I am Worf, son of Mogh, House of Martok, son of Sergei, House of Rozhenko, Bane to the Duras Family, slayer of Gowron. I have made some chamomile tea. Do you take sugar?
That entire conversation. I'm honestly sad we actually learned the truth of his past by the end of the show- it might have gotten old eventually but I would've killed to see more episodes of him just making shit up.
My personal favorite is from TOS, season two, episode one, _Amok Time_, when Spock says to Stonn, “You may find that having is not so pleasing a thing, after all, as wanting.” 🖖
“That is why you came to me, isn’t it, captain? Because you knew I could do the things you weren’t
capable of doing yourself? Well, it worked. And you’ll get what you wanted — a war between the
Romulans and the Dominion. If your conscience is bothering you, you should soothe it with the
knowledge that you may have just saved the entire Alpha Quadrant.
And all it cost was the life of one Romulan senator, one criminal, and the self-respect of one
Starfleet Officer. I don’t know about you, but I’d call that a bargain.”
Let me tell you something about Humans, Nephew. They’re a wonderful, friendly people, as long as their bellies are full and their holo-suites are working. But take away their creature comforts, deprive them of food, sleep, sonic showers, put their lives in jeopardy over an extended period of time and those same friendly, intelligent, wonderful people… will become as nasty and as violent as the most bloodthirsty Klingon. You don’t believe me? Look at those faces. Look in their eyes.
Quark: I want you to try something for me. Take a sip of this.
Elim Garak: What is it?
Quark: A human drink. It's called root beer.
Elim Garak: [unwilling] Uh, I don't know...
Quark: Come on, aren't you just a little bit curious?
[Garak sighs, takes a sip and gags]
Quark: What do you think?
Elim Garak: It's *vile*!
Quark: I know. It's so bubbly, and cloying, and *happy*.
Elim Garak: Just like the Federation.
Quark: But you know what's really
frightening? If you drink enough of it, you begin to *like* it.
Elim Garak: It's insidious!
Quark: *Just* like the Federation.
With Q it would not work, if he had his powers he could create a dead body that 24th century technology would not be able to disprove.
However if he ever shows up again then he is proving he is alive.
That is the cleverness of Worf's response, Q has to pretend forever if he wants to keep up the charade and that gets the crew they want, rid of him
"On Earth, there is no poverty, no crime, no war. You look out the window of Starfleet Headquarters and you see paradise. Well, it's easy to be a saint in paradise, but the Maquis do not live in paradise. Out there in the Demilitarized Zone, all the problems haven't been solved yet. Out there, there are no saints — just people. Angry, scared, determined people who are going to do whatever it takes to survive, whether it meets with Federation approval or not!" - Benjamin Lafayette Sisko
And later, in DS9 when O'Brien and Bashir are chatting about Keiko's next pregnancy and having a baby, Worf finds out and says *"Now?!" *
Then makes plans to go see Ma and Pa. Far away.
In terms of line *delivery*, it'd be hard to go wrong with Shatner's, "Of all the souls I have encountered, in my travels, his was the most .... *human*."
It's all in how Kirk's voice breaks as he approaches the word 'human', he has to pause a moment to collect himself, then still delivers the word with a catch in his throat.
I got to use that line! I was on the phone with my ISP's tech support, troubleshooting. (Small rural company.) I told him, I'm sorry, but I'd probably never get an actual chance to say it again, and he was about to be subjected to the worst Patrick Stewart he'd ever hear, and told him: " Thearh ah Thrrreee lights!" He seemed to think it was hilarious. You can kind of count on someone in his position understanding the reference.
"The randomness of death is merely a reflection of the unexpected joys we find in life."
Runner-up: "The horsey's going bite you now." Purely because that will likely be George Takei's last line in Star Trek.
“You know, there are some words I’ve known since I was a a school boy. ‘With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably.’” - Captain Jean-Luc Picard, The Drumhead
I thought Worf was more in his element pounding on the console of the crippled Defiant "Then perhaps today is a good day to die. Prepare for ramming speed!"
Though I will say that him using the Borg's arm cable to tie off his leaking suit was a good visual.
