More from George 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.
George TakeiGeorge Takei I’m a preservationist, I believe in preserving history intact, but I also enjoy the technological advances which have been made.
George TakeiGeorge Takei Nothing is what it seems on the surface of Heroes.
George TakeiGeorge Takei My memories of camp – I was four years old to eight years old – they’re fond memories.
George TakeiGeorge Takei 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.
George TakeiGeorge Takei 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.
George TakeiGeorge Takei Yes, I remember the barbed wire and the guard towers and the machine guns, but they became part of my normal landscape. What would be abnormal in normal times became my normality in camp.
George TakeiGeorge Takei I’ve run the marathon several times, so I definitely don’t look like the Great Ancestor!
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Forgiveness comes after understanding & understanding comes after acceptance.
Tom MetcafeTom Metcafe Someday your pen will write a revolution. Until then, write your pain.
Fareena AliyaFareena Aliya Time is precious. So are the people in your life. So love and be loved. Because tomorrow is never promised.
Jenny AJenny A Thank you for still being there for yourself. For being strong. For being resilient. Keep going.
Yohan AcostaYohan Acosta There will never be a day, I am not thankful for the fire you brought to my life that still warms me to the bones.
Mark AnthonyMark Anthony You could have shook my whole world luckily I became aware, and I took a turn.
Emma SchippersEmma Schippers Be strong enough to bloom even in the storm.
Safna SulaimanSafna Sulaiman There is magic in the minuscule.
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More on age
To complain of the age we live in, to murmur at the present possessors of power, to lament the past, to conceive extravagant hopes of the future, are the common dispositions of the greatest part of mankind.
Edmund BurkeEdmund Burke I don’t have any issues with my age.
Victoria BeckhamVictoria Beckham I don’t want to be made to look like I’m 25. I’m 39. I don’t have any issues with my age.
Victoria BeckhamVictoria Beckham I’ve been in the public eye for about 15 or 16 years and I’m very aware that fame is not a given. I have to maintain it. It’s not just something that will always be there.
Victoria BeckhamVictoria Beckham Age, with his eyes in the back of his head, thinks it wisdom to see the bogs through which he has floundered.
Ambrose BierceAmbrose Bierce We all have souls of different ages.
F. Scott FitzgeraldF. Scott Fitzgerald You are something new in this world. Never before, since the beginning of time, has there ever been anybody exactly like you; and never again throughout all the ages to come will there ever be anybody exactly like you again.
Dale CarnegieDale Carnegie I started rapping since, like, 14. But I’ve been obsessed with rap from when I was 11. I heard ‘Baby Don’t Cry,’ I’ll never forget.
Iggy AzaleaIggy Azalea