KeenBrain
KeenBrain
KeenBrain

George Takei Quotes


Share this page on

Quotes by George Takei

Showing 81-90 of 118 Quotes by George Takei

When billionaires can give $50 million, $500 million to a campaign, and there's no limit, then it makes a mockery of 'one man, one vote.'

~George Takei

Topics: Billionaires Campaign Give Limit Makes Man Million Mockery No Limit Then Vote

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I'd like to think that, when I explain it, that Mr. Trump will understand marriage is defined by two people who love each other, commit to each other, and will care for each other through thick and thin.

~George Takei

Topics: Care Commit Defined Each Explain Like Love Marriage Other People Thick Thin Think Through Trump Two Two People Understand Who Will Mr

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


'Star Trek' fans totally accepted my sexual orientation. There are a great number of LGBT people across 'Star Trek' fandom. The show always appealed to people that were different - the geeks and the nerds, and the people who felt they were not quite a part of society, sometimes because they may have been gay or lesbian.

~George Takei

Topics: Accepted Across Always Appealed Because Been Different Fans Felt Gay Geeks Great Lesbian May Nerds Number Orientation Part People Quite Sexual Show Society Sometimes Star Star Trek Totally Trek Were Who

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


The Russians are taunting the IOC with the homophobic laws that they pass.

~George Takei

Topics: Homophobic Laws Pass Russians

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I'm a chairman on the Board of Governors for the East-West Players, the longest-running Asian-American theater company in America.

~George Takei

Topics: America Asian-American Board Chairman Company Governors Players Theater

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


At the core of 'Star Trek' is Gene Roddenberry's vision of the future. So much of science-fiction is about a dystopian society with human civilization having crumbled. He had an affirmative, shining, positive view of the future.

~George Takei

Topics: About Affirmative Civilization Core Future Gene Had Having He Human Much Positive Science-Fiction Shining Society Star Star Trek Trek View Vision

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


When I was a very young actor, I cruised around in a pretty cool vehicle called the Starship Enterprise.

~George Takei

Topics: Actor Around Cool Enterprise Pretty Vehicle Very Young Young Actor

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


You know what the lowest rated episode we ever had was? Where Captain Kirk kissed Uhuru - a white man kissing an African-American woman. All the stations in the American South - in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana - refused to air it. And so our ratings plummeted.

~George Takei

Topics: African-American Air Alabama American Captain Episode Ever Georgia Had Kirk Kissed Kissing Know Louisiana Lowest Man Mississippi Our Rated Ratings Refused South Stations Where White Woman You

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Gene Roddenbury felt that television was being wasted. That it had the potential for enlightenment and even inspiration.

~George Takei

Topics: Being Enlightenment Even Felt Gene Had Inspiration Potential Television Wasted

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


The wonderful thing about acting is they're always going to need old codgers!

~George Takei

Topics: About Acting Always Going Need Old Thing Wonderful Wonderful Thing

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: April 20th, 1937

Links

Find George Takei on Amazon

Related Authors

Jimmy Dean
Johnny Depp
Clint Eastwood
Bruce Lee
Will Rogers
Will Smith
John Wayne
Orson Welles

Popular Authors

Thomas Hobbes D. H. Lawrence Albert Schweitzer Travis Scott Mike Tyson Lao Tzu Kurt Vonnegut Oprah Winfrey

Change your beliefs...change your life.

Get a related quote or insight every day.

(it's 100% free)

Follow Us On

Today's Birthdays

1806 - Isambard K. Brunel

1821 - Charles Baudelaire

1865 - Adela Florence Nicolson

1872 - Leon Blum

1888 - Sol Hurok

1893 - Charles Simmons

1898 - Paul Robeson

1905 - J. William Fulbright

1906 - Victor Vasarely

1910 - Abraham A. Ribicoff

Birthdays on April 9th
All Birthdays

Popular Topics

Age Attitude Design Friendship Government Motivational Sympathy Travel