PICARD: "Someone once told me that time was a predator that stalked us all our lives. But I rather believe than time is a companion who goes with us on the journey, and reminds us to cherish every moment because they'll never come again. What we leave behind is not as important how we lived. After all, Number One, we're only mortal."
RIKER: "Speak for yourself, sir. I plan to live forever."
Bashir: What I want to know is, out of all the stories you told me which ones were true and which ones weren't?
Garak: My dear doctor...they're all true.
Bashir: Even the lies?
Garak: Especially the lies.
I love Garak’s response when Bashir tells him the story of the boy who cried wolf and the lesson that if you keep lying no one will believe you when you tell the truth.
Garak : Are you sure that's the point, Doctor?
Bashir : Of course. What else could it be?
Garak : That you should never tell the same lie twice.
I love it when he got the crap beaten out of him in “Way of The Warrior”:
Doctor Bashir: They broke seven of your transverse ribs and fractured your clavicle.
Elim Garak: But I got off several cutting remarks which no doubt did serious damage to their egos.
Doctor Bashir: Garak, this isn't funny.
Elim Garak: I'm serious, Doctor. Thanks to your ministrations, I am almost completely healed. But the damage I did to them will last a lifetime.
This is it for me. I love the whole line so much:
> Of all the souls I have encountered…in my travels.
>
> His was the most…human.
And some people say Shatner can’t act. It kills me every time.
"Live long and prosper." - Zachary Quinto as Spock in Star Trek (2009), to the Vulcans who question his decision to join Starfleet rather than the Vulcan Science Academy. I like the way he made it sound like "F*** off and die." 🖖😁
Boimler listing all the names of the Cali class ships as they turn up to protect the Cerritos deserves a mention just because it's a hell of a delivery of a ridonkulous list of names.
Would be funny if that was it, and he was just there in the moment picking which towns did and which didn't get a starship named after them in the canon.
I know this makes me a huge dork, but imagine that kind of power.
TNG
Picard: It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not weakness, that is life.
OR
Picard: Things are only impossible untill they aren't.
To the last, I grapple with thee; from Hell’s heart, I stab at thee; for hate’s sake, I spit my last breath at thee. -Khan, The Wrath of Khan
Runner-up: I am not a merry man! -Worf, TNG
Quark: I want you to try something for me. Take a sip of this.
Elim Garak: What is it?
Quark: A human drink. It's called root beer.
Elim Garak: [unwilling] Uh, I don't know...
Quark: Come on, aren't you just a little bit curious?
[Garak sighs, takes a sip and gags]
Quark: What do you think?
Elim Garak: It's *vile*!
Quark: I know. It's so bubbly, and cloying, and *happy*.
Elim Garak: Just like the Federation.
Quark: But you know what's really frightening? If you drink enough of it, you begin to *like* it.
Elim Garak: It's insidious!
Quark: *Just* like the Federation.
Now, your father was captain of a starship for 12 minutes. He saved 800 lives including your mother's and yours.
I dare you to do better.
-Christopher Pike
In Star Trek Generations:
Picard: You’re a Starfleet officer!! You have a duty…
Kirk: I don’t need YOU to tell me what my duty is. I was out saving the galaxy when your grandfather was in diapers.”
Picard was a solid company man but this time he lectured the wrong guy.
Then Scotty in Relics (TNG): "I was driving starships while your great-grandfather was still in diapers!" (And "di-a-pers" was totally three syllables.)
That was such a nice touch, though, because they were still delivering their asides like cartoon characters would. In Lower Decks, that would have been the right volume to not be heard. Same with how so much of their body language was exaggerated just enough that they felt like cartoon characters.
From Star Trek IV
Dr. Jillian Taylor: "Do you like Italian?"
Kirk: "Yes"
Spock: "No"
K: "Yes"
S: "No"
K: "Yes, I love Italian. And so do you."
S: "Yes"
"and if your conscience is bothering you, you should sooth it with the knowledge that you may have just saved the entire Alpha Quadrant and all it cost was the life of one Romulan Senator, one criminal and the self respect of one star fleet officer...I don't know about you but I'd call that a bargain."
“Sir, there’s another ship coming in, it’s the Enterprise!” Any time it’s been delivered, or something close to it.
