"Three years ago . . . I didn't even know your name. Today . . . I can't imagine a day without you."
-Janeway to Chakotay
VGR "Scorpion, Part I"
"I'm trying to thank you, you pointed-ear hobgoblin!"
"Oh, yes, you humans have that emotional need to express gratitude. 'You're welcome,' I believe, is the correct response."
-McCoy and Spock
TOS "Bread and Circuses
"Dismissed. That's a Starfleet expression for 'get out . . . '"
-Janeway to Neelix
VGR "The Cloud"
What I want to know is, out of all the stories you told me which ones were true and which ones weren't?
My dear doctor . . . they're all true.
Even the lies?
Especially the lies.
-Garak and Bashir
-DS9 "The Wire"
"Maybe we weren't meant for Paradise. Maybe we were meant to fight our way through, struggle, claw our way up, scratch for every inch of the way. Maybe we can't stroll to the music of the lute, we must march to the sound of drums."
-Kirk to McCoy
TOS "This Side of Paradise"
"There are creatures in the universe who would consider you the ultimate achievement, android. No feelings, no emotions- no pain. And yet, you covet those qualities of humanity. Believe me, you're missing nothing. But if it means anything to you . . . you're a better human than I."
-Q to Data
TNG "Deja Q"
"There's an old Vulcan proverb: only Nixon could go to China."
-Spock to Kirk
The Undiscovered Country
"We prefer permanence . . . the reward of relationships that endure . . . and grow deeper with the passing of time."
-Janeway to Gathorel Labin
VGR "Prime Factors"
"We must acknowledge, once and for all, that the purpose of diplomacy is to prolong a crisis."
-Spock
TOS "The Mark of Gideon"
"You're more talented in the art of deception than you led me to believe."
"I was inspired by the presence of a master."
-Seska and the Doctor
VGR "Basics, Part II"
"Well, when the personality of a human is involved, exact predictions are hazardous."
-McCoy to Spock
TOS "The Lights of Zetar"
"Jealousy is about the fear of losing someone we love. There's no pain greater than that."
-Chakotay to Neelix
VGR "Twisted"
"The more complex the mind, the greater the need for the simplicity of play."
-Kirk to Sulu
TOS "Shore Leave"
"I'm a doctor, not a bricklayer."
-McCoy to Kirk
TOS "The Devil in the Dark"
"You should consider it a high compliment. Throughout history, men have fought over the love of a woman. Why, I can quote you autopsy reports from duels as far back as 1538 . . . "
-the Doctor to Kes
VGR "Parturition"
"I believe truth is in the eye of the beholder."
"Isn't that supposed to be 'beauty'?"
"'Truth,' 'beauty' . . . works for a lot of things."
-Guinan and Ro
TNG "Ensign Ro"
"I am curious. Have the Q always had an absence of manners? Or is it the result of some natural evolutionary process that comes with omnipotence?"
-Tuvok to Quinn
VGR "Death Wish"
"One can begin to reshape the landscape with a single flower, Captain."
-Spock to Picard
TNG "Unification, Part II"
"Without freedom of choice, there is no creativity. Without creativity, there is no life."
-Kirk to Landru
TOS "The Return of the Archons"
"Who is she to be making these decisions for all of us?"
"She's the captain."
-Torres and Chakotay
VGR "Caretaker"
"Heading, sir?"
"Out there. Thataway."
-Chief DiFalco and Kirk
The Motion Picture
"In command school, they taught us to always remember that maneuvering a starship is a very delicate process. But over the years, I've learned that sometimes you just have to punch your way through."
-Janeway to Paris
VGR "Parallax"
"We've come fifteen thousand light-years. We haven't been stopped by temporal anomalies, warp core breaches, or hostile aliens. And I am damned if I'm going to be stopped by a nebula."
-Janeway to Seven
VGR "One"
"Giving me a name tag that read, 'Elim Garak - Former Cardassian Oppressor' was hardly polite."
-Garak to Dax
DS9 "Things past."
"Mister Neelix . . . just because a man changes his drink order doesn't mean he's possessed by an alien."
-the Doctor to Neelix
VGR "Cathexis"
"The more they overthink the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain."
-Scott, on the Excelsior
The Search for Spock
"When a bomb starts talking about itself in the third person, I get worried."
-Paris to Torres
VGR "Dreadnought"
"Humans do have an amazing capacity for believing what they choose and excluding that which is painful."
-Spock to Kirk
TOS "And the Children Shall Lead"
"Run along. I'll reattach any severed limbs, just don't misplace them."
-the Doctor to Neelix
VGR "The Killing Game, Part II"
"All of my old friends look like doctors. All of his look like you."
-McCoy to Areel on Kirk
TOS "Court Martial"
"Mister Kim . . . at ease before you sprain something."
-Janeway to Kim
VGR "Caretaker"
"Take a little heart, George. Remember, it's the belligerent children among us who become the greatest leaders . . . Elizabeth the First, Alexander the Great . . . this kind of person naturally has conflict with parents. Sometimes violent conflict. Why, Alexander was suspected of conspiring in his father's assassination."
-Captain Robert April to George Kirk
Best Destiny by Diane Carey
"Sometimes I think B'Elanna goes out of her way to find solutions that ignore Starfleet procedures."
