Gene Roddenberry Quotes
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.
Quotes to Explore
-
One ever feels his twoness - an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder.
-
People that are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all their lives.
-
What clients are really interested in is honesty, plus a baseline of competence.
-
From my point of view, I'm a totally normal person! Really! I have a family. I have kids. I have a house... I don't have a dog.
-
I do hot yoga and TRX, a kind of suspension training.
-
When France was the only reference for chefs to learn, you could go everywhere in the world, and they would copy dishes directly because they didn't have much expanded imagination or technique or knowledge.
-
There is one system of justice, demanding that all be held accountable when laws are broken.
-
During my captivity, I felt abandoned by everyone apart from my family and supporters, because there was no part of the political spectrum that would want me released.
-
The true character of ministry is a servants heart.
-
The duty of the media is to observe truth and social responsibility.
-
I'm the most Colombian of the Colombians, even though I've lived 47 years outside of Colombia. I've lived 13 years in New York, and I never did a painting about New York. I've lived in France more than 30 years, and I've never painted Paris.
-
I started working for the 'NY Observer' when I was 33. After I had been writing for them for about a year and a half the editor said, 'Your stories are the most talked about stories in the 'Observer'; you should have your own column.'
-
With Spotify, people don't get it until they try it. Then they tell their friends.
-
I had a monumental idea this morning, but I didn't like it.
-
Being married to a psychologist, I realize that I learn more from imperfections.
-
Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
-
Humor is always more interesting when it comes from someone who's had more than, like, five experiences.
-
Each time I free a child, I feel it is something closer to God.
-
Investors are right to demand a clear path to self-sustainability from every business they invest in, and I believe we should ask for the same from philanthropy.
-
The world isn't getting any easier. With all these new inventions I believe that people are hurried more and pushed more... The hurried way is not the right way; you need time for everything - time to work, time to play, time to rest.
-
Bodybuilding saved my life because I overcame the nerd stage. I got picked on. I was fascinated with power, and then I decided to take that direction because I knew that would make me feel good about myself.
-
When I was eight years old, I got a dummy for Christmas and started teaching myself. I got books and records and sat in front of the bathroom mirror, practising. I did my first show in the third grade and just kept going; there was no reason to quit.
-
I think everyone can feel like an outsider. I know I have. I've always felt like one.
-
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.