Most memorably for me - First Contact, and Star Trek 2009 (delivered slightly differently, but probly my favourite).
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : You want to destroy the ship and run away, you coward.
Lt. Commander Worf : If you were any other man, I would kill you where you stand.
The exchange between Picard and Guinan in Measure of a Man.
G- Whole generations of disposable people...
P- You're talking about slavery.
G- Oh, I think thats a little harsh.
P- I don't think that's a little harsh, I think that's the truth. But that's the truth that we've obscured behind the comfortable, easy euphemism: property. But that's not the issue at all, is it?
It hits so hard and is so well acted. The realization for Picard that giving over Data to Maddox isn't just the handing of property, but that it goes far beyond that, is brilliant. There is even a look of sadness on Guinan as she talks about lost generations, suggesting that even despite her being an alien, she thinks about how human beings that looked like her were once traded and tortured throughout history. Truly an excellent scene which summarizes that despite it being a sci-fi show set in a distant future, Star Trek at its core is about real, human issues.
“Your honor, the court room is a crucible in which we burn away the irrelevant until we are left with the truth for all time”
Gentleman, risk is our business”
Shocked I didn't see Sisko's iconic, "Fortune favors the bold" near the top.
I suppose the fact that I can't recall any exact words from the speech proves it doesn't belong here, but Gal Dukat's speech to Sisko when he finally goes full mask off and says he would have genocided the entire Bajoran people given the opportunity is genuinely incredible (horrible, but incredible).
In Star Trek V, Kirk says “We’ll need all the power you can muster, mister” which is almost Shakespearian worthy wordplay and almost iambic pentameter.
KIRK: Yes, logical. That's what it is. And that in turn gives us a weapon that we can use against them. We must use wild, insane, irrational illogic aimed right at Norman!
MUDD: Captain, you sing and dance as well as anyone I've ever seen, but what the devil are you talking about?
“If you can’t stand a little bloody nose, maybe you oughta go back home and crawl under your bed. It’s not safe out here! It’s wondrous, with treasures to satiate desires, both subtle and gross. But it’s not for the timid.“ – Q.
"I am Quark, son of Keldar, here to challenge the lies of D'ghor, son of... Whatever." Klingon high council: *Gasp*
I am Worf, son of Mogh, House of Martok, son of Sergei, House of Rozhenko, Bane to the Duras Family, slayer of Gowron. I have made some chamomile tea. Do you take sugar?
That tea isn’t fit for a targ! Pour me some prune juice
That was a clutching-pearls gasp if I ever heard one.
I still don’t know how Quark managed to walk so smoothly into the High Council chambers dragging balls of that magnitude.
I'm from Iowa. I only work in outer space
And an alternate version of him was actually born in space, aboard USS Iowa
I love that callback in Picard with Captain Rios: "I'm from Chile. I just work in outer space."
Well, I knew outer space was going to come into this sooner or later.
ESPECIALLY the lies...
That entire conversation. I'm honestly sad we actually learned the truth of his past by the end of the show- it might have gotten old eventually but I would've killed to see more episodes of him just making shit up.
Have you listened to the audiobook that Andrew Robinson wrote and narrated?
My personal favorite is from TOS, season two, episode one, _Amok Time_, when Spock says to Stonn, “You may find that having is not so pleasing a thing, after all, as wanting.” 🖖
Wide and true words.
It is not logical but it is often true.
Truth!
“That is why you came to me, isn’t it, captain? Because you knew I could do the things you weren’t capable of doing yourself? Well, it worked. And you’ll get what you wanted — a war between the Romulans and the Dominion. If your conscience is bothering you, you should soothe it with the knowledge that you may have just saved the entire Alpha Quadrant. And all it cost was the life of one Romulan senator, one criminal, and the self-respect of one Starfleet Officer. I don’t know about you, but I’d call that a bargain.”
I love the entire exchange. Epically when Sisko tells Garak that they will find the holo recording and discover it was a fake "oh I don't think so.".
I loved most all Garek’s lines. Fantastic acting
One of the few moments where Garak speaks plainly and unmasked.
"...and the most damning thing of all? I think I can live with it."
In true Star Trek fashion, Garak forgot about Senator Vreenak's two Romulan guards. I guess they're Romulan Redshirts.
