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Pioneering is never done in front of cheerleaders urging on a roaring grandstand of popular approval.

George 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.
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Camp Identity Myself Realization Shame
You know, I grew up in two American internment camps, and at that time I was very young.
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Age Camp Growth Myself Time Young
I think we learn more from those times in our history where we stumbled as a democracy than we learn from the glorious chapters.
GEORGE TAKEI

Chapter Democracy Glory History Learning Thinking Time
My memories of camp – I was four years old to eight years old – they’re fond memories.
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Camp Childhood Memories Myself
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.
GEORGE TAKEI

Adversity Character Equality Faith Mindset People
The starship Enterprise was a metaphor starship Earth, and the vision was that the strength of this starship lay in its diversity.
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Diversity Earth Enterprise Stardom Strength Vision
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.
GEORGE TAKEI

Ethics Faith Hurt Law Moral People Religion True Yourself
To do theater you need to block off a hunk of time.
GEORGE TAKEI

Block Need Theatre Time Yourself
Life is too short not to order the bacon dessert.
GEORGE TAKEI

Food Life Order Short Sweet
I’m a preservationist, I believe in preserving history intact, but I also enjoy the technological advances which have been made.
GEORGE TAKEI

Advance Believe Enjoyment History Myself Preserve Technology
I’m a civic busybody and I’ve been blessed with an active career.
GEORGE TAKEI

Active Blessing Body Busy Career Myself
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 TAKEI

Action Myself Politics President Silence Word
Do your duty as an American, and as a citizen of the galaxy… Vote!
GEORGE TAKEI

Citizenship Duty Galaxy Vote
We must remind ourselves that an assault on any one of our liberties and freedoms is an assault on all.
GEORGE TAKEI

Assault Freedom Liberty Ourselves Reminder
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.
GEORGE TAKEI

Aware Citizenship Life Passion Theatre
Well, the whole history of Star Trek is the market demand.
GEORGE TAKEI

Demand History Marketing

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