We are on a journey to keep an appointment with whatever we are.

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

We must question the story logic of having an all-knowing all-powerful God, who creates faulty Humans, and then blames them for his own mistakes.

In the 24th century there will be no hunger, there will be no greed, and all the children will know how to read.

It is the struggle itself that is most important. We must strive to be more than we are. It does not matter that we will not reach our ultimate goal. The effort itself yields its own reward.

To be different is not necessarily to be ugly; to have a different idea is not necessarily to be wrong. The worst possible thing is for all of us to begin to look and talk and act and think alike.

It isn't all over; everything has not been invented; the human adventure is just beginning.

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.

For me science fiction is a way of thinking, a way of logic that bypasses a lot of nonsense. It allows people to look directly at important subjects.

The human race is a remarkable creature, one with great potential, and I hope that 'Star Trek' has helped to show us what we can be if we believe in ourselves and our abilities.

The glory of creation is in its infinite diversity.

I only come out for food.

Nobody sees me like you do, and without you, I’ll be invisible. I exist because you see me.

Newspapers, of course, need both news and fanfare. A blending of gossip and truth.

If you can see things out of whack, then you can see how things can be in whack.

When you start a show, the plans are not set in stone. They're really mutable, cocktail napkin sketches.

Love has the power of making you believe what you would normally treat with the deepest suspicion.

When you don't have standards, it's easier to exceed them.

I never read comics as a kid. I guess I was lazy and watched cartoons instead.

Only those sadnesses are dangerous and bad which one carries about among people in order to drown them out.