-Janeway to Chakotay
VGR "Phage"
"I was like you once . . . so worried about duty and obligation that I couldn't see past my own uniform. And what did it get me? An empty house."
-Kirk to Picard
Generations
"I am programmed to be heroic when the need arises."
-the Doctor to Kim
VGR "Deadlock"
"Wait! You said you would kill me!"
"I lied."
-Maltz and Kirk
The Search for Spock
"You can alter our physiology . . . but you cannot change our nature. We will betray you. We are Borg."
-Seven of Nine to Janeway
VGR "The Gift"
"Are you sure it isn't time for a colorful metaphor?"
-Spock to Kirk
The Voyage Home
"Helping others, Chakotay, that's part of who you are."
-Janeway to Chakotay
VGR "Unity"
"I'll have ten hot fudge sundaes."
"I have never seen anyone eat ten chocolate sundaes."
"I'm in a really bad mood. And since I've never eaten before, I should be very hungry."
-Q and Data
TNG "Deja Q"
"I never realized you thought of me as 'reckless,' Tuvok."
"A poor choice of words. It was clearly an understatement."
-Janeway and Tuvok
VGR "Scientific Method"
"She's got a worm in her belly? Oh, that's disgusting. That's interesting, but that's disgusting."
Darlene Kursky to Benny, on Jadzia Dax
DS9 "Far Beyond the Stars"
"Welcome to sickbay. Take a number."
-the Doctor to Nyrian
VGR "Displaced"
"You left spacedock without a tractor beam?"
"It won't be installed until Tuesday."
-Kirk and Captain John Harriman
Generations
"There's coffee in that nebula."
-Janeway to Chakotay
VGR "The Cloud"
"Oh, we've all done the scarecrow, big deal."
-Q to Quinn
VGR "Death Wish"
"Once again, we've saved civilization as we know it."
"The good news is: they're not gonna prosecute."
-Kirk and McCoy
The Undiscovered Country
"Mister Kim . . . we're Starfleet officers. 'Weird' is part of the job."
-Janeway to Kim
VGR "Deadlock"
"Worf? My love . . . ? Let me make this very clear - I do not want to spend my honeymoon climbing, hiking, sweating, bleeding, or suffering in any way."
Jadzia Dax to Worf
DS9 "Change of Heart"
"Let's recap: UFO in orbit . . . laser pistols . . . people vanishing . . . I've seen every episode of Mission: Impossible- you're not secret agents."
-Rain Robinson to Paris
VGR "Future's End, Part II"
"So here I am, completely unable to find a room for the night because everything in walking distance of the terminal is rented out to the local streetwalkers and their clients - "
"Poor Sulu. If you hadn't been so virtuous - "
"Virtuous hell. I was tired."
-Sulu and Uhura
Ishmael by Barbara Hambly
"I'm willing to explore my humanity. Take off your clothes."
-Seven to Kim
VGR "Revulsion"
"You've not experienced Shakespeare until you have read him in the original Klingon."
-Gorkon to Spock
The Undiscovered Country
"Chocolate is a serious thing."
-Troi to Riker
TNG "The Game"
"I was wondering, Kathy: what could anyone possibly see in this big oaf anyway? Is it the tattoo? Because mine's bigger."
"Not big enough"
-Q and Janeway, on Chakotay
VGR "The Q and the Grey"
"If there's nothing wrong with me . . . maybe there's something wrong with the universe . . . "
-Crusher to herself
TNG "Remember Me"
"Get the cheese to sickbay. The doctor should look at it as soon as possible."
-Torres
VGR "Learning Curve"
"He stole the Enterprise?"
-Demora Sulu to Janice Rand
The Captain's Daughter by Peter David
"Missing. The captain is missing. It seems I've found myself on a Voyage of the Damned. Very well. Please advise the highest-ranking officer who is not missing to see me at his earliest convenience."
-the Doctor to Neelix
VGR "Time and Again"
"I can't imagine a time I wouldn't have found you fascinating."
-Paris to Torres
VGR "Day of Honor"
"There's a way out of any cage, and I'll find it."
-Pike to Talosians
TOS "The Cage"
"Too many people dream of places they'll never go, wish for things they'll never have . . . instead of paying adequate attention to their real lives . . . "
Odo to Quark
DS9 "If Wishes Were Horses"
"Stop breathing down my neck."
"My breathing is merely a simulation."
"So is my neck. Stop it anyway."
-the Doctor and EMH-2
VGR "Message in a Bottle"
"We all have a past. What matters is now."
-Paris to Seven
VGR "Day of Honor"
"As you examine your life, do you find you have missed your humanity?"
"I have no regrets."
"'No regrets.' That is a human expression."
"Yes. Fascinating."
Data and Spock
TNG "Unification, Part II"
"I've lost people under my command . . . people who were very dear to me . . . but never someone I've been in love with. And when I believed you were dead, I just began to shut down . . . I didn't want to think or feel. I was here, in my quarters, and . . . the only thing I could focus on was my music . . . and how it would never again give me any joy."
-Picard, dumping Neela Daren
TNG "Lessons"
(I mean, really, all that and he dumps her anyway? Glad you're alive, now get out . . . )
"Have you ever known me to do anything foolish?"
-Captain Archer
Don't worry, I didn't forget the Legend of the Angry Warrior or Ode to Spot
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