He was an American television screenwriter, producer, and futurist, best known for creating the American science fiction series Star Trek. As a freelance writer, Roddenberry wrote scripts for Highway Patrol, Have Gun, Will Travel, and other series, before creating and producing his own television program, The Lieutenant.
In 1964, Roddenberry created Star Trek, and it premiered in 1966, running for three seasons before cancellation. Syndication of Star Trek led to increasing popularity, and Roddenberry continued to create, produce, and consult on Star Trek films and the television series, Star Trek: The Next Generation until his death.
(1921 – 1991)
– Gene Roddenberry Quotes –
Time is the fire in which we burn.
~ Gene Roddenberry
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.
~ Gene Roddenberry
These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five year mission… to boldly go where no man has gone before.
~ Gene Roddenberry
We must question the story logic of having an all-knowing all-powerful God, who creates faulty Humans, and then blames them for his own mistakes.
~ Gene Roddenberry
The strength of a civilization is not measured by its ability to fight wars, but rather by its ability to prevent them.
~ Gene Roddenberry
The glory of creation is in its infinite diversity.
~ Gene Roddenberry
In the 24th century there will be no hunger, there will be no greed, and all the children will know how to read.
~ Gene Roddenberry
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.
~ Gene Roddenberry
These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five year mission… to boldly go where no man has gone before.
~ Gene Roddenberry
