I had a really unusual, remarkably unusual father because he, in our family, was the one that suffered the most. He was the one that explained American democracy to me. He said, โOur democracy is a peopleโs democracy and it can be as great as people can be, and it can be greatโฆ but we are also fallible human beings.โ
George TakeiCat's are unpredictable. It is a fine line between the cure, inquisitive and innocent creature resting on our lap and the hissing, spitting and deranged banshee it might become at any moment. This is why we're trying always to win their love.
George TakeiI had a really unusual, remarkably unusual father because he, in our family, was the one that suffered the most. He was the one that explained American democracy to me. He said, โOur democracy is a peopleโs democracy and it can be as great as people can be, and it can be greatโฆ but we are also fallible human beings.โ
George TakeiI spent my boyhood behind the barbed wire fences of American internment camps and that part of my life is something that I wanted to share with more people.
George TakeiGood grief. If we canโt laugh at ourselves, and at one another, in good spirit and without malice, then what fun can be left? If we must withhold all ribbing in the name of protecting everyoneโs feelings, then we truly are a toothless society. We will reach what I call โthe lowest common denominator of butthurt.
George Takei