Quotes List

"Check the circuit." - Spock to helmsman; the first words ever spoken on Star Trek

"I'll break out of this zoo somehow and get to you. Is your blood red like ours? I'm gonna find out!" - Pike to the Talosian

"Engage." - Pike to Number one; the first time the word was ever used in Trek

"Did you hear him joke about compassion? Above all else a 'god' needs compassion!" - Kirk to Dehner; regarding Mitchell

Kirk : "You? Spinoza?"
Mitchell : "Once you get into him, he's rather simple though. Childish, almost. I don't agree with him at all."

People :

Gary Mitchell

"Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. It's five year mission : to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before." - Kirk; in the first use of the line

Spock : "A very interesting game, this poker."
Kirk : "It does have advantages over chess."

People :

James T. Kirk, Spock

"Is this the kind of wife you want, Ben? Not someone to help you, not a wife to cook and sew and cry and need, but this kind? Selfish, vain, useless. Is this what you really want?" - Eve to Childress

"The intelligence, the logic, it appears that your half has most of that. And perhaps that's where most of man's essential courage comes from for you see, he was afraid and you weren't." - McCoy to Kirk

"Being split in two halves is no theory with me, doctor. I have a human half, you see, as well as an alien half, submerged, constantly at war with each other. Personal experience, doctor. I survive it because my intelligence wins over both, makes them live together." - Spock to McCoy

"May the Great Bird of the galaxy bless your planet!" - Sulu to Rand

"My mother... I could never tell her I loved her." - Spock to Kirk

"Never lose you. Never." - Kirk to the Enterprise

"No beach to walk on." - Kirk; bemoaning the demands of Starfleet life

"Charlie, there are a million things in this universe you can have and there are a million things you can't have. It's no fun facing that, but that's the way things are." - Kirk to Charlie

Bones : "War is never imperative, Mister Spock."
Spock : "It is for them, Doctor."

People :

Spock, Leonard H. McCoy

"I wish I were on a long sea voyage somewhere. Not too much deck tennis, no frantic dancing. And no responsibility." - Kirk to McCoy

"He's a sorcerer, that one! He reads the thoughts in my brain!" - Romulan Commander; to Decius regarding Kirk

Korby : "You think I could love a machine?"
Chapel : "Did you?"

People :

Doctor Roger Korby, Christine Chapel

"That was the equation! Existence! Survival must cancel out programming!" - Ruk to Kirk

"A cage is a cage, Jim." - McCoy to Kirk; unimpressed with his description of how humane the colony is

"Interesting. Your Earth people glorify organized violence for forty centuries, but you imprison those who employ it privately." - Spock to McCoy

"Open your mind... we move together, our minds sharing the same thoughts." - Spock; performing a meld on Van Gelder

"Now, this is marvelous. The most horrible conglomeration of antique architecture I've ever seen." - McCoy to Kirk

"Back on the ship, I used to try to get you to look at my legs. Captain, look at my legs." - Rand to Kirk

"The chain of command is often a noose." - McCoy to Spock

McCoy : "Do you play God? Carry his head through the corridors in triumph? That won't bring back the dead, Jim."
Kirk : "No. But they may rest easier."

People :

James T. Kirk, Leonard H. McCoy

Lenore : "You are like your ship. Powerful, and not human. There is no mercy in you."
Kirk : "If he is Kodos, then I've shown him more mercy than he deserves."

People :

James T. Kirk, Lenore Karidian

Lenore : "All the ghosts are dead. I've buried them. There's no more blood on your hands!"
Kodos : "Oh my child, my child! You've left me nothing!"

People :

Lenore Karidian, Anton Karidian

"Mister Scott, there are always alternatives." - Spock to Scotty; a much used quote

"I'm sick and tired of this machine!" - Boma to McCoy; regarding Spock

"I examined the problem for all angles and it was plainly hopeless. Logic informed me that under the circumstances the only possible action would have to be one of desperation. A logical descision, logically arrived at." - Spock to Kirk

McCoy : "Mister Spock, you're the most cold-blooded man I've ever known."
Spock : "Why, thank you, doctor."

People :

Spock, Leonard H. McCoy

"I speak of rights. A machine has none; a Man must! My client has the right to face his accuser. And if you do not grant him that right you have brought us down to the level of the machine. Indeed you have elevated that machine above us! I ask that my motion be granted. And more than that, Gentlemen... in the name of humanity, fading in the shadow of the machine... I demand it. I DEMAND IT!" - Samuel T. Cogley to the Court

"Now, that man can think anything we can, and love, hope, dream as much as we can. But he can't reach out and no one can reach in!" - McCoy to Kirk; on Pike

"Captain Pike has an illusion, and you have reality. May you find your way as pleasant." - Talosian to Kirk

Barrows : "Don't peek!"
McCoy : "My dear girl, I am a doctor. When I peek, it's in the line of duty."

People :

Leonard H. McCoy, Ensign Tonia Barrows

"Do you know that you're one of the few predator species that preys even on itself?" - Trelane to Kirk

"Fascinating is a word I use for the unexpected. In this case, I should think 'interesting' would suffice." - Spock to McCoy

"So this is victory! It has a sweet taste!" - Trelane to Kirk

"You are still half savage. But there is hope." - Metron to Kirk

"Jim, madness has no no purpose or reason. But it may have a goal." - Spock to Kirk

"Sometimes pain can drive a man harder than pleasure." - Kirk to McCoy

"You said you wanted freedom. It's time you learned that freedom is never a gift. It has to be earned." - Kirk to Marphon

Spock : "How often mankind has wished for a world as peaceful and secure as the one Landru provided."
Kirk : "Yes. And we never got it. Just lucky, I guess."

People :

James T. Kirk, Spock

"Sir, there's a multilegged creature crawling on your shoulder." - Spock; lying to an to Eminian

Fox : "Diplomacy, gentlemen, should be a job left to diplomats. You will, of course, immediately resume a peaceful status."
Scott : "No, sir, I will not."
Fox : "What did you say!?"
Scott : "I'll not lower the screens, not until the captain tells me to."
Fox : "You are taking orders from me. You will lower the screens as a sign of good faith, my authority!"
Scott : "I know about your authority, but the screens stay up."
McCoy : "Mr. Fox, they faked a message from the captain, they've launched an attack against our ship. You want us to trust them openly?"
Fox : "I want you to obey my lawful orders!"
Scott : "No, sir. I won't lower the screens."
Fox : "Your refusal to comply with my orders has endangered the entire success of this mission! I can have you sent to a penal colony!"
Scott : "You can, sir, but I won't lower the screens."
Fox : "Your name will figure prominently in my report to the Federation Central."

People :

Leonard H. McCoy, Ambassador Robert Fox

"This is the commander of the U.S.S. Enterprise. All cities and installations on Eminiar 7 have been located, identified, and fed into our fire control system. In 1 hour and 45 minutes, the entire inhabited surface of your planet will be destroyed. You have that long to surrender your hostages." - Scotty to the Eminians

"We're human beings with the blood of a million savage years on our hands, but we can stop it! We can admit that we're killers, but we're not going to kill today. That's all it takes... knowing that we won't kill today." - Kirk to Anan 7

"Superior ability breeds superior ambition." - Spock to Kirk

Khan : "We offered the world order!"
Kirk : "'We'?"

People :

James T. Kirk, Khan Noonien Singh

"I have never understood the female capacity to avoid a direct answer to any question." - Spock to Kalomi

"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 music of the lute, we must march to the sound of drums." - Kirk to McCoy

"On pure speculation, just an educated guess, I'd say that man is alive." - McCoy to Spock

"I love you. I said that six years ago, and I can't seem to stop repeating myself. On Earth, you couldn't give anything of yourself. You couldn't even put your arms around me. We couldn't have anything together there. We couldn't have anything together anyplace else. We're happy here. I can't lose you now, Mister Spock. I can't." - Kalomi to Spock

"Smile and smile! I don't trust men who smile too much." - Kor to the Organians

Kirk : "We have the right -"
Ayelbourne : "To wage war, Captain? To kill millions of innocent people? To destroy life on a planetary scale? Is that what you're defending?"

People :

James T. Kirk, Ayelbourne

"I should say the Organians are as far above us on the evolutionary scale as we are above the amoeba." - Spock to Kirk

"Captain, you're asking me to work with equipment which is hardly very far ahead of stone knives and bearskins." - Spock to Kirk

"Mister Spock is the best first officer in the fleet." - McCoy to Kirk; confessing his secret admiration for Spock

"Very bad poetry, Captain" - Spock to Kirk; when asked for an analysis of the witches

"Captain Kirk, can you hear me? There is a curse on your ship. Leave this place or you will all die!" - Crewman to Kirk

"Where did your race get this ridiculous predilection for resistance? You examine any object, you question everything. Is it not enough to accept what is?" - Korob to Kirk

Korob : "Diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires. All the crystalline forms that you cherish above all things! A fortune of them for each of you if you leave here without further inquiry."
Kirk : "We could manufacture a ton of these on our ship. They mean nothing to us."

