Quotes by Gene Roddenberry

Explore a curated collection of 13 quotes by Gene Roddenberry. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

Can all this just be an accident? Or could there be some alien intelligence behind it? — Gene Roddenberry
For most people, religion is nothing more than a substitute for a malfunctioning brain. If people need religion, ignore — Gene Roddenberry
When dreams become more important than reality, you give up travel, building, creating; you even forget how to repair th — Gene Roddenberry
A man either lives life as it happens to him, meets it head-on and licks it, or he turns his back on it and starts to wi — Gene Roddenberry
We must question the story logic of having an all-knowing all-powerful God, who creates faulty Humans, and then blames t — Gene Roddenberry
If man is to survive, he will have learned to take a delight in the essential differences between men and between cultur — Gene Roddenberry
Star Trek was an attempt to say that humanity will reach maturity and wisdom on the day that it begins not just to toler — Gene Roddenberry
No, ancient astronauts did not build the pyramids - human beings built them, because they're clever and they work hard. — Gene Roddenberry
My model for Kirk was Horatio Hornblower from the C.S. Forester sea stories. Shatner was open-minded about science ficti — Gene Roddenberry
The strength of a civilization is not measured by its ability to fight wars, but rather by its ability to prevent them. — Gene Roddenberry
We stress humanity, and this is done at considerable cost. We can't have a lot of dramatics that other shows get away wi — Gene Roddenberry
'Star Trek' was an attempt to say humanity will reach maturity and wisdom on the day that it begins not just to tolerate — Gene Roddenberry
I wanted to send a message to the television industry that excitement is not made of car chases. — Gene Roddenberry