I Have Always Been Reasonably Leery Of

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.

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.

The Network Told Me To Get Rid Of Number One, The Woman First Lieutenant, And Also Get Rid Of 'that Martian Fellow'... Meaning, Of Course, Spock. I Knew I Couldn't Keep Both, So I Gave The Stoicism Of The Female Officer To Spock, And Married The Actress Who Played Number One. Thank God It Wasn't The Other Way Around. I Mean Leonard's Cute, But...

Ancient Astronauts Didn't Build The Pyramids. Human Beings Built The Pyramids, Because They're Clever And They Work Hard.

You Can't Take This Speck Of Dust In This Midst Of All This Incredible Panorama Of Birth And Complexifying And Say...this Is The Only Place That [life] Happens. It's Like Turning Your Back On The Whole Idea Of Growth And Evolution.