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

In the fifth season [of Star Trek: The Next Generation] viewers will see more of shipboard life [including] gay crew members in day-to-day circumstances.

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.

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.

For most people, religion is nothing more than a substitute for a malfunctioning brain. If people need religion, ignore them and maybe they will ignore you, and you can go on with your life. It wasn't until I was beginning to do Star Trek that the subject of religion arose. What brought it up was that people were saying that I would have a chaplain on board the Enterprise. I replied, "No, we don't.

Ancient astronauts didn't build the pyramids. Human beings built the pyramids, because they're clever and they work hard.

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