"I have always been reasonably leery of religion……" — Gene Roddenberry
"I have always been reasonably leery of religion because there are so many edicts in religion, 'thou shalt not,' or 'thou shalt.' I wanted my world of the future to be clear of that."
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48 Quotes by Gene Roddenberry
Gene Roddenberry has 48 quotes on this site.
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Religions vary in their degree of idiocy, but I reject them all.
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I condemn false prophets, I condemn the effort to take away the power of rational decision, to drain people of…
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If this is your God, he's not very impressive. He has so many psychological problems; he's so insecure. He demands…
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The glory of creation is in its infinite diversity.
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For Star Trek proves, as faulty as individual episodes could be, is that the much-maligned common man and common woman…
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I believe in humanity. We are an incredible species. We're still just a child creature, we're still being nasty to…
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The Strength of a civilization is not measured by its ability to fight wars, but rather by its ability to…
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We have within reach, now, the attainment of almost every dream of mankind.
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For me science fiction is a way of thinking, a way of logic that bypasses a lot of nonsense. It…
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I think God is as much a basic ingredient in the universe as neutrons and positrons. This is the prime…
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They said God was on high and he controlled the world and therefore we must pray against Satan. Well, if…
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You can't take this speck of dust in this midst of all this incredible panorama of birth and complexifying and…
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