"PICARD: There is no greater challenge than the……" — Gene Roddenberry
"PICARD: There is no greater challenge than the study of philosophy. WESLEY: But William James won't be in my Starfleet exams. PICARD: The important things never will be. Anyone can be trained in the mechanics of piloting a starship. WESLEY: But Starfleet Academy PICARD: It takes more. Open your mind to the past. Art, history, philosophy. And all this may mean something."
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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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Academe, n.: An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught. Academy, n.: A modern school where football is taught.
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Music is my life, professionally, for nearly 60 years. To be recognized by the academy is still the highest honor.
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You've probably noticed already that I'm dressed like a grown-up... I apologize to the Academy, and I promise that I…
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That best academy, a mother's knee.
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The manager sits down with me; I sit down with the board. We assess the success of the year. The…
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Academies that are founded at public expense are instituted not so much to cultivate men's natural abilities as to restrain…
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When I am dead, let it be said of me: he belonged to no school, to no church, to no…
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