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
-Gene Roddenberry, Hollywood Blvd. Star ceremony acceptance speech, 9/4/85