People :

Korob

"You will be swept away. You, your men, your ship, your worlds!"
- Sylvia to Kirk

"Our species can only survive if we have obstacles to overcome." - Kirk to the Companion

"Loneliness. This is loneliness. What a bitter thing... oh Zephram, it's so sad! How do you bear it, this loneliness?" - The Companion to Cochrane

"Look, I'm a doctor, not an escalator!" - McCoy to Spock

"There's an old, old saying on Earth, Mr Sulu. 'Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.'" - Scotty to Sulu

"Human flesh against human flesh. We're the same! We share the same history, the same heritage, the same lives. We're tied together beyond any untie. Man or woman, it makes no difference, we're Human! We couldn't escape each other, even if we wanted to. That's how you do it, Lieutenant. By remembering who and what you are, a bit of flesh and blood afloat in a universe without end. The only thing that's truly yours is the rest of humanity. That's where our duty lies." - Kirk to Palamas

Spock : "Miss Chapel."
Chapel : "Yes, Mister Spock?"
Spock : "I had a most startling dream. You were trying to tell me something... but I couldn't hear you. It would be illogical for us to protest against our natures, don't you think?"
(talk about subtext...)

People :

Spock, Christine Chapel

"What thee are about to see comes down from the time of the beginning, without change. This is the Vulcan heart. This is the Vulcan soul. This is our way." - T'Pau to Kirk; regarding the ceremony

"That's T'Pau, of Vulcan. All of Vulcan in one package. How can I back out in front of her?" - Kirk to McCoy

"Stonn; she is yours. After a time, you may find that having is not so pleasing a thing after all as wanting. It is not logical, but it is often true."

People :

Spock

"They say there's no devil, Jim, but there is. Right out of hell, I saw it!" - Decker to Kirk

"To blazes with regulations! You can't let him take command when you know he's wrong." - McCoy to Spock; on Commodore Decker

Kirk : "He gave his life in an attempt to save others. Not the worst way to go."
Spock : "Indeed, Captain. I presume your log will show Commodore Decker died in the line of duty."
Kirk : "Indeed it shall, Mr. Spock."

People :

James T. Kirk, Spock

"Yes, there is something here. Something terrible... I feel its presence. Fear, anger, hatred! Anger feeds the flame. Oh! Oh! There is evil here. Monstrous, terrible evil! Consuming hunger! Hatred of all that lives... hatred of women. A hunger that never dies. It is strong, overpowering. An ancient terror. It has a name... Beratis, Kesla, Redjac! Devouring all life, all light. A hunger that will never die! Redjac! Redjac!" - Sybo; in her trance

"Humans and humanoids make up only a small percentage of the life forms we know of." - Spock to Kirk

"This unit is different. It is well ordered." - Nomad to Kirk; regarding Spock

"Well there goes paradise." - McCoy; on finding that Vaal does not allow holding and touching

"Terror must be maintained or the Empire is doomed. It is the logic of history." - Mirror Spock to Kirk

"I submit to you that your Empire is illogical because it cannot endure. I submit that you are illogical to be a willing part of it." - Kirk to Mirror Spock

"Give us some more blood, Chekov.' 'The needle won't hurt, Chekov.' 'Take of your shirt, Chekov.' 'Roll over, Chekov.' 'Breath deeply, Chekov.' 'Blood sample, Chekov.' 'Marrow sample, Chekov.' 'Skin sample, Chekov.' If... if I live long enough, I'm going to run out of samples." - Chekov to Sulu

"She urged me on into outer space. Not that she meant to, but with her continual, eternal, confounded nagging... Well, I think of her constantly. And every time I do, I go further out into space." - Mudd to Kirk; regarding his wife

"What is man but that lofty spirit, that sense of ... enterprise. That devotion to something that cannot be sensed, cannot be realized, but only dreamed. The highest reality" - Kirk

"Logic is a little tweeting bird chirping in a meadow. Logic is a wreath of pretty flowers which smell bad. Are you sure your circuits are registering correctly? Your ears are green." - Spock; on logic

"I have never questioned the orders or the intelligence of any representative of the Federation. Until now." - Kirk to Baris

"Of course, I'd say that Captain Kirk deserves his ship. We like the Enterprise! We really do! That sagging old rust bucket is designed like a garbage scow. Half the quadrant knows it. That's why they're learning to speak Klingonese!"

People :

Korax

"Before they went into warp I transferred the whole kit and kaboodle into their engine room, where they'll be no tribble at all." - Scotty to Kirk

"My world, Proconsul, is my vessel, my oath, my crew." - Kirk to Claudius

"Do you know why you're not afraid to die, Spock? You're more afraid of living. Each day you stay alive is just one more day you might slip and let your human half peek out." - McCoy to Spock

"You may not understand because you're centuries beyond anything as crude as television." - Claudius to Kirk

"Tellarites do not argue for reasons. They simply argue." - Sarek to Gav

"And you have ways as far above fire-sticks as the sky above our world!" - Nona to Kirk

"I thought my people would grow tired of killing. But you were right. They see that it is easier than trading... and it has pleasures." - Apella to the Klingon

"Well, Jim, here's another morsel of agony for you. Since Tyree won't fight, he will be one of the first to die." - McCoy to Kirk

"Tomorrow... in the palm of her hands." - Kirk to McCoy; on the phaser Nona stole

Kirk : "Spock, ask Scotty how long it would take him to reproduce a hundred flintlocks."
Scotty : "I didn't get that exactly, Captain. A hundred what?"
Kirk : "A hundred... serpents. Serpents for the garden of Eden. We're very tired, Mr. Spock. Beam us up home."

People :

James T. Kirk, Montgomery Scott

"A species that enslaves other beings is hardly superior, mentally or otherwise." - Kirk to the Providers

"Intuition, however illogical, Mister Spock, is recognized as a command prerogative." - Kirk to Spock

"Crazy way to travel! Spreading a man's molecules all over the universe!" - McCoy to Spock; on the transporter

"I've noticed that about your people. You find it easier to understand the death of one than the death of a million. You speak about the objective hardness of the Vulcan heart, yet how little room there seems to be in yours." - Spock to McCoy

"Here we are. Antibodies of our own galaxy, attacking an invading germ. It would be ironic indeed if that were our sole destiny, wouldn't it?" - McCoy to Kirk

Kirk : "No, I don't think you're stupid, Mister Krako. I just think your behavior is arrested."
Krako : "I haven't been arrested in my whole life!"

People :

James T. Kirk, Jojo Krako

"The most co-operative man in this world is a dead man. And if you don't keep your mouth shut, you're going to be co-operating." - Oxmyx to Spock

"I would advise yas to keep dialin', Oxmyx!" - Spock; threatening Oxmyx with a gun

Kelinda : "These are lovely. Captain Kirk, what is it you call them?"
Kirk : "Flowers. I don't know the variety."
Kelinda : "Our memory tapes tell us of such things on Kelvan. Crystals that form with such rapidity, they seem to grow. They look like this fragile thing somewhat. We call them Sahsheer."
Kirk : "A rose by any other name."
Kelinda : "Captain?"
Kirk : "A quote from a great human poet, Shakespeare. That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet."

People :

James T. Kirk, Kelinda

"Yes, Humans are very peculiar. I often find them unfathomable, but an interesting psychological study." - Spock to Rojan

Tomar : "Very interesting. But I feel rather strange." [He falls off his chair, unconscious. Scotty picks up the bottle and smiles at it.]
Scotty : "We did it, you and me. Put him right under the table!"

People :

Montgomery Scott, Tomar

Rojan : "You would really do that? You would extend welcome to invaders?"
Kirk : "No, but we would welcome friends."

People :

James T. Kirk, Rojan

"Oh, you are a lovely female. A pleasant sight to wake up to after half a million years!" - Henoch to Chapel

"What he's saying, Spock, is that a man who holds that much power, even with the best intentions, just can't resist the urge to play god." - McCoy to Spock

"If we adopt the ways of the Nazis, we're as bad as the Nazis." - Isak to Abrom

"Even historians fail to learn from history... they repeat the same mistakes. Let the killing end, Kirk." - Gil to Kirk

"Did you see the love light in Spock's eyes? The right computer finally came along!" - McCoy to Kirk

Wesley : "Our compliments to the M-5 unit, and regards to Captain Dunsel. Wesley out."
McCoy : "Dunsel? Who the blazes is Captain Dunsel? What does it mean, Jim? Spock? What does it mean?"
Spock : "Dunsel, Doctor, is a term used by Midshipmen at Starfleet Academy. It refers to a part which serves no useful purpose."

