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" It's safe to assume none of us actually wants to see ISIS-inspired terrorists armed with semi-automatic rifles, able to attack at will within our own borders. "

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" I was four years old when Pearl Harbor was bombed on December 7, 1941 by Japan, and overnight, the world was plunged into a world war. America suddenly was swept up by hysteria. "

" I may not have trekked through the galaxies in reality. But I have trekked all over this planet: Australia, Asia, Latin America, Europe. "

" STAR TREK is a show that had a vision about a future that was positive. "

" I intend to live life, not just exist. "

" I discovered that funny animal pictures - memes - would get a lot of likes and shares. "

" 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.' "

" To do theater you need to block off a hunk of time. "

" 'Star Trek' is about acceptance, and the strength of the Starship Enterprise is that it embraces diversity in all its forms. "

" 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. "

" The central pillar of our justice system is due process. You have got to be charged with a crime. Then you can challenge those charges in a court of law with a trial. "

" I'm an actor. I love acting and being able to use my love, my passion, to also contribute to making this a better society, a better democracy, and a better country. "

" It kills me to hear Donald Trump talking. "

George Takei

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" Would-be terrorists cannot so much as board a plane without a thorough screening, yet we give them nearly unfettered access to very dangerous weapons. "

" This is supposed to be a participatory democracy and if we're not in there participating then the people that will manipulate and exploit the system will step in there. "

" As you know, when Star Trek was canceled after the second season, it was the activism of the fans that revived it for a third season. "

" In Indiana, gays and lesbians can be fired from their jobs with impunity, and in Arkansas, it's the same thing. We need those protective laws to truly have an equal society. "

" 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. "

" Well, the whole history of Star Trek is the market demand. "

" Social media affords me an opportunity to interact with fans on a daily basis, not just for a few seconds apiece at a science-fiction convention. "

" My father told me about American democracy. And he said you have to be actively engaged in the political process to make our democracy work. So I've been doing that my entire life. Civil rights movement. The peace movement during the Vietnam conflict. The movement to get an apology and redress for Japanese-Americans. "

" We need to get some rationality on the Second Amendment. This is crazy what we allow ourselves. "

" I'm proud of my relationship with 'Star Trek'! 'Star Trek' is a show that I am philosophically compatible with. "

" I marched back then - I was in a civil-rights musical, Fly Blackbird, and we met Martin Luther King. "

" They're the best critics. Workshops are good, and drama teachers are fine, but the best is the audience. And even better if they're paying! "

" What is important is the reliability of my posts being there to greet my fans with a smile or a giggle every morning. That's how we keep on growing. "

" I love being an actor. "

" I grew up in the age of radio. That was my main boyhood form of entertainment: lying on the living room floor with my ears affixed to the radio. I loved shows like 'The Phantom,' 'Cisco Kid,' and even 'Happy Theater' when I was younger. "

" Following the Orlando attack, ISIS claimed the attacker as one of its own and called for even more such killings worldwide. "

George Takei

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" 'Star Trek' is science fiction. 'Star Wars' is science fantasy. Based on the episodes I worked on, I think with 'Star Wars: Clone Wars,' we're starting to see a merging, though. It does deal, philosophically, with some of the issues of the time, which is always something 'Star Trek' was known for. "