Can all this just be an accident? Or could there be some alien intelligence behind it?
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 wither away.
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.
Technology would have long ago made privacy impossible, except that this had only made it more precious and desirable–and in the close confines of starship life, respect for another’s privacy had become a powerful tradition.
No, ancient astronauts did not build the pyramids – human beings built them, because they’re clever and they work hard.
My model for Kirk was Horatio Hornblower from the C.S. Forester sea stories. Shatner was open-minded about science fiction and a marvelous choice.
The strength of a civilization is not measured by its ability to fight wars, but rather by its ability to prevent them.
We stress humanity, and this is done at considerable cost. We can’t have a lot of dramatics that other shows get away with – promiscuity, greed, jealousy. None of those have a place in ‘Star Trek.’
‘Star Trek’ was an attempt to say humanity will reach maturity and wisdom on the day that it begins not just to tolerate but take a special delight in differences in ideas and differences in lifeforms.
I wanted to send a message to the television industry that excitement is not made of car chases.