Latest George Takei Quotes from Interviews

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• I was involved in the civil rights movement way back in the late '50s and through the '60s and '70s. I was doing a civil rights musical here in Los Angeles and we sang at one of the rallies where Dr. Martin Luther King spoke, and I remember the thrill I felt when we were introduced to him. To have him shake your hand was an absolutely unforgettable experience. Even before I could vote, I was involved in the political arena.

  George Takei

  Political, Musical, Civil Rights

  Source: www.motherjones.com

• My father told me, "Don't do anything that would bring shame to the family." I was always mindful of that. When I told him I wanted to pursue a career as an actor, my father said, "Look at what you see on television at the movies, is that what you want to be doing? Do you want to make a life out of that?" And I said, "Daddy, I'm going to change it".

  George Takei

  Father, Daddy, Shame

  Source: www.motherjones.com

• Today we have the economic collapse that the whole planet is suffering, but there is hope, and that's what's going to keep us moving ahead.

  George Takei

  Moving, Suffering, Today

  Source: www.scifiheaven.net

• The theatre for me is much more satisfying as an actor because you are working in front of a living, breathing, throbbing, gasping, laughing and hopefully applauding audience. And the immediate connection you get with that audience is very satisfying.

  George Takei

  Breathing, Laughing, Theatre

  Source: www.scifiheaven.net

• I'm a preservationist, I believe in preserving history intact, but I also enjoy the technological advances which have been made.

  George Takei

  Believe, Made, Enjoy

  Source: www.scifiheaven.net

• To me, the amazing thing is that so much that was science fiction back then, political fiction, today is reality. We have indeed a spacecraft called an international space station. And we have the diversity of this planet working on that ship, including Americans and Russians working side by side. I think the imagineers are the ones that set the goal. And the inventors and the technicians see that as a goal to work toward, or the political scientists and the diplomats. And eventually, that's arrived at.

  George Takei

  Reality, Thinking, Space

  Source: progressive.org

• Confidence in the human capacity for problem solving, for invention, for innovation.

  George Takei

  Innovation, Problem, Invention

  Source: progressive.org

• The large majority of faith-based people are decent, fair-minded people. We should not characterize people of faith as the adversaries of GLBT equality.

  George Takei

  People, Majority, Should

  Source: progressive.org

• For me, country music symbolized freedom and the joys of life... roaming the country, experiencing the joys as well as the heartbreaks. It was a transporting kind of song, and I'd just kind of sing along with them.

  George Takei

  Country, Song, Heart

  Source: www.bullz-eye.com

• I am emboldened, not cowed, by the words and actions of Trump and his circle. I believe many others are as well. Together we will stand in opposition. I'm not going anywhere, and I won't be silenced.

  George Takei

  Believe, Circles, Together

  Source: www.signature-reads.com

• We need to take our passion and effect real change at the local, state, and federal levels, to help elect progressive leaders, and to stem the tide of division, fear and scapegoating.

  George Takei

  Real, Passion, Leader

  Source: www.signature-reads.com

• Should any terrorist strike or act of war occur in which American lives are lost, we must be on guard for any attempt by the government to turn that tragedy into justification for sweeping action.

  George Takei

  War, Government, Tragedy

  Source: www.signature-reads.com

• We must remind ourselves that an assault on any one of our liberties and freedoms is an assault on all.

  George Takei

  Liberty, Assault, Freedom And Liberty

  Source: www.signature-reads.com

• We have to be vigilant about how the Trump administration may try to divide us from each other.

  George Takei

  Trying, May, Administration

  Source: www.signature-reads.com

• The word today is "detained," not "interred." People are being detained with no due process. They don't know what the charges are, why they're being detained. Simply because they have an Arab name or some association, but there are no charges.

  George Takei

  Names, People, Association

  Source: progressive.org

• As an Asian American, I'm aware of how stereotypes can be very destructive. We've been defined by the drag queens. And yes, they exist. But we've been defined as irresponsible, flamboyant, loud, and garish. I think what we need to do - and what we haven't done as aggressively as we should have - is to depict the vast diversity of the GLBT community.

  George Takei

  Queens, Thinking, Should Have

  Source: progressive.org

• We have the history of slavery or inequality to women, and now the civil rights movement of the 21st century is the struggle for equality for the gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people. And I think it's important for Americans to know about the times that we failed.

  George Takei

  Struggle, Gay, Thinking

  Source: www.wbur.org

• I think we learn more from those times in our history where we stumbled as a democracy than we learn from the glorious chapters.

  George Takei

  Thinking, Democracy, Chapters

  Source: www.wbur.org

• By seeing a same-sex couple in ordinary situations, that it might make people think twice about if they have, you know, questions about acceptance of LGBT equality, it's one way to just say that, you know, 'We're members of your family and gay people are like anybody else.'

  George Takei

  Sex, Couple, Gay

  Source: www.indiewire.com

• I have two passions in my life. One is to raise the awareness of the internment of Japanese-American citizens. My other passion is the theater.

  George Takei

  Passion, Two, Citizens

  Source: www.esquire.com