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Time is the fire in which we burn.

~Gene Roddenberry

Topics: Burn Fire Time Which

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No, ancient astronauts did not build the pyramids - human beings built them, because they're clever and they work hard.

~Gene Roddenberry

Topics: Ancient Astronauts Because Beings Build Built Clever Did Hard Human Human Beings Pyramids Them Work Work Hard

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'Star Trek' was an attempt to say humanity will reach maturity and wisdom on the day that it begins not just to tolerate but take a special delight in differences in ideas and differences in lifeforms.

~Gene Roddenberry

Topics: Attempt Begins Day Delight Differences Humanity Ideas Just Maturity Reach Say Special Star Star Trek Take Tolerate Trek Will Wisdom

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I hope that I helped to build a fierce pride in what we are and what we can do if we set our minds to it.

~Gene Roddenberry

Topics: Build Fierce Helped Hope Minds Our Pride Set I Hope That

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When you get into an airplane by yourself and take off, you find yourself in this lovely, three-dimensional world where you can go in any direction. There is no feeling any more exciting than that.

~Gene Roddenberry

Topics: Airplane Any Direction Exciting Feeling Find Get Go Lovely More Off Take Than Three-Dimensional Where World You Yourself

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Because something or someone looks or acts differently from us does not necessarily mean that it is ugly or bad.

~Gene Roddenberry

Topics: Acts Bad Because Differently Does Looks Mean Necessarily Someone Something Ugly Us

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Earth is the nest, the cradle, and we'll move out of it.

~Gene Roddenberry

Topics: Cradle Earth Move Nest Out

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'Star Trek' is a 'Wagon Train' concept - built around characters who travel to worlds 'similar' to our own, and meet the action-adventure-drama which become our stories. Their transportation is the cruiser 'S.S. Yorktown,' performing a well-defined and long-range Exploration-Science-Security mission which helps create our format.

~Gene Roddenberry

Topics: Around Become Built Characters Concept Create Format Helps Meet Mission Our Own Performing Similar Star Star Trek Stories Train Transportation Travel Trek Wagon Which Who Worlds

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'Star Trek' says that it has not all happened, it has not all been discovered, that tomorrow can be as challenging and adventurous as any time man has ever lived.

~Gene Roddenberry

Topics: Adventurous Any Been Challenging Discovered Ever Happened Lived Man Says Star Star Trek Time Tomorrow Trek

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I'd been an Army bomber pilot and fascinated by the Navy and, particularly, the story of the Enterprise, which at Midway really turned the tide in the whole war in our favor. I'd always been proud of that ship and wanted to use the name.

~Gene Roddenberry

Topics: Always Army Been Bomber Enterprise Fascinated Favor Midway Name Navy Our Particularly Pilot Proud Really Ship Story Tide Turned Use Wanted War Which Whole

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Producer

Born: August 19th, 1921

Died: October 24th, 1991

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