People :

Spock,

Spock : "Most illogical. Of all people, he should have known how the computer would perform. Of course, the M-5 itself has not behaved logically."
McCoy : "Please, Spock, do me a favour and don't say it's fascinating."
Spock : "No. But it is... interesting."

People :

Spock, Leonard H. McCoy

"All ships damaged in unprovoked attack. Excalibur Captain Harris and First Officer dead. Many casualties. We have damage, but are still able to manoeuvre. The Enterprise refuses to answer, and is continuing attack. I still have an effective battle force and believe the only way to stop the Enterprise is to destroy her. Request permission to proceed." - Wesley; messaging Starfleet

"To kill is a breaking of civil and moral laws we've lived by for thousands of years. You've murdered hundreds of people. We've murdered. How can we repay that?" - Daystrom to M-5

"Destroyed, Kirk? No! We're invincible! Look what we've done! Your mighty starships, four toys, to be crushed as we choose!" - Daystrom to Kirk; cracking up under the strain

"It would be most interesting to impress your memory engrams on a computer, doctor. The resulting torrential flood of illogic would be most entertaining." - Spock to McCoy

"That's why some of my generation are kinda crazy and rebels, you know? We wonder if we're going to be alive when we're thirty." - Roberta Lincoln to Gary Seven

"Mister Spock, the women on your planet are logical. That's the only planet in this galaxy that can make that claim." - Kirk to Spock

Kirk : "Courtesy. Remember?"
Elaan : "Courtesy is not for inferiors."
Kirk : "Courtesy is for everyone around here, and you'll find you won't be able to exist on Troyius without it. Mister Scott, our Chief Engineer, has shown you his engineering department. That's a courtesy. You respond by saying thank you."

People :

Elaan, James T. Kirk

There will be no wedding! I would not have our ruler marry that monster if the entire galaxy depended on it, and I will have nothing further to do with you! - Petri to Kirk

Elaan : "I have a plan. With this ship, you could completely obliterate Troyius. Then there will be no need for the marriage. And in gratitude, my people will give you the complete rule of this system."
Kirk : "What kind of a mind could think of such a thing?"

People :

Elaan

"My bairns! My poor bairns!" - Scotty; bemoaning the abuse of his engines

"This is Lieutenant Commander Scott. The Enterprise takes no orders except those of Captain Kirk and we will stay right here until he returns and if you make any attempt to board or commandeer the Enterprise, it will be blown to bits along with as many of you as we can take with us." - Scotty to Romulan Commander

Romulan Commander : "Allow me to rephrase. Will you join me for dinner?
Spock "I am honoured, Commander. Are the guards also invited?"

People :

Spock, Romulan Commander

Romulan Commander : "You must have your own ship."
Spock : "Commander, shall we speak plainly? It is you who desperately need a ship. You want the Enterprise."
Romulan Commander : "Of course. It would be a great achievement for me to bring home the Enterprise intact. It would broaden the scope of my powers greatly. It would be the achievement of a lifetime. And it would open equal opportunities for you."

People :

Romulan Commander

Romulan Commander : "You have nothing in Starfleet to which to return. I offer, we offer you an alternative. We will find a place for you, if you wish it."
Spock : "A place?"
Romulan Commander : "With me. Romulan women are not like Vulcan females. We are not dedicated to pure logic and the sterility of non-emotion. Our people are warriors. Often savage. But we are also many other pleasant things."

People :

Romulan Commander

Tal : "We have you under our weapons, Enterprise. You cannot escape."
Kirk : "This is Captain Kirk. Hold your fire. We have your commander aboard."
Tal : "Commander?"
Romulan Commander : "Destroy this vessel! I gave you a direct command! Tal!"

People :

Romulan Commander

"Without followers, evil cannot spread." - Spock to Kirk

"Most of us are attracted by beauty and repelled by ugliness. One of the last of our prejudices." - Kirk to Marvick

"I'm a doctor, not a coal miner!" - McCoy to Spock

"At critical moments men sometimes see exactly what they wish to see." - Spock to McCoy

Fabrini Man : "Years ago I climbed the mountains... even though it was forbidden."
Kirk : "Why is it forbidden?"
Fabrini Man : "I am not sure. But things are not as they teach us. For the world is hollow and I have touched the sky!"

People :

James T. Kirk

"Four thousand throats may be cut in one night by a running man with a knife." - Klingon to Kang

"I guess we weren't sufficiently... entertaining." - Kirk

"I could have had your power, but I didn't want it. I could have had your position, your place, right now! But the sight of you and your academicia sickens me. Despite your brains, you're the most comtemptable beings who ever lived in this universe!" - Alexander to Parmen

"Beauty is transitory, doctor." - Spock to McCoy

Spock : "All that matters to them is their hate."
Uhura : "Do you suppose that's all they ever had, sir?"
Kirk : "No. But that's all they have left."

People :

James T. Kirk, Spock, Nyota Uhura

"We must acknowledge once and for all that the purpose of diplomacy is to prolong a crisis." - Spock to bridge crew

"Well, this is an Enterprise first. Doctor McCoy, Mister Spock, and Engineer Scott find themselves in complete agreement! Can I stand the strain?" - Kirk to Spock and McCoy

"I am proud of what I am. I believe in what I do. Can you say that?" - Chekov to Irina

Rayna : "What is loneliness?
Flint : "It is thirst, it is a flower dying in the desert."

People :

Rayna Kapec, Flint

"After all a library serves no purpose unless someone is using it." - Mr Atoz to Spock

"It may not be scientific, but if Mr. Spock thinks it happens then it must be logical." - Scotty to McCoy

"Let's see what's out there..." - Picard; ordering the Enterprise into the unknown

"You jewel, that's exactly what I wanted to hear!" - Yar to Data; on discovering that he is 'fully functional' in matters of sexuality

"Fear is the true enemy. The only enemy." - Riker to Portal

"The search for knowledge is always our primary mission." - Picard to Crusher

"I'm with Starfleet; we don't lie." - Wesley to the Mediator

"There can be no justice so long as laws are absolute. Even life itself is an exercise in exceptions." - Picard to the Edo god

"As you hew-mons say... I'm all ears." - Kazago to Riker

"A macro head with a micro brain..." - Q; on Worf, the first time he calls him micro brain

"One look at you, sir, is proof that nothing is impossible." - Redblock to Data

"In our society we share the responsibility and the pleasures equally." - Riker to Beata; on Human gender equality (there wasn't much to choose from in this one.)

"A blind man teaching an android how to paint? That's got to be worth a couple of pages in somebody's book!" - Riker to Data and Geordi

"What's a knockout like you doing in a computer generated gin joint like this?" - Riker to Minuet

"Things are only impossible until they are not." - Picard to Data

Remmick : "You don't like me very much, do you?"
Worf : "Is it required, sir?"

People :

Worf Rozhenko, Lieutenant Commander Dexter Remmick

"Cowards take hostages, Klingons do not." - Worf to Yar

"Yet in all you say, where are the words duty, honour, loyalty? Without which a warrior is nothing!" - Worf to Korris

"The name of my ship is the Lollipop. It's a good ship." - Riker to the Rice image

"You say you are true evil? Let me tell you what true evil is. It is to submit to you. It is when we surrender our freedom, our dignity, instead of defying you." - Picard to Armus

"Enough of this self indulgence." - Picard; chiding himself for spending time on personal matters

"I am never critical of any member of my staff being curious." - Picard

"Yes. Absolutely. I do indeed concur wholeheartedly!" - Riker; when asked by the computer if he concurs in aborting the autodestruct sequence

"Life is like loading twice your cargo weight into your spacecraft. If it's canaries and you can keep half of them flying all the time, you're all right." - Okona to Data; He's actually wrong about the canaries thing, but it's a good line

"No being is so important that he can usurp the rights of another." - Picard to Data and Graves; on Data

"If Klingon food is too strong for you, perhaps we can get one of the females to breast feed you." - Klag to Riker

Klag : (regarding two Klingon females) "They are inquisitive. They wonder how you would endure."
Riker : "Endure what?"
Klag : "Them."
Riker : (smiling slowly) "One, or both?"

