"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."

“The strength of a civilization is not measured by its ability to fight wars, but rather by its ability to prevent them.”

“Strange New Worlds: The Humanist Philosophy of Star Trek by Robert Bowman, Christian Research Journal , p. 20”

“Star Trek speaks to some basic human needs: that there is a tomorrow — it's not all going to be over with a big flash and a bomb; that the human race is improving; that we have things to be proud of as humans. No, ancient astronauts did not build the pyramids — human beings built them, because they're clever and they work hard. And Star Trek is about those things.”

“Rodenberry at Memory Alpha”

“I condemn false prophets, I condemn the effort to take away the power of rational decision, to drain people of their free will — and a hell of a lot of money in the bargain. Religions vary in their degree of idiocy, but I reject them all. For most people, religion is nothing more than a substitute for a malfunctioning brain.”

“I think God is as much a basic ingredient in the universe as neutrons and positrons . . . God is, for lack of a better term, clout. This is the prime force, when we look around the universe.”