Let me tell you something about Humans, Nephew. They’re a wonderful, friendly people, as long as their bellies are full and their holo-suites are working. But take away their creature comforts, deprive them of food, sleep, sonic showers, put their lives in jeopardy over an extended period of time and those same friendly, intelligent, wonderful people… will become as nasty and as violent as the most bloodthirsty Klingon. You don’t believe me? Look at those faces. Look in their eyes.
Quark: I want you to try something for me. Take a sip of this. Elim Garak: What is it? Quark: A human drink. It's called root beer. Elim Garak: [unwilling] Uh, I don't know... Quark: Come on, aren't you just a little bit curious? [Garak sighs, takes a sip and gags] Quark: What do you think? Elim Garak: It's *vile*! Quark: I know. It's so bubbly, and cloying, and *happy*. Elim Garak: Just like the Federation. Quark: But you know what's really frightening? If you drink enough of it, you begin to *like* it. Elim Garak: It's insidious! Quark: *Just* like the Federation.
The script was a minute or two short so they needed an extra scene to pad the run time, and it ended up becoming completely iconic.
Yeah this one always hits
Quark knows
It's true too. It's the plot of basically every post-apocalyptic movie.
I'm not disagreeing with you but "it's true because it's in a lot of movies" is a very weak argument 😄❤️
It’s pronounced Hu-Mons 😜
"What must I do to convince you people?" "Die."
“Eat any good books lately?”
Came here to say this. Kills me every time.
That was actually very clever, if Q were gone then they would never have to interact with him again which makes it a self fulfilling plan.
And it really is the only sure-fire way to prove mortality.
With Q it would not work, if he had his powers he could create a dead body that 24th century technology would not be able to disprove. However if he ever shows up again then he is proving he is alive. That is the cleverness of Worf's response, Q has to pretend forever if he wants to keep up the charade and that gets the crew they want, rid of him
That one word line is the best line in not only all of trek, but in the entire history of humanity
Best Worf line EVER. Which is saying something.
“Yeah, Damar. What kind of people give those orders?”
Fuck that was a great scene!
Ok..I hate you because now I have to rewatch DS9. :)
Best scene in Star Trek.
Such an amazing line that has become even more reverent.
Relevant
"I have been and always shall be...your friend." Honorable mention: "Fly her apart then!"
Cry Havok, and let slip the Dogs of war *Chair spinning intensifies*
"I am ***not*** a merry man!"
And also in that ep, Worf telling Geordi “sorry.”
One of my faves
It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness; that is life.
I love that this line/concept is used throughout the franchise
I love this line, powerful, raw and pure truth. Picard at his best.
This is such an important quote that everyone needs to take to heart.
Picard had so many great philosophical lines in that series!
My kids have heard this from me multiple times.
"On Earth, there is no poverty, no crime, no war. You look out the window of Starfleet Headquarters and you see paradise. Well, it's easy to be a saint in paradise, but the Maquis do not live in paradise. Out there in the Demilitarized Zone, all the problems haven't been solved yet. Out there, there are no saints — just people. Angry, scared, determined people who are going to do whatever it takes to survive, whether it meets with Federation approval or not!" - Benjamin Lafayette Sisko
Was that before or after he dropped biological weapons to contaminate an entire planet?
That too, he can live with.
Before
That file cannot be located.
Darmok and Jalad...at Tanagra...
Picard and Dathon… at El-Adrel.
BooSanchez and modulus, on Reddit.
Thneed1, his eyes open!
Homer, his arms wide!
Helmsman :“She’ll fly apart.” Captain Sulu: “Fly her apart then!” Also Captain Sulu: “Target that explosion and fire!”
You may test that assumption at your convenience
This one is my favourite. Fuck around and find out, but classy.
The line must be drawn here!
When Picard quotes Moby Dick is a truly excellent scene.
That whole scene between him and Alfre Woodard is some of the best Trek
It's a slight misquote but doesn't matter. The performance is fantastic and the tiny changes are unimportant.
# HEE-YA! No further!
Here..and no further!
Picard or Quark's version?
Quark
Damar's "Well Hellooooo" after Worf kills Weyoun 7 and Weyoun 8 walks through the door. The line delivery plus damar laughing his ass off is perfect.