People :

Klag, William T. Riker

"Enterprise, this is Captain William Riker of the Klingon vessel Pagh. I order you to lower your shields and surrender." - Riker to Picard

"You understand the Klingons better than I thought, Commander." - Klag to Riker

"Well consider that in the history of many worlds there have always been disposable creatures. They do the dirty work. They do the work that no one else wants to do because it's too difficult or too hazardous. And an army of Datas, all disposable... you don't have to think about their welfare, you don't think about how they feel. Whole generations of disposable people." - Guinan to Picard

"It brings a sense of order and stability to my universe to know that you're still a pompous ass... and a damn sexy man." - Louvois to Picard

"Fate. Protects fools, little children, and ships named Enterprise." - Riker to bridge crew

"One of your strengths is your ability to evaluate the dynamics of a situation and then take a definitive, pre-emptive step, take charge. Now you're frustrated because you not only can't see a solution, you can't define the problem." - Riker to Picard

"Respect is earned, not bestowed." - Troi

"You see, the prime directive has many different functions. Not the least of which is to protect us, to prevent us from allowing our emotions to overwhelm our judgement." - Picard to Pulaski

Riker : "O'Brien, take a nap. You didn't see any of this. You're not involved."
O'Brien : "Right, sir. I'll just be standing over here dozing off."

People :

William T. Riker, Miles Edward O'Brien

"If you can't take a little bloody nose, maybe you ought to 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 to Picard

"Sometimes, Number One, you just have to bow to the absurd." - Picard to Riker

Brenna : "And what are you staring at? Have you never seen a woman before?"
Riker : "I thought I had."

People :

William T. Riker, Danilo Odell

"You see lad, every moment of pleasure in life has to be purchased by an equal moment of pain." - Danilo to Worf

"Lieutenant, I order you to relax!" - Picard to Worf

"It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life." - Picard to Data

"If you drop a hammer on your foot, it's hardly useful to get mad at the hammer." - Riker to Picard

"This is just a thing, and things can be replaced. Lives cannot." - Data to Gosheven

"Good tea. Nice house." - Worf to Rishon

Picard : "Please. Get up. Get up! You must not kneel to me."
Nuria : "You do not wish it?"
Picard : "I do not deserve it."

People :

Jean-Luc Picard, Nuria

"That's the problem with believing in a supernatural being... trying to determine what he wants." - Troi to Liko

"You know, I've always thought technology could solve almost any problem. It enhances the quality of our lives, lets us travel across the galaxy, even gave me my vision. But sometimes you just have to turn it all off." - Geordi to holo-Leah; on the solution to their problem

"Commander, both our ships are ready to fight. We have two extremely powerful and destructive arsenals at our command. Our next actions will have serious repercussions. We have reason to mistrust one another but even better reason to set those differences aside. Of course, the question is, who will take the initiative? Who will make the first gesture of trust? The answer is... I will." - Picard to Tomalak

"Your ambushes would be more successful if you bathed more often!" - Worf to Gatherers

"You already betrayed your people, Admiral! You made your choices sir! You're a traitor! Now if the bitter taste of that is unpalatable to you I am truly sorry, but I will not risk my crew because you think you can dance on the edge of the Neutral Zone. You crossed over, Admiral. You make yourself comfortable with that." - Picard to Jarok

"In your own words, this is not our affair. We cannot interfere in the natural course of your society's development. And I'd say it's going to develop significantly in the next few minutes." - Picard to Danarto Nayrok

"In a world where children blow up children, everyone's a threat." - Devos to Riker

"I'm not good in groups. It's difficult to work in a group when you're omnipotent." - Q to Data

"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

"A warriors drink!" - Worf to Guinan; about prune juice

"Let's make sure history never forgets the name... Enterprise." - Picard to crew

"Thank you for my life." - Lal to Data; Her last words

"There are times, sir, when men of good conscience cannot blindly follow orders. You acknowledge their sentience, but ignore their personal liberties and freedom? Order a man to turn his child over to the state? Not while I am his captain." - Picard to Haftel

"I am Klingon! If you doubt it, a demonstration can be arranged!" - Worf to Kurn

Riker : "I imagine it must be very difficult for you to work with a crew that is so different. I would be happy to guide you in that regard, if it would be helpful."
Kurn : "No Commander. It wouldn't."
Riker : "This is not a Klingon ship, sir."
Kurn : "No Commander, it is not. If it were a Klingon ship, I would've killed you for offering your suggestion."

People :

Kurn

"This entire ship seems built on comfort, relaxation, being at ease. It is not the ship of a warrior... not the ship of a Klingon." - Kurn to Worf; a calculated insult.

Duras : "This is not your world, human. You do not command here."
Picard : "I'm not here to command."
Duras : "Then you must be ready to fight. Something that Starfleet doesn't teach you."
Picard : "You may test that assumption at your convenience."

People :

Jean-Luc Picard, Duras

"You are brave, cha'DIch. Worf chose well." - Kahlest to Picard

"The Empire will not be destroyed for one family's honour!" - K'mpec to Picard

"Imprisonment is an injury, regardless of how you justify it." - Picard to the alien

Tholl : "It's well known that my species possesses superior intelligence and I am considered among the brightest of my people."
Haro : "And the least modest!"

People :

Kova Tholl, Cadet Mitena Haro

"You've shown none of the concern that Captain Picard would for the safety of his ship, the welfare of his crew." - Riker to Fake Picard

"The more difficult the task, the sweeter the victory." - Riker to Troi

Riker :" Have I mentioned how imaginative the Risian women are, sir?"
Troi : "Too often, Commander."

People :

Deanna Troi

"It's just that I prefer to be acquainted with the women that I kiss." - Picard to Vash

"A simple handshake would have sufficed." - Picard to Vash; after she kisses him

"Through joining, they have been healed. Grief has been transmuted to joy. Loneliness to belonging." - Data to Troi

Troi : "He was at the university on Betazed when I studied psychology there."
Picard : "Oh, I see. He was a colleague of yours."
Troi : "No. He was a patient"

People :

Deanna Troi

"The more unusual a life form is, the better he likes it. His personnel file shows that he's gravitated toward assignments that isolate him from other humanoids." - Crusher to Picard; discussing Tam Elbrun

"Beautiful creatures, the Chandrans. Their minds are glacial. They have a lovely three day ritual for saying hello. Peaceful, untroubled people." - Elbrun to Deanna

"Think of it, Dee... this intelligence that swims naked through space like a fish in the sea. Totally alien, mysterious, not like us at all. Ancient. And alone. So lonely, for so long." - Elbrun to Deanna

"Tam, when you reached out to the alien, to warn it, did you give any thought to this vessel? To the danger, however inadvertent, that creature might pose to our crew? Or did you simply react out of instinct?" - Picard to Elbrun

"I feel your confidence, your arrogant resolve. It excites me..." - HoloTroi to Barclay

Geordi : "Maybe I'm not make myself clear, Guinan. Barclay, well, he's always late. The man's nervous. Nobody wants to be around this guy."
Guinan : "If I felt that nobody wanted to be around me, I'd probably be late and nervous too."
Geordi : "Guinan, that's not the point!"
Guinan : "Are you sure?"

Holo-Riker : "I warn you. It would be wise for you to put your affairs in final order before you meet him in combat. You challenge the greatest sword-"
Riker : "In all the holodeck!"

"He was a man. Take him for all in all. I shall not look upon his like again." - Picard; on Data, quoting from Hamlet

Data : "I've been delivered here against my wishes. I would like to know the reason."
Fajo : "Certainly. You have been brought here for my enjoyment and my appreciation."

People :

Kivas Fajo

Data : "Clearly, Mister Fajo has no moral difficulty with my imprisonment here."
Varria "Mister Fajo has no moral difficulties at all."

People :

Varria

Data : "I have been designed with a fundamental respect for life in all its forms and a strong inhibition against causing harm to living beings."
Fajo : "What a marvellous contradiction. A military pacifist!"

People :

Kivas Fajo

"You'll fire? Empty threat and we both know it. Why don't you accept your fate? You will return to your chair and you will sit there. You will entertain me and you will entertain my guests. And if you do not, I will simply kill somebody else. Him, perhaps. It doesn't matter. Their blood will be on your hands too, just like poor Varria's. Your only alternative, Data, is to fire. Murder me. That's all you have to do. Go ahead. Fire. If only you could feel rage over Varria's death. If only you could feel the need for revenge, then maybe you could fire. But you're just an android. You can't feel anything, can you? It's just another interesting intellectual puzzle for you. Another of life's curiosities." - Fajo to Data

"For an android with no feelings, he sure managed to evoke them in others." - Riker to Picard; on Data

"I have been accused of many things in my life, never an excess of emotion." - Sarek to Picard

"NO! It is... it is... wrong! It is WRONG! A lifetime of discipline is washed away, and in its place... Bedlam! BEDLAM! I am so old... there is nothing left but dry bones and dead friends. Oh, tired. Oh, so tired. " - Picard to Crusher; displaying Sarek's emotions

"What can I say? To us it's a slime pit, but to them it's home." - Geordi to Wesley; on the Legaran environment

"It is a generous offer. But I must warn you that while I would gain your stability, you would experience the fierce onslaught of emotions unleashed by my condition. Vulcan emotions are extremely intense. We have learned to suppress them. No human would be able to control them. They would overwhelm you. The mind-meld can be a terrible intimacy." - Sarek to Picard

Lwaxana : "Can you imagine that dreadful little creature talking to me like that? Doesn't he realise that I am a daughter of the Fifth House of Betazed. Holder of the Sacred Chalice of Rixx?"
Troi : "The Sacred Chalice of Rixx is an old clay pot with mold growing inside it."

