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 TAKEIWell, 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.
More George Takei Quotes
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What’s needed today, now, more than ever, is ‘Star Peace’ for there is an ominous, mutual threat to all science fiction. It’s called ‘Twilight’. And it is really, really bad.
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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 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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Nothing is what it seems on the surface of Heroes.
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Plays close, movies wrap and TV series eventually get cancelled, and we were cancelled in three season.
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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 think we learn more from those times in our history where we stumbled as a democracy than we learn from the glorious chapters.
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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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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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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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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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Well, the whole history of Star Trek is the market demand.
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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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To do theater you need to block off a hunk of time.
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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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