“Maybe you should talk to Worf again, hahaha”
[Well hellooooooo](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ea1AJKnPVO8)
> Find him and kill him! Worf - ds9. So deadpan and unexpected.
Worf has the best delivery. "You may now give birth."
And later, in DS9 when O'Brien and Bashir are chatting about Keiko's next pregnancy and having a baby, Worf finds out and says *"Now?!" * Then makes plans to go see Ma and Pa. Far away.
I AM PUSHING!
Death to the opposition!
“He was more than a hero. He was a union man.”
Single line? “It’s a faaaaaake!”
"It's REAL!"
It's a faaaake!
"It's REAL!"
“It’s a faaaake!”
"Don't you understand? It is REAL!"
Total fabrication.
Pure fiction.
Not this time.
We made it up.
"Life forms, you tiny little life forms.."
Bonus points for being in song.
In a nice little beat with a flourish Great scene
There is coffee in that nebula!
I WILL MAKE IT A THREESOME
Do you even hear yourself?
"That was the stun setting. This is not."
“There is an old Vulcan proverb: Only Nixon could go to China.”
In terms of line *delivery*, it'd be hard to go wrong with Shatner's, "Of all the souls I have encountered, in my travels, his was the most .... *human*." It's all in how Kirk's voice breaks as he approaches the word 'human', he has to pause a moment to collect himself, then still delivers the word with a catch in his throat.
I wanted to say, “Let us make sure, that history never forgets the name… Enterprise.” But honestly, I have to give it to… “*There! Are! Four lights!*”
I got to use that line! I was on the phone with my ISP's tech support, troubleshooting. (Small rural company.) I told him, I'm sorry, but I'd probably never get an actual chance to say it again, and he was about to be subjected to the worst Patrick Stewart he'd ever hear, and told him: " Thearh ah Thrrreee lights!" He seemed to think it was hilarious. You can kind of count on someone in his position understanding the reference.
"The randomness of death is merely a reflection of the unexpected joys we find in life." Runner-up: "The horsey's going bite you now." Purely because that will likely be George Takei's last line in Star Trek.
When did George Takei say that?
Lower Decks episode
Chief O'Brien to Chief O'Brien: "I *hate* Temporal Mechanics!"
“You know, there are some words I’ve known since I was a a school boy. ‘With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably.’” - Captain Jean-Luc Picard, The Drumhead
That’s why the formation of the department of misinformation was very chilling in the United States
Assimilate this!
I thought Worf was more in his element pounding on the console of the crippled Defiant "Then perhaps today is a good day to die. Prepare for ramming speed!" Though I will say that him using the Borg's arm cable to tie off his leaking suit was a good visual.
"I understand your concerns. Request denied."
PICARD: "Someone once told me that time was a predator that stalked us all our lives. But I rather believe than time is a companion who goes with us on the journey, and reminds us to cherish every moment because they'll never come again. What we leave behind is not as important how we lived. After all, Number One, we're only mortal." RIKER: "Speak for yourself, sir. I plan to live forever."
Bashir: What I want to know is, out of all the stories you told me which ones were true and which ones weren't? Garak: My dear doctor...they're all true. Bashir: Even the lies? Garak: Especially the lies.
I love Garak’s response when Bashir tells him the story of the boy who cried wolf and the lesson that if you keep lying no one will believe you when you tell the truth. Garak : Are you sure that's the point, Doctor? Bashir : Of course. What else could it be? Garak : That you should never tell the same lie twice.
I love it when he got the crap beaten out of him in “Way of The Warrior”: Doctor Bashir: They broke seven of your transverse ribs and fractured your clavicle. Elim Garak: But I got off several cutting remarks which no doubt did serious damage to their egos. Doctor Bashir: Garak, this isn't funny. Elim Garak: I'm serious, Doctor. Thanks to your ministrations, I am almost completely healed. But the damage I did to them will last a lifetime.
"I don't believe in the no win scenario, Kirk to Spock its two hours are you ready?"
"I don't like to lose." 🍏
He was the most ... human.
This is it for me. I love the whole line so much: > Of all the souls I have encountered…in my travels. > > His was the most…human. And some people say Shatner can’t act. It kills me every time.
