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 TAKEIIf 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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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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We should indeed keep calm in the face of difference, and live our lives in a state of inclusion and wonder at the diversity of humanity.
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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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We need to take our passion and effect real change at the local, state, and federal levels, to help elect progressive leaders, and to stem the tide of division, fear and scapegoating.
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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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Well, the whole history of Star Trek is the market demand.
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You know, I grew up in two American internment camps, and at that time I was very young.
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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.
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Confidence in the human capacity for problem solving, for invention, for innovation.
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Social media is like ancient Egypt: writing things on walls and worshiping cats.
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Pioneering is never done in front of cheerleaders urging on a roaring grandstand of popular approval.
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My memories of camp – I was four years old to eight years old – they’re fond memories.
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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 equality.
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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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We have to be vigilant about how the Trump administration may try to divide us from each other.
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