If man is to survive, he will have learned to take a delight in the essential differences between men and between cultures. He will learn that differences in ideas and attitudes are a delight, part of life's exciting variety, not something to fear.
as cited by Susan Sackett, author of Inside Trek: A Star Trek Memoir, used with permission
We have within reach, now, the attainment of almost every dream of mankind.
as cited by Susan Sackett, author of Inside Trek: A Star Trek Memoir, used with permission
The present blitz about drugs - I think it looks very much like how we treated insane people 100 years ago -- throw them in the cage - as if that's the whole answer. And it's not the whole answer.
as cited by Susan Sackett, author of Inside Trek: A Star Trek Memoir, used with permission
I believe in humanity. We are an incredible species. We're still just a child creature, we're still being nasty to each other. And all children go through those phases. We're growing up, we're moving into adolescence now. When we grow up - man, we're going to be something!
as cited by Susan Sackett, author of Inside Trek: A Star Trek Memoir, used with permission
I'm in a period of growth and expansion. I'm taking long, hard looks at the world and what's happening in it, analyzing and thinking. I'm trying to become acquainted with the universe -- with the part of it I occupy -- and trying to settle, for myself, what my relationship with it is.
as cited by Susan Sackett, author of Inside Trek: A Star Trek Memoir, used with permission
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