One of the gifts of 'Star Trek' is my professional work colleagues have become my lifelong friends. George Takei More Quotes by George Takei More Quotes From George Takei Our differences in beliefs George Takei differencesbeliefhumanity 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 hurtlawpeople I myself am a Buddhist, not a Christian. But I cannot help but think that if Christ ran a public establishment, it would be open to all, and He would be the last to refuse service to anyone. It is, simply put, the most un-Christian of notions. George Takei religiouschristiangod The only thing worse than human ignorance is human pride in that ignorance. George Takei humansprideignorance It’s really hard to hate someone for being different when you’re too busy laughing together. George Takei being-differenthatelaughing The starship Enterprise was a metaphor starship Earth, and the vision was that the strength of this starship lay in its diversity. George Takei diversityvisionearth 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. George Takei diversitydifferenceshumanity I had a really unusual, remarkably unusual father because he, in our family, was the one that suffered the most. He was the one that explained American democracy to me. He said, ‘Our democracy is a people’s democracy and it can be as great as people can be, and it can be great… but we are also fallible human beings.’ George Takei democracypeople 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 circlestogetherbelieve Good grief. If we can’t laugh at ourselves, and at one another, in good spirit and without malice, then what fun can be left? If we must withhold all ribbing in the name of protecting everyone’s feelings, then we truly are a toothless society. We will reach what I call “the lowest common denominator of butthurt. George Takei griefnamesfun You know, when a man is raped you never hear about what he was wearing. George Takei knowsmen And it seems to me important for a country, for a nation to certainly know about its glorious achievements but also to know where its ideals failed, in order to keep that from happening again. George Takei achievementordercountry 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 Takei manipulationdemocracypeople 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 Takei passionleaderreal We must remind ourselves that an assault on any one of our liberties and freedoms is an assault on all. George Takei freedom-and-libertyassaultliberty Do your duty as an American, and as a citizen of the galaxy... Vote! George Takei votecitizensduty We have the history of slavery or inequality to women, and now the civil rights movement of the 21st century is the struggle for equality for the gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people. And I think it's important for Americans to know about the times that we failed. George Takei gaystrugglethinking There is more story in a minor character like Boba Fett than there is in all the clutter of various vampires in the Twilight franchise. George Takei vampiretwilightcharacter Pioneering is never done in front of cheerleaders urging on a roaring grandstand of popular approval. George Takei roaringdoneapproval People forget that stereotypes aren’t bad because they are always untrue. Stereotypes are bad because they are not always true. If we allow ourselves to judge another based on a stereotype, we have allowed a gross generalization to replace our own thinking. George Takei judgingpeoplethinking
