Home / Quotes / Quote by George Takei

Quote by George Takei

“This is supposed to be a participatory democracy and if we're not in there participating then the people that will manipulate and exploit the system will step in there.”

Quote by George Takei

Author

George Takei, born on April 20, 1937, is a renowned American actor. He is best known for his role as Hikaru Sulu in the television series 'Star Trek'. Beyond his acting career, Takei is an active social activist, advocating for equality and against discrimination, particularly for the rights of the LGBTQ+ community. more

You May Also Like

“Jury selection is strictly an emotional process. They're looking for people they can manipulate. Both sides are.”

People Process Sides Emotional Manipulation Both Sides Selection Manipulate Jury

Author:Joseph Wambaugh

“We can't manipulate some stars while maintaining other stars as controls; we can't start and stop ice ages, and we can't experiment with designing and evolving dinosaurs.”

Age Stars Design Experiments Ice Evolve Manipulation Manipulate Maintaining Dinosaurs Ice Age

Author:Jared Diamond

“That's probably when I get the most angry at American movies, when they just so cynically manipulate the audience without even trying to give a good story.”

Giving Trying Stories Audience Angry Movie Manipulation Manipulate Good Story American Movie

Author:Gene Siskel

“I was able to interpret the difference between the sharp, quick sound and the slow, deep sound of percussion and manipulate it, get a third sound out of things, if the beats were rapid enough.”

Ifs Enough Able Sound Differences Beats Thirds Manipulation Manipulate Rapids Percussion

Author:Sunny Murray

“We also have the option of scanning in an image from outside the computer... a photo, or a sketch done with traditional tools; and we can then paint, manipulate, process, change, and further develop the image within the computer, watching our progress on the monitor.”

Done Process Progress Computer Tools Paint Traditional Manipulation Manipulate Scanning

Author:Buffy Sainte-Marie

“We make the assumption that everyone sees life the way we do”

Way Perspective Assumption

Author:Miguel Angel Ruiz

“I love to do very long and complicated scenes.”

Long Scene Complicated

Author:Catherine Deneuve

“Don't make assumptions.”

Author:Miguel Angel Ruiz

“If the assumptions used in calculating energy are changed, then this seriously affects the final result, even though the same body of data might be used.”

Ifs Body Might Used Energy Results Changed Finals Data Assumption Calculating

Author:Charles Francis Richter

“What hadn't been realized in the literature until now is that merely to describe how severely something has been tested in the past itself embodies inductive assumptions, even as a statement about the past.”

Has Beens Past Literature Statements Assumption Tested

Author:Robert Nozick