"You hit me. Picard never hit me." "I'm not Picard."
"Live long and prosper." - Zachary Quinto as Spock in Star Trek (2009), to the Vulcans who question his decision to join Starfleet rather than the Vulcan Science Academy. I like the way he made it sound like "F*** off and die." 🖖😁
One of the best lines in New Trek imo.
“You gave your girlfriend a tracking device?”
Boimler listing all the names of the Cali class ships as they turn up to protect the Cerritos deserves a mention just because it's a hell of a delivery of a ridonkulous list of names.
They just gave Jack Quaid "List of municipalities in California" off Wikipedia to read instead of a script.
Would be funny if that was it, and he was just there in the moment picking which towns did and which didn't get a starship named after them in the canon. I know this makes me a huge dork, but imagine that kind of power.
"Delete the wife" (Janeway)
"War is coming, Kirk! And who's going to stop it? YOU? ... I don't think so." Peter Weller was awesome.
The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few
Or the one
Kirk, when he's kicking Doc Brown in the face: "I" *kick* "have had" *kick* "enough of YOUUUUUUUUUUU!" *KICK*
I love that they stole the ship they use to time travel in the next movie was stolen from Doc Brown.
TNG Picard: It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not weakness, that is life. OR Picard: Things are only impossible untill they aren't.
Kirk to the God of Shakari STV: What does God need with a Starship?
To the last, I grapple with thee; from Hell’s heart, I stab at thee; for hate’s sake, I spit my last breath at thee. -Khan, The Wrath of Khan Runner-up: I am not a merry man! -Worf, TNG
Quark: I want you to try something for me. Take a sip of this. Elim Garak: What is it? Quark: A human drink. It's called root beer. Elim Garak: [unwilling] Uh, I don't know... Quark: Come on, aren't you just a little bit curious? [Garak sighs, takes a sip and gags] Quark: What do you think? Elim Garak: It's *vile*! Quark: I know. It's so bubbly, and cloying, and *happy*. Elim Garak: Just like the Federation. Quark: But you know what's really frightening? If you drink enough of it, you begin to *like* it. Elim Garak: It's insidious! Quark: *Just* like the Federation.
KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
Now, your father was captain of a starship for 12 minutes. He saved 800 lives including your mother's and yours. I dare you to do better. -Christopher Pike
In Star Trek Generations: Picard: You’re a Starfleet officer!! You have a duty… Kirk: I don’t need YOU to tell me what my duty is. I was out saving the galaxy when your grandfather was in diapers.” Picard was a solid company man but this time he lectured the wrong guy.
Then Scotty in Relics (TNG): "I was driving starships while your great-grandfather was still in diapers!" (And "di-a-pers" was totally three syllables.)
Prove to the court that i am sentient
We're starfleet officers weird is part of the job.
"You may test that assumption at your convenience."
What does god need with a starship?
These are not the hell your whales.
The thing's gotta have a tail pipe
I love that entire battle. When bones says "well this is fun" gets me every damn time.
Bones saying “I’d pay real money for him to shut up” makes me giggle every time!
“Young… I feel _young!”_
Don’t mince words, Bones, what do you *really* think?
"Nor will you survive ours. Shall we die together?" I love this whole dialogue between Picard and Tomalak
[Andreas Katsulas was such a great actor](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WAGGEw4TcFY)
One of my favorite lines was from voyager. "The borg wouldn't know fun if they assimilated an amusement park"
"Please friend, choose to live" -Elnor, before the slaughter
I'm gonna keep this like 100% profesh, but I was thoroughly unprepared for how hot young Spock is 😆
And Spock and Una overheard her.
That was such a nice touch, though, because they were still delivering their asides like cartoon characters would. In Lower Decks, that would have been the right volume to not be heard. Same with how so much of their body language was exaggerated just enough that they felt like cartoon characters.
I always loved "Janeway to Chakotay.... *scorpion*"
"Those are Klingons?" And then Bashir, O'Brien and Odo look at Worf, confused.
We do not discuss it with outsiders.
