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Gene Roddenberry, born on August 19, 1921, and died on October 24, 1991, was an American screenwriter. He is best known for creating the iconic science fiction television series 'Star Trek', which not only revolutionized the genre but also had a profound impact on science fiction culture worldwide.

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“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.”

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“If man is to survive, he will have learned to take a delight in the essential differences between men and between cultures. He will learn that differences in ideas and attitudes are a delight, part of life's exciting variety, not something to fear.”

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“For Star Trek proves, as faulty as individual episodes could be, is that the much-maligned common man and common woman has an enormous hunger for brotherhood. They are ready for the twenty-third century now, and they are light-years ahead of their petty governments and their visionless leaders.”

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“I believe in humanity. We are an incredible species. We're still just a child creature, we're still being nasty to each other. And all children go through those phases. We're growing up, we're moving into adolescence now. When we grow up - man, we're going to be something!”

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“Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before.”

“Star Trek says that it has not all happened, it has not all been discovered, that tomorrow can be as challenging and adventurous as any time man has ever lived.”

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About the Author

Born: August 19, 1921
Died: October 24, 1991
Known for: Screenwriter
Quotes: 52

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Gene Roddenberry: The Last Conversation : A Dialogue With the Creator of Star TrekRelated source material

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