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Quotes About Star Trek

The harder we push forward into the unknown the more it intensifies the reflection of humanity. That's what I really love about 'Star Trek.'
~ Justin Lin
Nog is just so fun to play. He's not a boring or quiet kid, and he's not too loud or obnoxious. He's just a little different. He's a Ferengi.
~ Aron Eisenberg
Step III: A is for Automation SCOTTY: She's all yours, sir. All systems automated and ready. A chimpanzee and two trainees could run her! CAPTAIN KIRK: Thank you, Mr. Scott. I'll try not to take that personally. —STAR TREK
~ Timothy Ferriss
Now that is the real thing, the straight goods from the mass unconscious, friend; that little girl is a witch. There's just no place for her to function in this society. She'd have seen the devil, if she hadn't been brought up on The Bionic Man and all those Star Trek reruns.
~ William Gibson
The tribbles were really made by a fellow named Wah Chang—he did much of STAR TREK's special effects work, but he's also well known for his work in films like Jack the Giant Killer, The Seven Faces of Dr. Lao, and other fantasies requiring unusual effects or animation.
~ David Gerrold
The word impossible contains the word possible' What's that-- some Zen thing?' I think Star Trek. Mr. Spock.
~ Dean Koontz
an interest in Star Trek and an antisocial lifestyle may not, in fact, be unassailable correlates of talent in computer programming.
~ Unknown
After a few minutes, Molly came partway up the short ladder to the bridge and stopped. Do I need to ask permission to come up there or something? Why would you? I asked. She considered. It's what they do on Star Trek ?
~ Jim Butcher
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.
~ George Takei
I was more of a Star Wars kid, actually. I always thought Star Trek was a lot of talk, and it felt a little self-important. It was hard for me to get into it.
~ J. J. Abrams
I had friends who were great fans of Star Trek and I don't know if I was smart enough to get it, or patient enough. What I loved about Star Wars was the visceral energy of it, the clarity of it, the kind of innocence and big heart of it. Star Trek always felt a little bit more sophisticated and philosophical, debating moral dilemmas and things that were theoretically interesting, but for some reason I couldn't get on board.
~ J. J. Abrams
There were things about these characters that sucked me in, regardless of and despite their being on Star Trek.
~ J. J. Abrams
One of my favorite things about 'Star Trek' wasn't just the overt banter but the humor in that show about the relationships between the main characters and their reactions to the situations they would face there was a lot of comedy in that show without ever breaking its reality.
~ J. J. Abrams
we can hear music under water or in other fluids if the water (or other fluid) molecules are caused to vibrate. But in the vacuum of space, with no molecules to vibrate, there is no sound. (The next time you're watching Star Trek and hear the roar of the engines in space, you'll have some good Trekkie Trivia to share.)
~ Daniel J. Levitin
There are a few reboots I'd love to see that I'd love to have nothing to do with! I'd love to watch just as a viewer. 'Quantum Lea' - someone should bring that back. I'd love to see another 'Star Trek' show on the air. I loved 'Buck Rogers'; someone should do that. But I don't want the responsibility of doing any of those things.
~ Greg Berlanti
I did not have a very in-depth knowledge of 'Star Trek'. I'd seen a couple of the vintage episodes. I knew just about as much as anyone on the street.
~ Cristin Milioti
I've been a huge fan of virtually every incarnation and spin-off of the 'Star Trek' franchise (don't get me started on 'Voyager,' though), but there's something about the purity of the original series that really appeals to me.
~ Chris Roberson
And the basic sort of thrust of Star Trek being about equality and tolerance and things I believe in deeply.
~ Brent Spiner
You go through at least the first two years of Star Trek and you find some amazing stuff. Everything that was going on Gene put into the series. He just put strange costumes on the actors and painted them funny colours and left the same situation in.
~ Majel Barrett
But he knew people and he was head writer for Have Gun Will Travel, and if you took those early Star Treks that we did and put us in a western wardrobe and put us on wagon train going west, we can say the same lines.
~ Majel Barrett
Im a geek - I read fantasy novels, I play World of Warcraft, Im a massive gamer, I have Star Trek outfits.
~ Robert Kazinsky
The Vulcan Neck Pinch is not half as powerful as the Vulcan Groin Kick, but it's more politically correct
~ Star Trek
We've heard from many teachers that they used episodes of Star Trek and concepts of Star Trek in their science classrooms in order to engage the students.
~ Patrick Stewart
I am told that there have been over the years a number of experiments taking place in places like Massachusetts Institute of Technology that have been entirely based on concepts raised by Star Trek.
~ Patrick Stewart