People :

Deanna Troi

"In faith, I do not love thee with mine eyes, for they in thee a thousand errors see. But 'tis my heart that loves what they despise, who in despite of view are please'd to dote. Shall I compare the to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate!" - Picard to Lwaxana

"Let's get one thing straight, little man. I am not for sale. And if, by some chance, I were to become available, I would rather eat Orion wing slugs than deal with a toad-faced troll like you! So go away and find yourself somebody else to become your property!" - Lwaxana to Tog

"Listen, Tog, I must possesses Lwaxana. And if that means destroying your ship in the process, so be it!" - Picard to Tog

"I have much to teach you about women." - Worf to Geordi

"The truth of the matter is... hell, we are not ready. We knew they were coming for over a year. We've thrown every resource we have into this, but still..." - Hanson to Picard

"The soil contains the same magnetic resonance traces. That's our footprint. There's no doubt anymore. It is the Borg." - Shelby to Riker

"Jean-Luc Picard, captain of the starship Enterprise, registry NCC-1701-D, you will lower your shields and prepare to transport yourself aboard our vessel. If you do not co-operate, we will destroy your ship." - The Borg to Picard

"I am Locutus of Borg. Resistance is futile. Your life, as it has been is over. From this time forward you will service us." - Locutus to Riker

Shelby : "Tell me, Commander. Is serving aboard the Enterprise as extraordinary an experience as I've heard?"
Riker : "Every bit."
Shelby : "Good. Because I intend to convince Captain Picard I'm the right choice for the job."
Riker : "Job? Which job?"
Shelby : "Yours, of course. I'm sorry. I heard that you were leaving."

People :

Lieutenant Commander Shelby

"At nineteen hundred hours yesterday, the USS Lalo departed Zeta Alpha Two on a freight run to Sentinel Minor Four. At twenty two hundred hours and twelve minutes, a distress signal was received at Starbase one five seven. The Lalo reported contact with an alien vessel described as cube shaped. The distress signal ended abruptly, and she's not been heard from since." - Hanson to Picard

"When a man is convinced that he is going to die tomorow, he'll probably find a way to make it happen." - Guinan to Riker

"They're brothers, Data. Brothers forgive." - Beverly to Data

Picard : "You're probably not aware of this, but I have never been particularly comfortable around children."
Troi : "...really?"

People :

Jean-Luc Picard

Beverly : "Computer, what is the nature of the universe?"
Computer : "The universe is a sphereoid region 705 metres in diameter."

People :

Beverly Crusher

"The Enterprise is not a ship of war. It is a ship of exploration." - Data to Ishara

"Not even a bite on the cheek for old time's sake?" - K'Ehleyr to Worf

"Find the assassin. The Klingon who kills without showing his face has no honour! He must not lead the Empire. Such a man would be capable of anything... even war with the Federation." - K'mpec to Picard

Duras : "I'm the only one, Worf! The only one who can prove your innocence! Kill me and you're a traitor forever!"
Worf : "Then that is how it shall be!"

People :

Worf Rozhenko

"Shut up! As in, close your mouth and stop talking!" - Riker to the fake Picard

"Human intuition and instinct are not always right, but they do make life interesting." - Guinan to Troi

"It's not you I hate, Cardassian. I hate what I became, because of you." - O'Brien to Glinn Daro

"To many Humans, a mystery is irresistable. It must be solved." - Picard to Troi/Paxan

"There's theory and then there's application. They don't always jibe." - Geordi to Brahms

"Young children are sometimes frightened of the world. That doesn't mean that their parents should let them stay in their cribs." - Barclay to Troi

"Admiral? What you're doing is unethical. It's immoral. I'll fight it." - Picard to Admiral Satie

"We think we've come so far. Torture of heretics, burning of witches, it's all ancient history. And then, before you can blink an eye, suddenly it threatens to start all over again." - Picard to Worf

"Counselor Deanna Troi, personal log, stardate 44805.3. My mother is on board." - Troi to the computer; in the voice of doom

Lwaxana : "What does that little one do, Mister Woof?"
Worf : "Please, Madam! That is a torpedo launch initiator... and it is Worf, Madam, not Woof."

People :

Lwaxana Troi, Worf Rozhenko

"No parent should expect to be paid back for the love they've given their children." - Timicin to Lwaxana

"...I would be delighted to offer any advice I can on understanding women. When I have some, I'll let you know." - Picard to Data

"The claim 'I was only following orders' has been used to justify too many tragedies in our history." - Picard to Data

"That's one reason why I ran away. They're lost, defeated. I will never be." - Ro to Picard

"Congratulations, you are fully dilated to ten centimetres. You may now give birth." - Worf to Keiko

"Father and son, both proud, both stubborn, more alike than either of them are prepared to admit. A lifetime spent building emotional barriers, they're very difficult to break down. And now the time has come when it is too late. It's a difficult moment. It's a lonely one." - Picard to Data

"Of course you know the Prime Directive, which tells us that we have no right to interfere in the natural evolution of alien worlds. Now, I have sworn to uphold it, but nevertheless I have disregarded that directive on more than one occasion... because I thought it was the right thing to do." - Picard to Rasmussen

"I would gladly risk feeling bad at times, if it also meant I could taste my dessert." - Data to Timothy; Nice foreshadowing of Generations here.

"Who gave them the right to decide whether or not I should be here? Whether or not I might have something to contribute?" - Geordi to Hannah; regarding the settlement's decision to remove all disabilities from their offspring

"To die defending his ship is the hope of every Klingon." - Worf to the alien in Data

"A warrior does not let a friend face danger alone." - Worf to Riker

"The first duty of every Starfleet officer is to the truth." - Picard to Wesley

Briam : "You had to work side by side with her for days. How could you resist her?"
Picard : "Ambassador, have a safe trip home."

People :

Jean-Luc Picard, Ambassador Briam

"When I look at my patient, I don't see a collective consciousness. I don't see a hive. I see a living, breathing boy who's been hurt and who needs our help. And we're talking about sending him back to his people as an instrument of destruction." - Crusher to Picard

Geordi : "He's not what I expected, Captain. He's got feelings. He's homesick. I don't know. It just doesn't seem right using him this way."
Picard : "Centuries ago, when laboratory animals were used for experiments, scientists would sometimes become attached to the creatures. This would a problem if the experiment involved killing them. I would suggest that you unattach yourself from the Borg, Mister La Forge."

People :

Jean-Luc Picard, Geordi LaForge

"If you remember what we were and how we lived, then we will have found life again." - Eline to Picard

"Poverty was eliminated on Earth a long time ago. And a lot of other things dissapeared with it; hopelessness, despair, cruelty..." - Troi to Clemens

"N-C-C-1-7-0-1. No bloody A, B, C or D." - Scotty to the Holodeck

"You may be nearly omnipotent, and I don't deny that your parlour tricks are very impressive, but morality? I don't see it. I would put Human morality against the Q's any day. And perhaps that's the reason why we fascinate you so..." - Picard to Q

"The town of Deadwood may face danger again, Alexander. If they do they'll need a sheriff... and a deputy." - Worf; confirming that he will continue to play with Alexander on the holodeck

"And... get that fish out of the ready room." - Jellico to Riker

"But who knows? Our reality may be very much like theirs and all this might just be an elaborate simulation running inside a little device sitting on someone's table." - Picard to Troi

"That Picard never had a brush with death, never came face to face with his own mortality, never realised how fragile life is. Or how important each moment must be. So his life never came into focus." - Q to Picard

"You do not kill an animal unless you intend to eat it." - Toq to Tokath

"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 to Darren

"None of this is real!" - Riker; realising that everything he has experienced is a fantasy

"Long ago a storm was heading toward the city of Quin'lat. The people sought protection within the walls, all except one man who remained outside. I went to him and asked what he was doing. 'I am not afraid,' he said. 'I will not hide my face behind stone and mortar. I will stand before the wind and make it respect me.' I honoured his choice and went inside. The next day the storm came, and the man was killed. The wind does not respect a fool." - Kahless to Gowron

"All I remember is setting down the food... and then a hissing ball of fur came out of nowhere!" - Riker; on feeding Spot

"You are an insulting pompous fool. And if you were not an ambassador, I would disembowel you right here!" - Worf to the Iyaaran ambassador

"Five card stud, nothing wild... and the sky's the limit." - Picard to crew; the final words spoken in the series

"Ah, an open mind! The essence of intellect!" - Garak to Bashir

"You know the old saying, a man who is always looking over his shoulder is waiting for trouble to find him." - O'Brien to Sisko; re Tosk

"A friend dropped me off." - Vash to O'Brien; on how she wound up in the Gamma Quadrant

"A suit of the finest Andorian silk? A ring of pure Surax? A complete set of Tanesh pottery? How about a latinum plated bucket to sleep in?" - Quark to Odo; trying to tempt him with worldly possessions

"Still chasing your own tail? Picard and his lackeys would have solved all this techno-babble hours ago. No wonder you're not commanding a starship!" - Q to Sisko

"One man's priceless is another man's worthless." - Quark to Falow

"There is no profit in kindness." - Odo to Quark

"The ninth rule of acquisition clearly states that opportunity plus instinct equals profit." - Nog to Varis

Mullibok : "The Cardassians probably told you you didn't stand a chance either. Did you surrender?"
Kira : "No."
Mullibok : "Why do you expect me to act any different than you?"

