ever-present-risk-on/)

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[Internet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/internet/)

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> [Our differences in beliefs do not truly separate us, or elevate us over others. Rather, they highlight the rich tapestry that is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/our-differences-in-beliefs-do-not-truly-separate-us-or-elevate-us/)

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[Belief](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/belief/)

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> [I spent my boyhood behind the barbed wire fences of American internment camps and that part of my life is something that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/i-spent-my-boyhood-behind-the-barbed-wire-fences-of-american/)

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[Barbed wire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/barbed-wire/)

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> [This is supposed to be a participatory democracy and if we're not in there participating then the people that will manipulate and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/this-is-supposed-to-be-a-participatory-democracy-and-if-we-re-not-in/)

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[Democracy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/democracy/)

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> [I marched back then - I was in a civil-rights musical, Fly Blackbird, and we met Martin Luther King.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/i-marched-back-then-i-was-in-a-civil-rights-musical-fly-blackbird-and/)

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[Back](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/back/)

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> [Yes, I remember the barbed wire and the guard towers and the machine guns, but they became part of my normal landscape.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/yes-i-remember-the-barbed-wire-and-the-guard-towers-and-the-machine/)

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[Abnormal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abnormal/)

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> [“I’ve sometimes imagined that if sin had a flavor, it might very well be bacon. It even tastes smoky, as if it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/i-ve-sometimes-imagined-that-if-sin-had-a-flavor-it-might-very-well-2/)

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[Bacon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bacon/)

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> [“In fact, I’ve heard that on the Death Star there are over 100 Starbucks franchises, sometimes one just on the other side…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/in-fact-i-ve-heard-that-on-the-death-star-there-are-over-100/)

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[Coffee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coffee/)

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> [Then that did very well at the box office, so before you knew it, we were in a string of feature motion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/then-that-did-very-well-at-the-box-office-so-before-you-knew-it-we/)

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[Announced](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/announced/)

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> [“I call this phenomenon “hipsterization”—when those who fancy themselves on the cutting edge dismiss the very items they had touted as cool…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/i-call-this-phenomenon-hipsterization-when-those-who-fancy-themselves/)

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[Cutting edge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cutting-edge/)

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> [Today we have the economic collapse that the whole planet is suffering, but there is hope, and that's what's going to keep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/today-we-have-the-economic-collapse-that-the-whole-planet-is/)

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[Collapse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/collapse/)

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> [“Cultural icons help people define who they are today because they shaped who they were as children.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/cultural-icons-help-people-define-who-they-are-today-because-they/)

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[Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/)

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> [Plays close, movies wrap and TV series eventually get cancelled, and we were cancelled in three season.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/plays-close-movies-wrap-and-tv-series-eventually-get-cancelled-and-we/)

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[Movie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/movie/)

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> [“If you don’t know who Eleanor Rigby is, you probably were born after 1985 and need to listen to some real music.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/if-you-don-t-know-who-eleanor-rigby-is-you-probably-were-born-after/)

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[Music](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/)

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> [And it seems to me important for a country, for a nation to certainly know about its glorious achievements but also to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/and-it-seems-to-me-important-for-a-country-for-a-nation-to-certainly/)

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[Achievement](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/achievement/)

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## George Takei by topic

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