And it seems to me important for a country, for a nation to certainly know about its glorious achievements but also to know where its ideals failed, in order to keep that from happening again.
GEORGE TAKEINothing is what it seems on the surface of Heroes.
More George Takei Quotes
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Pioneering is never done in front of cheerleaders urging on a roaring grandstand of popular approval.
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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 no true morals or faith to prove.
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You know, when a man is raped you never hear about what he was wearing.
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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 is the theater.
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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 exploit the system will step in there.
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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 attempt by the government to turn that tragedy into justification for sweeping action.
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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 humanity.
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I’ve run the marathon several times, so I definitely don’t look like the Great Ancestor!
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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 us moving ahead.
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STAR TREK is a show that had a vision about a future that was positive.
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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. Together we will stand in opposition. I’m not going anywhere, and I won’t be silenced.
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Life is too short not to order the bacon dessert.
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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.
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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 I wanted to share with more people.
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Nothing is what it seems on the surface of Heroes.
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