People :

Mullibok, Major Kira Nerys

"Nothing makes them happy. They are dedicated to being unhappy, and to spreading that unhappiness wherever they go. They are ambassadors of unhappy!" - Bashir to Sisko; bemoaning his escort duty

"I'm a teacher. My responsibility is to expose my students to knowledge, not to hide it from them." - Keiko to Wynn

"If you want to change the government, Minister Jaro, you vote to change it. You don't sneak up from behind it with a dagger." - Kira to Jaro

"There's nothing quite so depressing as a winning streak that won't stop streaking." - Quark to Bashir

"It never hurts to suck up to the boss." - Quark to Pel

"Let there be light!" - Seyetik; his last words as he dived into the dead star to re-ignite it

"I'm beginning to think that the scientific method and police method have a lot in common." - Dr. Mora to Odo

"Perhaps one day you'll feel the hand of God resting on your shoulder." - Sisko to Alixus

"Just because we don't understand a life form doesn't mean that we can destroy it." - Odo to Kira

"A sharp knife is nothing without a sharp eye." - Koloth to Kor

"This time, we will reach the Albino! And when we do, I will cut his heart out and eat it, while he watches me with his dying breath!" - Kang

"Of course you should come! The splendor of fighting and killing! A bloodbath in the cause of vengeance! Who wouldn't want to come!" - Kor to Dax

"On Earth there is no poverty, no crime, and no war. You look out the window and you see Paradise. Well, it's easy to be a saint in Paradise but the Maquis do not live in Paradise." - Sisko to Kira

"Truth is not always easy to recognise." - Bareil to Kira

"You have no idea what's begun here." - Eris to Sisko; truer words never spoken

"No changeling has ever harmed another." - Founder to Odo

I am Quark, son of Keldar, and I have come to answer the challenge of D'Ghor, son of... whatever. - Quark to Gowron

"Sixteen years old and dating a dabo girl. Godspeed, Jake." - O'Brien; muttering to himself

"You're trying to be a hero. Terrorists don't get to be heros." - Kira to Thomas Riker

"Causing people to suffer because you hate them is terrible... but causing people to suffer because you've forgotten how to care, that's really hard to understand." - Bashir to Sisko

"While violence may keep an enemy at bay, only peace can make him a friend." - Winn to Sisko

Nog : "According to Ferengi by-laws, section one oh five, subparagraph ten, upon reaching adulthood, Ferengi males must purchase an apprenticeship from a suitable role model. I choose you."
Sisko : "You want to be my apprentice?"
Nog : "That's right. I want to be the first Ferengi in Starfleet. Now, who do I see about getting a uniform?"

People :

Nog

Remember Major, I pride myself on my ability to observe human nature, and I've watched you for the past three years. In all that time I never saw any indication that you had those kinds of feelings for me. You like me. You think of me as a close friend. But love? I'm afraid not. - Odo to Fake Kira

"You can make your own decisions, or you can let these prophecies make them for you." - Dax to Sisko

"I think you'll find that random and unprovoked executions will keep your work force alert and motivated." - Intendent to Mirror Garak

"Do you know what the sad part is, Odo? I'm a very good tailor." - Garak to Odo

"It has been my observation that one of the prices of giving people freedom of choice is that sometimes they make the wrong choice." - Odo to Kira

"Running may help for a little while, but sooner or later the pain catches up with you. And the only way to get rid of it is to stand your ground and face it." - Sisko to Worf

"I have fought against races that believe in mythical beings who guide their destinies and await them after death. They call them gods. The Founders are like Gods to the Jem'Hadar, but our Gods never talk to us, and they don't wait for us after death. They only want us to fight for them, and die for them." - Goran'Agar to Bashir

"I've lived seven lifetimes, and I have never had a friend quite like you." - Dax to Sisko

"You people should take better care of yourselves. Stop poisoning your bodies with tobacco and atom bombs. Sooner or later, that kind of stuff will kill you!" - Quark to Denning

"Jake, the only time you should be in bed is if you're sleeping, dying, or making love to a beautiful woman." - Joseph Sisko to Jake Sisko

"You know, I've been a soldier and I've been a politician, and I have to say, I'm beginning to think that being a soldier was easier." - Shakaar to Odo

"I have never understood you, Worf. But I do know this... in your own way, you are an honourable man." - Kurn to Worf

"The one good thing about going away is coming home." - Keiko O'Brien to Miles O'Brien

"Isn't that a coincidence? I was hoping you weren't married!" - Mirror Kira to Guard; on being told that she had his wife killed

"Paranoid is what they call people who imagine threats against their life. I have threats against my life." - Garak to Quark

"I'm Chief Miles Edward O'Brien. And I'm very much alive, and intend to stay that way!" - O'Brien to his troops

"I've spent most of my life bringing people to justice. Now that it's my turn, how can I run away?" - Odo to Sisko; on returning to the great link for punishment

"If I were in your shoes I would be looking for someone a little more entertaining, a little more fun, and maybe even a little more attainable." - Dax to Worf; dropping a heavy hint

"Another glorious chapter of Klingon history. Tell me, do they still sing songs of the Great Tribble Hunt?" - Odo to Worf; on the Klingon's extinction of the Tribble species

"Bad manners are the fault of the parent, not the child." - Dukat to Dax

"I was in a Cardassian prison camp for five years. And I can remember each and very beating I suffered. And while you had your weapons to protect you, all I had was my faith and my courage." - Winn to Kira

Worf : "Quark may lend you the money, but remember Rule of Acquisition number one hundred and eleven. Treat people in your debt like family - exploit them."
Dax : "You know the Rules of Acquisition?"
Worf : "I am a graduate of Starfleet Academy. I know many things."

People :

Worf Rozhenko

"Everyone has their reasons. That's what's so terrifying; people can find a way to justify any action, no matter how evil." - Kira to Ziyal

"True love should always win." - Zimmerman to Leeta

"Perhaps he's become prematurely aware of life's existential isolation." - Bashir to O'Brien; on a possible reason for his baby crying

"I love you, Nerys. I've always loved you." - Odo to Kira

"Well it's just that lately I've noticed everyone seems to trust me. It's quite unnerving." - Garak to O'Brien

"I promise I will not rest until I stand with you again... here, in this place where I belong." - Sisko to the Bajorans on DS9

"I tell you Worf, war is much more fun when you're winning!" - Martok to Worf

"Gods don't make mistakes." - Weyoun to Kira

"You want to be gods? Then be gods. I need a miracle. Bajor needs a miracle. Stop those ships!" - Sisko to the Prophets

"I suppose it must be nice to have that kind of faith. I've always preferred to believe in nothing. That way I'm never disappointed." - Mirror Bariel to Kira

"A child, a moron, a failure, and a psychopath. Quite a little team you've put together." - Brunt to Quark

"..." - Morn

"Our loyalty is demonstrated by our actions, not our words." - Kudak'Etan to Lamat'Ukan

Worf : "I have a sense of humour. On the Enterprise I was considered to be quite amusing."
Dax : "That must have been one dull ship."
Worf : "That is a joke. I get it. It is not funny, but I get it."

People :

Dax, Worf Rozhenko

"You function as judge, jury and executioner. And I think that's too much power for anyone." - Bashir to Sloan; regarding Section 31

"You're not exactly the most lovable person in the galaxy. You're not even the most lovable person in this sector. Or on this station. Or even in this room." - Quark to Odo

"You don't understand because you've never put on one of these uniforms. You don't know anything about sacrifice or honour or duty or any of the things that make up a soldier's life. I'm part of something larger than myself. All you care about is you." - Nog to Jake

"We've grown apart, the lot of us. We didn't mean for it to happen, but it did. The war changed us, pulled us apart. Lisa Cusak was my friend. But you are also my friends, and I want my friends in my life. Because one day we're going to wake up and we're going to discover that someone is missing from this circle, and on that day we're gonna mourn. And we shouldn't have to mourn alone." - O'Brien to his friends

Quark : "Let me tell you something about hewmons, nephew. They're a wonderful, friendly people, as long as their bellies are full and their holosuites are working. But take away their creature comforts, deprive them of food, sleep, sonic showers, put their lives in jeapoardy over an extended period of time, and those same friendly, intelligent, wonderful people will become as nasty and violent as the most bloodthirsty Klingon."
Nog : "I feel sorry for the Jem'Hadar."

