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George Takei45 quotes“I’m a civic busybody and I’ve been blessed with an active career.”
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As the old saying goes, I was simply looking for fan love, in Alderaan places.
George TakeiGeorge Takei You know, I grew up in two American internment camps, and at that time I was very young.
George TakeiGeorge Takei 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.
George TakeiGeorge Takei 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.
George TakeiGeorge Takei Cat’s are unpredictable. It is a fine line between the cure, inquisitive and innocent creature resting on our lap and the hissing, spitting and deranged banshee it might become at any moment. This is why we’re trying always to win their love.
George TakeiGeorge Takei Life is too short not to order the bacon dessert.
George TakeiGeorge Takei Confidence in the human capacity for problem solving, for invention, for innovation.
George TakeiGeorge Takei We have to be vigilant about how the Trump administration may try to divide us from each other.
George TakeiGeorge Takei 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.
George TakeiGeorge Takei Well, it gives, certainly to my father, who is the one that suffered the most in our family, and understanding of how the ideals of a country are only as good as the people who give it flesh and blood.
George TakeiGeorge Takei Do your duty as an American, and as a citizen of the galaxy… Vote!
George TakeiGeorge Takei To do theater you need to block off a hunk of time.
George TakeiGeorge Takei 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.
George TakeiGeorge Takei But when we came out of camp, that’s when I first realized that being in camp, that being Japanese-American, was something shameful.
George TakeiGeorge Takei Plays close, movies wrap and TV series eventually get cancelled, and we were cancelled in three season.
George TakeiGeorge Takei 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 you, knock yourself out.
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Sadness shoots a bullet straight at your heart and love buys you time.
Shelby CaudleShelby Caudle Do you think it possible that some people are born to give more love than they will ever get back in return?
Tyler Knott GregsonTyler Knott Gregson It’s been a long time since we said goodbye and yet the echoes of it are still ringing in our ears.
Ranata SuzukiRanata Suzuki In this wilderness, Mankind is the animal I fear.
Addison SchmittAddison Schmitt We can always walk with them in the rain instead of just lending an umbrella.
Leon MarshLeon Marsh Flowers only wither to bloom again. So shall you break, only to be whole again.
Fareena AliyaFareena Aliya What do you do when the passion burns out? Start another fire.
Jonny OxJonny Ox To love well is the task in all meaningful relationships, not just romantic bonds.
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There’s nothing wrong with a little agitation for what’s right or what’s fair.
John LewisJohn Lewis Be active! Take on responsibility! Work for the things you believe in. If you do not, you are surrendering your fate to others.
A. P. J. Abdul KalamA. P. J. Abdul Kalam Keeping an active mind has been vital to my survival, as has been maintaining a sense of humor.
Stephen HawkingStephen Hawking Breathe in, breathe out. Stay active.
Cristiano RonaldoCristiano Ronaldo The stock market is designed to transfer money from the active to the patient.
Warren BuffettWarren Buffett We must look for ways to be an active force in our own lives.
Les BrownLes Brown I believe governments should take a more active role around important issues like balancing expression and safety.
Mark ZuckerbergMark Zuckerberg The general definition of being muscle-bound is that you have so many muscles that you can’t move freely. I don’t know of any bodybuilder in that category; in fact, many of them are quite active in other sports.
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