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'Star Trek' speaks to some basic human needs: that there is a tomorrow - it's not all going to be over with a big flash and a bomb; that the human race is improving; that we have things to be proud of as humans.

~Gene Roddenberry

Topics: Basic Big Bomb Flash Going Human Human Needs Human Race Humans Improving Needs Over Proud Race Some Speaks Star Star Trek Things Tomorrow Trek

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A man either lives life as it happens to him, meets it head-on and licks it, or he turns his back on it and starts to wither away.

~Gene Roddenberry

Topics: Away Back Either Happens He Him His Life Lives Man Meets Starts Turns Wither

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These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five year mission... to boldly go where no man has gone before.

~Gene Roddenberry

Topics: Before Boldly Enterprise Five Go Gone Man Mission Where Year

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It has become a crusade of mine to demonstrate that TV need not be violent to be exciting.

~Gene Roddenberry

Topics: Become Crusade Demonstrate Exciting Mine Need Tv Violent

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I wanted to send a message to the television industry that excitement is not made of car chases.

~Gene Roddenberry

Topics: Car Excitement Industry Made Message Send Television Wanted

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Normal television limits what you can do. With science fiction, you can exercise your imagination more. I fell in love with it.

~Gene Roddenberry

Topics: Exercise Fell Fiction Imagination Limits Love More Normal Science Science Fiction Television You Your

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The strength of a civilization is not measured by its ability to fight wars, but rather by its ability to prevent them.

~Gene Roddenberry

Topics: Ability Civilization Fight Measured Prevent Rather Strength Them Wars

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I remember myself as an asthmatic child, having great difficulties at 7, 8 and 9 years old, falling totally in love with 'Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle' and dreaming of having his strength to leap into trees and throw mighty lions to the ground.

~Gene Roddenberry

Topics: Child Difficulties Dreaming Falling Great Ground Having His Jungle Leap Lions Lord Love Mighty Myself Old Remember Strength Tarzan Throw Totally Trees Years I Remember

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I wanted to cast a woman as second in command. NBC said no way.

~Gene Roddenberry

Topics: Cast Command Nbc Said Second Wanted Way Woman

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'Star Trek' episodes always insisted that humanity is on its bumpy way to what will be a glorious future in the 23rd century, in which we will have left most of our old selfishness - and old hatreds and prejudices - far behind us.

~Gene Roddenberry

Topics: Always Behind Century Episodes Far Future Glorious Humanity Insisted Left Most Old Our Prejudices Selfishness Star Star Trek Trek Us Way Which Will

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Producer

Born: August 19th, 1921

Died: October 24th, 1991

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