People :

Quark, Nog, Nog

"It's like I said, the more things change, the more they stay the same." - Quark to Morn; the last words said in the series

"So it begins. The trivia of medicine is my domain now. Every runny nose, stubbed toe, pimple on a cheek becomes my responsibility." - EMH to Kes; bemoaning his having to perform routine medical functions

"I'm a doctor, Mister Neelix, not a decorator." - EMH to Neelix; the first of many

"There's one more request... something of a personal nature... I would like... a name." - EMH to Kes; and he never did get one.

"I don't know who you are or where you come from, but you stay away from my husband!" - Loria to Kim; That didn't come across as gay at all, did it? Nooooo, not even a little bit

"You can use logic to justify almost anything. That's its power. And its flaw." - Janeway to Tuvok

"Every culture has its demons... they embody the darkest emotions of its people. Giving them physical form in heoric literature is a way of exploring those feelings." - Chakotay to Tuvok

"That's the way you respond to every situation, isn't it? If it doesn't work, hit it! If it's in your way, knock it down!" - Torres to Torres

"Get the cheese to sickbay, the Doctor should look at it as soon as possible." - Torres; says one of the sillier Voyager lines

"My children occupy a significant portion of my thoughts, now more than ever." - Tuvok to Neelix

"It is a tempting prospect, but when I hold it up against the prospect of seeing the sunrise over the Arizona desert, or swimming in the gulf of Mexico on a summer's day, there's just no comparison. I want to go home." - Chakotay to Janeway; on settling in the delta quadrant

"You should consider it a high complement. 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." - EMH to Kes

"Who are we to swoop in, play god, and then continue on our way without the slightest consideration of the long term effects of our actions?" - Janeway to Torres

"If you can't control the violence, the violence controls you." - Suder to Tuvok

"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

"I am programmed to be heroic when the need arises." - EMH to Kim

"We often fear what we don't understand. Our best defence is knowledge." - Tuvok to Tressa

Tuvok : "That lovely tune is a traditional funeral dirge"
Neelix : "I know... but it was the, ah, the most cheerful I could find in the Vulcan Database."

People :

Tuvok, Neelix

Chakotay : "I can tell you a story, an ancient legend among my people. It's about an angry warrior who lived his life in conflict with the rest of his tribe. A man who couldn't find peace, even with the help of his spirit guide. For years he struggled with his discontent. The only satisfaction he ever got came when he was in battle. That made him a hero among his tribe, but the warrior still longed for peace within himself. One day, he and his war party were captured by a neighbouring tribe led by a woman warrior. She called on him to join her tribe because her tribe was too small and weak to defend itself from all its enemies. The woman warrior was brave and beautiful and very wise. The angry warrior swore to himself that he would stay by her side, doing whatever he could to make her burden lighter. From that point on, her needs would come first. And in that way, the warrior began to know the true meaning of peace."
Janeway : "Is that really an ancient legend?"
Chakotay : "No. But that made it easier to say."

People :

Kathryn Janeway, Chakotay, Kathryn Janeway

"Space must have seemed a whole lot bigger back then. It's not surprising they had to bend the rules a little. They were a little slower to invoke the Prime Directive, and a little quicker to pull their phasers. Of course, the whole bunch of them would be booted out of Starfleet today. But I have to admit, I would have loved to ride shotgun at least once with a group of officers like that." - Janeway to Tuvok; re the original series officers

"Mister Tuvok, if you're going to remain on my ship, you're going to have to learn how to appreciate a joke. And don't tell me Vulcans don't have a sense of humour, because I know better." - Sulu to Tuvok

"I'm a diagnostic tool, not an Engineer." - Zimmerman hologram to Kes

"There's a difference between respecting the spiritual beliefs of other cultures and embracing them myself." - Janeway to Old Man

"Tuvok, has anybody ever told you you're a real freakasaurus?" - Robinson to Tuvok

"You can't just walk away from your responsibilities because you made a mistake." - Janeway to Neelix

"You're afraid that your big scary Klingon side may have been showing. Well, I saw it up close. And you know, it wasn't so terrible. In fact, I wouldn't mind seeing it again someday." - Paris to Torres

"Free of passion? One might as well be free of Humanity." - Holo-Byron to Holo-Ghandi

"You keep working on that sense of humour, Commander Vulcan. You'll get it one day." - Neelix to Tuvok

"Welcome to sickbay. Take a number." - EMH to Nyrian

"You are erratic. Conflicted. Disorganised. Every decision is debated, every action questioned, every individual entitled to their own small opinion. You lack harmony, cohesion, greatness. It will be your undoing." - Seven to Chakotay

B'Elanna : "Tell me something. When you hear about people like the Caatati, do you have any feelings of remorse?"
Seven : "No."
B'Elanna : "That's it? Just no?"
Seven : What further answer do you require?"
B'Elanna : "Well maybe some kind of acknowledgement of the billions of lives you helped destroy. A justification for what you did. Maybe a little sense of guilt."
Seven : Guilt is irrelevant."
B'Elanna : "Heartwarming."

People :

B'Elanna Torres, Seven of Nine

"I understand the concept of humour. It may not be apparent, but I am often amused by Human behaviour." - Seven to Kim

"Time's... up!" - Janeway to the universe; as she rams Annorax's ship

"No matter how vast the differences may be between cultures, people always have something that somebody else wants. And trade is born." - Janeway to Tuvok

"Between impulse and action, there is a realm of good taste begging for your acquaintance!" - EMH to Seven

One : "Joke, a verbal comment or gesture designed to provoke laughter."
EMH : "I see you've got your mothers sense of humour."

People :

One, Emergency Medical Hologram

Paris : "It's a date! These things can't be rushed. They've probably just finished dinner, a couple of drinks, and now they are moving past the polite stage."
Kim : "The polite stage? The last 8472 I met tried to dissolve me from the inside out!"

People :

Thomas Eugene Paris, Harry Kim

"You have always been of enormous assistance to me, Doctor. You...You are my mentor." - Seven of Nine to the EMH; drunken

"Harry, you and I were lucky enough to enjoy the doctor's scintillating exhibition for two full hours. Would it really be fair of us to deny our friends the same unforgettable experience?" - Chakotay to Kim

"Computer, change music selection. Mahler's Symphony Number One, Second Movement... maybe this will help you relax." - Janeway to Kashyk; after he realises he's been fooled

"We didn't burst into flames in the last chapter! Why are these recaps always so inaccurate?" - Kim; commenting on the 'last time on captain proton' segment

"I'm a doctor, not a dragonslayer!" - the EMH; on fighting the monster

"There are three things to remember about being a starship captain. Keep your shirt tucked in, go down with the ship... and never abandon a member of your crew." - Janeway to Naomi

"We're gathered here today, not as Starfleet officers, but as friends and family, to celebrate the marriage of two of Voyager's finest..." - Janeway; starting the wedding

"Acquiring knowledge is a worthy objective. But its pursuit has obviously not elevated you." - Seven of Nine to Kurros; on his dubious principals

"There is no one on Deck Nine, Section 12 who doesn't know when you're having intimate relations." - Seven to B'Elanna; on her and Tom

"Your captain has a knack for sticking her nose where it doesn't belong; especially when it comes to time travel." - Braxton; on Janeway

Ransom : "It's easy to cling to principles when you're standing on a vessel with its bulkheads intact, manned by a crew that's not starving!"
Janeway : "It's never easy...but if we turn our backs on our principles we stop being human."

People :

Kathryn Janeway, Captain Ransom, Kathryn Janeway

"Come on, Tuvok. After all the xenophobic races we've run into, don't you find it just a little refreshing to meet some people who value openness and freedom?" - Captain Janeway to Tuvok

"Tuvok, I understand, You are a Vulcan man, You have just gone without, For seven years, about.
Paris, please find a way, To load a hypospray, I will give you the sign, Just aim for his behind
Hormones are raging, Synapses blazing, It's all so veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrry illogical!" - EMH; singing to the tune of La donna è mobile.

"The Vulcan brain; a puzzle wrapped inside an enigma housed inside a cranium." - the EMH; on Tuvok

"What I've seen proves we were right to come out here. We're not alone...I know that now." - Lt. John Kelly; His final log entry

Admiral Paris : "I want you all to know we're doing everything we can to bring you home."
Janeway : "We appreciate it, sir. Keep a docking bay open for us!"

