George Takei

"As my audience grew more diverse, I started interjecting social justice advocacy and commentaries about LGBT equality, and it just kept growing more."

"I do think that Japan will be one of the nations that have equality, and that, too, will serve as an example for other Asian nations."

"My grandmother lived to 104 years old, and part of her success was she woke up every morning to a brand new day. She said every morning is a new gift. Her favorite hobby was collecting birthdays."

"People want to start their day off with a smile or, better yet, a guffaw."

"STAR TREK is a show that had a vision about a future that was positive."

"The arc of our history is toward more equality being expanded to more and more people."

"We are living in a science fiction world."

"What is important is the reliability of my posts being there to greet my fans with a smile or a giggle every morning. That's how we keep on growing."

"When Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed the same-sex marriage bill, my blood was boiling. I had been silent, but that night, Brad and I watched the news and saw all these young people pouring out on Santa Monica Boulevard venting their rage, and I said, 'I have to speak out.'"

"When Brad and I got married in 2008, it got a lot of attention. And all the attention was over the fact that we were two men, but people were hardly conscious of the fact that we were entering into an interracial marriage. That's wonderful, because it was only 50 years ago with Loving v. Virginia that interracial marriages were made legal."