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title: "Best George Takei Sayings"
description: "George Takei is an American actor, author, and activist best known for playing Hikaru Sulu, the helmsman of the USS Enterprise in Star Trek."
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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 3

> [“Indeed, the pun is considered by many to be more distasteful than the common expletive. You might even say the pun is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/indeed-the-pun-is-considered-by-many-to-be-more-distasteful-than-the/)

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

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> [“(Or perhaps Siri’s programmers included parents who anticipated their children’s unauthorized use of their mobile devices—trust me, a four year old can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/or-perhaps-siri-s-programmers-included-parents-who-anticipated-their/)

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

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> [I'm an anglophile. I visit England regularly, sometimes three or four times a year, at least once a year.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/i-m-an-anglophile-i-visit-england-regularly-sometimes-three-or-four/)

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[Anglophile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anglophile/)

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> [I'm a preservationist, I believe in preserving history intact, but I also enjoy the technological advances which have been made.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/i-m-a-preservationist-i-believe-in-preserving-history-intact-but-i/)

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[Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/)

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> [As you know, when Star Trek was canceled after the second season, it was the activism of the fans that revived it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/as-you-know-when-star-trek-was-canceled-after-the-second-season-it/)

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[Activism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/activism/)

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> [“If a mistake occurs with regularity, it might well become the norm. If enough people believe and propagate the error, it could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/if-a-mistake-occurs-with-regularity-it-might-well-become-the-norm-if/)

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[Christianity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christianity/)

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> [“I appreciate failure. Failure means that an attempt was made, and a lesson can be learned. As long as we’re alive after…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/i-appreciate-failure-failure-means-that-an-attempt-was-made-and-a/)

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[Failure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/failure/)

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> [The starship Enterprise was a metaphor starship Earth, and the vision was that the strength of this starship lay in its diversity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/the-starship-enterprise-was-a-metaphor-starship-earth-and-the-vision/)

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[Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/)

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> [“I’ve learned that when you get to be a certain age, you can get away with saying a lot of things, some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/i-ve-learned-that-when-you-get-to-be-a-certain-age-you-can-get-away/)

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[Certain age](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/certain-age/)

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> [“Governments, churches, and educational institutes, once the keepers of order and social enlightenment, are now scrambling to remain relevant as our collective…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/governments-churches-and-educational-institutes-once-the-keepers-of/)

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[Buddhism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhism/)

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> [We have the history of slavery or inequality to women, and now the civil rights movement of the 21st century is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/we-have-the-history-of-slavery-or-inequality-to-women-and-now-the/)

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[21st century](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/21st-century/)

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> [Good grief. If we can’t laugh at ourselves, and at one another, in good spirit and without malice, then what fun can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/good-grief-if-we-can-t-laugh-at-ourselves-and-at-one-another-in-good/)

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

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> [As an Asian American, I'm aware of how stereotypes can be very destructive. We've been defined by the drag queens. And yes,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/as-an-asian-american-i-m-aware-of-how-stereotypes-can-be-very/)

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[Asian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/asian/)

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> [“The irony of this endeavor is palpable, for English itself is a hopeless hodgepodge of other tongues, with more exceptions than rules,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/the-irony-of-this-endeavor-is-palpable-for-english-itself-is-a/)

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[Irony](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/irony/)

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> [“IMHO, we groan at puns because we sense, deep in our souls, that there has been some egregious violation of the rules…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/imho-we-groan-at-puns-because-we-sense-deep-in-our-souls-that-there/)

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> [“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/)

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[Leader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/leader/)

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> [The world has changed from when I was a young teen feeling ashamed for being gay. The issue of gay marriage is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/the-world-has-changed-from-when-i-was-a-young-teen-feeling-ashamed/)

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[Ashamed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ashamed/)

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> [“As with the douchebags of the world, calling an asshole an asshole sometimes is exactly what needs to happen.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/as-with-the-douchebags-of-the-world-calling-an-asshole-an-asshole/)

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[Asshole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/asshole/)

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> [“Each of us bears a responsibility to reject hate, whatever its form, whatever its justification.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/each-of-us-bears-a-responsibility-to-reject-hate-whatever-its-form/)

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[Hate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hate/)

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> [If you have to make laws to hurt a group of people just to prove your morals and faith, then you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/if-you-have-to-make-laws-to-hurt-a-group-of-people-just-to-prove-your/)

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

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> [I have two passions in my life. One is to raise the awareness of the internment of Japanese-American citizens. My other passion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/i-have-two-passions-in-my-life-one-is-to-raise-the-awareness-of-the/)

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[American citizens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american-citizens/)

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> [We must remind ourselves that an assault on any one of our liberties and freedoms is an assault on all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/we-must-remind-ourselves-that-an-assault-on-any-one-of-our-liberties/)

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[Assault](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/assault/)

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> [The large majority of faith-based people are decent, fair-minded people. We should not characterize people of faith as the adversaries of GLBT…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/the-large-majority-of-faith-based-people-are-decent-fair-minded/)

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[Adversaries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adversaries/)

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> [But when we came out of camp, that's when I first realized that being in camp, that being Japanese-American, was something shameful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/but-when-we-came-out-of-camp-that-s-when-i-first-realized-that-being/)

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[Camping](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/camping/)

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> [We need to take our passion and effect real change at the local, state, and federal levels, to help elect progressive leaders,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/we-need-to-take-our-passion-and-effect-real-change-at-the-local-state/)

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[Change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change/)

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> [I had a really unusual, remarkably unusual father because he, in our family, was the one that suffered the most. He was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/i-had-a-really-unusual-remarkably-unusual-father-because-he-in-our/)

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[American democracy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american-democracy/)

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> [“With each post or tweet, we choose what to keep private and what to make public, what face to show the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/with-each-post-or-tweet-we-choose-what-to-keep-private-and-what-to/)

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[Deception](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/deception/)

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> [The theatre for me is much more satisfying as an actor because you are working in front of a living, breathing, throbbing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/the-theatre-for-me-is-much-more-satisfying-as-an-actor-because-you/)

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[Actors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actors/)

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> [I am emboldened, not cowed, by the words and actions of Trump and his circle. I believe many others are as well.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/i-am-emboldened-not-cowed-by-the-words-and-actions-of-trump-and-his/)

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[Action](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action/)

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> [People forget that stereotypes aren’t bad because they are always untrue. Stereotypes are bad because they are not always true. If we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/people-forget-that-stereotypes-aren-t-bad-because-they-are-always/)

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[Forget](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/forget/)

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> [Should any terrorist strike or act of war occur in which American lives are lost, we must be on guard for any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/should-any-terrorist-strike-or-act-of-war-occur-in-which-american/)

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[Action](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action/)

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> [“I began to wonder, what accounts for our collective affinity for the apocalypse? What is it about “the end” that makes it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/i-began-to-wonder-what-accounts-for-our-collective-affinity-for-the/)

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[Apocalypse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apocalypse/)

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> [“the true value and power of the social network: an open channel of communication that can not only entertain but also unite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/the-true-value-and-power-of-the-social-network-an-open-channel-of/)

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[Arab spring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arab-spring/)

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> [For me, country music symbolized freedom and the joys of life... roaming the country, experiencing the joys as well as the heartbreaks.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/for-me-country-music-symbolized-freedom-and-the-joys-of-life-roaming/)

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[Country](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/country/)

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> [“I’ve recently suggested that Betty and I should do a TV series about two seniors living together in an unlikely pairing of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/i-ve-recently-suggested-that-betty-and-i-should-do-a-tv-series-about/)

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[Friendship](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/friendship/)

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## George Takei by topic

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