People :

Kathryn Janeway, Thomas Eugene Paris, Kathryn Janeway, Admiral Paris

"Our ignorant ancestors believed every star was a deity. You taught me how foolish that was. 'Superstition,' you called it." - the Protector to the Cleric

"Words alone cannot convey the suffering. Words alone cannot prevent what happened here from happening again. Beyond words lies experience. Beyond experience lies truth. Make this truth your own." - Inscription on the memorial

"I've got a boyfriend who malfunctions!" - Janeway to Chakotay; on her holographic partner

"If it wanted to get to know me better, it should have just asked me out for a drink!" - Tefler; on being implanted with an alien worm

"And Voyager will continue on her journey to the gleaming cities of Earth... where peace reigns and hatred has no home." - Kelis; the last line of his play

"It was a fire hazard." - Tuvok; An excuse for blowing out the candle on his birthday cake

"I tried passing the time with a little conversation. But as you've probably noticed, he's not exactly what you'd call chatty." - Neelix; on Tuvok

"You don't need the Collective to validate your existence. You've made an impact on every member of this crew. That's your legacy." - Torres to Seven of Nine

"Let me get this straight. You've gone to all this trouble to program a three-dimensional environment that projects a two-dimensional image and now you're asking me to wear these to make it look three-dimensional again?" - B'Elanna to Tom

Barclay : "Was everything that happened between us a lie?"
Leosa : "Not everything. Just the parts where I expressed affection for you."

People :

Reginald Barclay, Leosa

"Have you thought about applying to the advocate general's office? You'd make a good lawyer." - Janeway to Kim; when he points out her own regulation violations

"How can I punish you for being who you are?" - Janeway; refusing to condemn the EMH for siding with the Holograms

"I'm a different person now, a better person. This crew has helped me to see that." - Iko to the family of his victim

Janeway : "...I've become convinced that we've got to stick to our principles, not abandon them."
Chakotay : "Should the crew be ready to die for those principles?"
Janeway : "If the alternative means becoming thieves and killers ourselves... yes."

People :

Kathryn Janeway, Chakotay, Kathryn Janeway

Janeway : "It may not have been real, Chakotay, but it felt like home. If you hadn't come after me, I never would have known that I had another life."
Chakotay : "Are you sorry I showed up?"
Janeway : "Not for a second."

People :

Kathryn Janeway, Chakotay, Kathryn Janeway

"If the continuum has told you once they have told you a thousand times. DON'T PROVOKE THE BORG!" - Q to Q2

"We the people of Earth greet you in a spirit of peace and humility. As we venture out of our solar system we hope to earn the trust and friendship of other worlds." - the Friendship One message

"Goodbye. And good luck, Ambassador." - Janeway to Neelix; Her final words

"Set a course...for home." - Janeway to Chakotay; the last words spoken in the series

"Crewmen Bennett and Hayden over there, do you see them? If I'm not mistaken, they are preparing to mate. Do you think they might let me watch?" - Phlox to Tucker

"I'm a translator. I didn't come out here to see corpses hanging on hooks!" - Hoshi to Phlox

"There's an old saying: 'When in Fellebia, do as the Fellebians do.'" - Phlox to T'Pol

"I can see my house from here!" - Klingon; impressed at a holographic recreation of his home planet

"My experience with Humans is limited, but I've come to learn that they are quite resourceful." - T'Pol to Archer

"Starfleet could have sent a probe out here, to make maps and take pictures, but they didn't. They sent us, so that we could explore with our own senses." - Archer to T'Pol

"There's a difference between keeping an open mind and believing something because you want it to be true." - T'Pol to Trip

Archer : "This time we won't be leaving before we're ready."
Trip : "Are your ears a little pointier than usual?"

People :

Charles Tucker III, Jonathan Archer

Bu'Kah : "I've never seen your kind before, but you have made an enemy of the Klingon Empire!"
Archer : "From what I've noticed, that's not hard to do."

People :

Jonathan Archer, Bu'Kah

Reed : "I don't want to die, what makes you think I want to die?"
Tucker : "Because ever since we saw Enterprise spread across that asteroid, you've done nothing but write your own obituary!"

People :

Malcolm Reed

"With respect, captain, I wonder if you would be so determined to find this apparition if it were a scantily clad man?" - T'Pol to Archer

"What if she gets hurt? What are you going to do then, program up a holographic doctor?" - Trip to Ezral

"You'll like it. Things blow up." - Trip; trying to convince Reed to watch this week's movie

"The irony is, I have the feeling his cause is worth fighting for." - Archer to T'Pol; concerning his refusal to side with Zobral

"Anyone tries to badmouth Captain Archer in front of me is going to get an earful. In any language they want." - Hoshi to Mayweather

"I need to go now. 'I Love Lucy' is on tonight." - Mestral to T'Mir

"You didn't eat cabbage before you left?" - Trip; wondering how Archer insulted the Kretassians

"Reed alert. That's not bad!" - Reed to Trip; contemplating the name for his new alert

"I may not know how to fly this ship, but I am sure I can figure out how to crash it!" - Kuroda to Archer

Mayweather : "Starfleet really ought to think about putting families on starships."
Reed : "You must be joking!"
Mayweather : "No one would ever get homesick."
Reed : "Yes... well they'd better post a psychologist on board. Because I'd need one if my parents were roaming the corridors."

People :

Malcolm Reed, Travis Mayweather

"I might have expected something like this from a first year recruit, but not you. You did exactly what I'd do? If that's true then I've done a pretty lousy job setting an example around here. You're a senior officer on this ship, you're privy to the moral challenges I've had to face. You know I've wrestled with the fine line between doing what I think is right and interfering with other species. So don't tell me you know what I would have done when I don't even know what I would have done!" - Archer to Trip

"I suppose we'll never know... who would have won." - T'Pol to Archer; on his fight with Robinson. Given his track record with fights, I thought this was a nicely snarky comment for the writers to throw in

"Delicate is not a word I associate with Mr. Tucker." - T'Pol; on Trip

"Some of our calculations may have been slightly off." - T'Pol to Tucker; looking at the smoking ruin of the lab

"No one will ever understand you the way I can…" - Tarquin to Hoshi

"They kidnapped the wrong people." - Archer to T'Pol; Yay humans!

"Go ahead, try to blow yourself up. I'll wait." - Archer to D'Jamat

"Take us out of the system. But not too quickly; the Andorian mining consortium runs from no-one!" - Shran; taking his role as a miner just a little too seriously

"I'm a physician, not an engineer!" - Phlox to T'Pol; and Enterprise makes it's first contribution to the "

Trip : "You did the right thing."
Archer : "Seems the longer we're out here, the more I have to keep saying that to myself."

People :

Charles Tucker III, Jonathan Archer

"If you ever question the Guardians again, your skin will adorn the bow of this ship." - Dolim to one of his officers

"The membership is going to grow. Dozens, eventually hundreds of species... a United Federation of Planets." - Daniels to Archer

"Our greatest scientist once said 'every moment we live, we are moving through time. We've earned the right to choose which direction.'" - Vosk to his men

"I've been told that people are calling us heroes. When it comes to my crew, you won't get any argument from me." - Archer to well, just about everybody!

"Why are you so surprised? Whenever a group of people start believing they're better than everybody else, the results are always the same." - Archer to Soong; on the Augment's abandoning Smike

"'Superior ability breeds superior ambition.' One of their creators wrote that. He was murdered by an Augment." - Archer to Soong

"We had our wars Admiral, just as Humans did. Our planet was devastated, our civilisation nearly destroyed. Logic saved us, but it took almost 1,500 years for us to rebuild our world and travel to the stars. You Humans did the same in less than a century. There are those on the high command who wonder what Humans would achieve in the century to come. And they don't like the answer." - Soval to Forrest

"Deception has never been a stranger to this room." - Soval to V'Las; on the high council's chamber

"Logic has not won this day. But this day will not last forever." - Surak to Archer

"You'll no longer have us looking over your shoulder. It's time for Earth to stand on it's own." - T'Pau to Archer

"Why settle for making myself miserable when I can spread the misery around to an entire class of students?" - Erickson; on teaching

"Maybe you've evolved into beings with abilities I can't comprehend. But you've paid a hell of a price. You've lost compassion and empathy, things that give life meaning. If that's what it takes to be advanced, I don't want any part of it." - Archer to the Organian

Gral : "I'm told this ship is the pride of Starfleet. I find it small and unimpressive."
Archer : "Funny. I was about to say the same thing about you."

People :

Jonathan Archer, Gral

Trip : "You did all this with one phase pistol?"
Reed : "You're good at building things. I'm good at blowing them up."

People :

Malcolm Reed, Charles Tucker III