Mary Wiseman Quotes

Long before being nerdy was cool, there was Leonard Nimoy.

I am not Spock.

Spock was the sex symbol. A lot of people think it was Kirk. But, no, it was really Spock.

I did not have a very in-depth knowledge of 'Star Trek'. I'd seen a couple of the vintage episodes. I knew just about as much as anyone on the street.

When I was 9 years old, Star Trek came on.

Long before being nerdy was cool, there was Leonard Nimoy. Leonard was a lifelong lover of the arts and humanities, a supporter of the sciences, generous with his talent and his time. And of course, Leonard was Spock. Cool, logical, big-eared and level-headed, the center of Star Trek’s optimistic, inclusive vision of humanity’s future. I loved Spock.

With his passing, Dick Clark deserves to take his place at the top in the pantheon of popular culture icons.

I started watching 'Star Trek' as a kid.

I wasn't a 'Star Trek' fan, yet I knew who all the characters were. that goes to show what an impact the show had not just in entertainment but in life. I knew who Chekhov was and I knew who Kirk and Spock were, although I probably had never seen the show.

You have a billion people who know 'Tribbles' and only half a million who know my novel 'The Man Who Folded Himself,' which is one of my better-known books.

Without Leonard Nimoy, there would have been no 'Star Trek' phenomenon. And without 'Star Trek'... well, that's a parallel universe most of us probably wouldn't want to visit.

I mean, every Star Trek episode you saw was just phenomenal.

My first crush was Spock. I thought it didn't get any better than Spock.

When I was a kid, 'Star Wars' was it. Like, it's in your DNA. I'm old enough to have seen the original one.

I'm a big 'Star Trek' fan.

I've never seen one Star Trek in my whole life.

I fell in love with 'Star Trek' after J. J. Abrams's movie. I'm so into that.

'Star Trek' put sci-fi on the map and changed television, and 'Battlestar' has changed it in another direction by making it a little more mainstream and acceptable to people who wouldn't normally watch sci-fi.

I never watched 'Star Trek.'

I am a classic 'Star Trek' fanatic.

I've never watched an episode of 'Star Trek.' For real.

When they put out the sales brochure when we eventually went to series, they carefully rounded Spock's ears and made him look human so he wouldn't scare off potential advertisers.

There is not a new hopeful, optimistic vision of the future that I am currently aware of. Certainly, not one that has penetrated pop culture awareness in the way 'Star Trek' has.

I started my career at 'Star Trek,' and that had a huge, very vocal fan base.

I'm a huge Trekkie.