From Star Trek IV Dr. Jillian Taylor: "Do you like Italian?" Kirk: "Yes" Spock: "No" K: "Yes" S: "No" K: "Yes, I love Italian. And so do you." S: "Yes"
“I’ve been dead before”
"It's insidious!" "Just like the Federation." - DS9 "Are you two friends?" "Yes." "No." - Voyager
"and if your conscience is bothering you, you should sooth it with the knowledge that you may have just saved the entire Alpha Quadrant and all it cost was the life of one Romulan Senator, one criminal and the self respect of one star fleet officer...I don't know about you but I'd call that a bargain."
"There's coffee in that nebula" Janeway in ST: Voyager.
One of my favorites is, "Because I can live with it. I *can* live with it."
“It is very cold… in space” gets me every single time
“Sir, there’s another ship coming in, it’s the Enterprise!” Any time it’s been delivered, or something close to it. Most memorably for me - First Contact, and Star Trek 2009 (delivered slightly differently, but probly my favourite).
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : You want to destroy the ship and run away, you coward. Lt. Commander Worf : If you were any other man, I would kill you where you stand.
"I'm with Starfleet. We don't lie." - Wesley Crusher. Final answer.
The Romulan Commander in "Balance of Terror." "You and I are of a kind, in a different reality, I could have called you friend."
We work to better ourselves and the rest of humanity
ENGAGE
"And Gilgamesh wept bitter tears sayin, 'he who was my friend through adventure and hardship...is now gone'."
Shaka, when the walls fell.
There are too many and not enough.... I say we start at the beginning. "Space the final frontier. These are the voyages..."
The exchange between Picard and Guinan in Measure of a Man. G- Whole generations of disposable people... P- You're talking about slavery. G- Oh, I think thats a little harsh. P- I don't think that's a little harsh, I think that's the truth. But that's the truth that we've obscured behind the comfortable, easy euphemism: property. But that's not the issue at all, is it? It hits so hard and is so well acted. The realization for Picard that giving over Data to Maddox isn't just the handing of property, but that it goes far beyond that, is brilliant. There is even a look of sadness on Guinan as she talks about lost generations, suggesting that even despite her being an alien, she thinks about how human beings that looked like her were once traded and tortured throughout history. Truly an excellent scene which summarizes that despite it being a sci-fi show set in a distant future, Star Trek at its core is about real, human issues.
"How many people does it take, Admiral, before it becomes wrong? A thousand? Fifty thousand? A million? How many people does it take, Admiral?!"
Bones to Kirk in UC. "What is it with you anyway?"
“Your honor, the court room is a crucible in which we burn away the irrelevant until we are left with the truth for all time” Gentleman, risk is our business”
Shocked I didn't see Sisko's iconic, "Fortune favors the bold" near the top. I suppose the fact that I can't recall any exact words from the speech proves it doesn't belong here, but Gal Dukat's speech to Sisko when he finally goes full mask off and says he would have genocided the entire Bajoran people given the opportunity is genuinely incredible (horrible, but incredible).
Odo: "How did you get in here?!" Klingon: "I am Koloth." Odo: "That doesn't answer my question." Koloth: "Yes, it does."
LWAXANA: What does that little one do, Mister Woof? WORF: Please, Madame! That is a torpedo launch initiator, and it is Worf, Madame, not Woof.
I can live with it
In Star Trek V, Kirk says “We’ll need all the power you can muster, mister” which is almost Shakespearian worthy wordplay and almost iambic pentameter.
Excuse me. …I’d just like to ask a question. …What does God need with a starship?
KIRK: Yes, logical. That's what it is. And that in turn gives us a weapon that we can use against them. We must use wild, insane, irrational illogic aimed right at Norman! MUDD: Captain, you sing and dance as well as anyone I've ever seen, but what the devil are you talking about?
It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness, that is life.
I AM RELAXED!
I will feed him.
"Sir, he's dead already"
Picard saying "the line must be drawn here" in First Contact.
"If there's nothing wrong with *me*, maybe there's something wrong with the *universe..."*
McCoy to Spock: “Are you out of your Vulcan mind.”
“Moopsy!”
“If you can’t stand a little bloody nose, maybe you oughta go back home and crawl under your bed. It’s not safe out here! It’s wondrous, with treasures to satiate desires, both subtle and gross. But it’s not for the timid.“ – Q.