Stop thinking with your glands. – Capt. James T. Kirk Star Trek: The Original Series, ‘The Man Trap’.
And what is it that makes one man an exceptional leader? We see indications that it is his negative side which makes him strong, that his evil side, if you will, properly controlled and disciplined, is vital to his strength. – Mr. Spock Star Trek: The Original Series, ‘The Enemy Within’.
Did you see the love light in Spock’s eyes? The right computer finally came along! – Dr. Leonard McCoy To Kirk. Star Trek: The Original Series, ‘The Ultimate Computer’.
Capt. Kirk: Bones, you ever hear of a doomsday machine? Dr. Leonard McCoy: No, I’m a doctor, not a mechanic. Star Trek: The Original Series, ‘The Doomsday Machine’.
I never dreamed that Starfleet would give in to intolerance and fear. – Capt. Jean-Luc Picard Star Trek: Picard, ‘The End is the Beginning’.
This troubled planet is a place of the most violent contrast. Those who receive the rewards are totally separated from those who shoulder the burdens. It is not a wise leadership. – Mr. Spock Star Trek: The Original Series, ‘The Cloud Minders’.
It’s a mystery. And I don’t like mysteries. They give me a bellyache, and I got a beauty right now. – Capt. James T. Kirk Star Trek: The Original Series, ‘The Man Trap’.
All I can say is that although we have only been together for a short time, I know that you are the finest crew in the fleet. And I would trust each of you with my life. So, I am asking you for a leap of faith – and to trust me. – Capt. Jean-Luc Picard Star Trek: The Next Generation, ‘All Good Things’.
You find it easier to understand the death of one than the death of a million. – Mr. Spock Star Trek: The Original Series, ‘The Immunity Syndrome’.
This is an extremely primitive and paranoid culture. – Admiral James T. Kirk Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986 Film).
You may test that assumption at your convenience. – Capt. Jean-Luc Picard Challenged by a Klingon to fight who said that Picard as a Federation officer would not fight. Star Trek: The Next Generation, ‘Sins of the Father’.
You almost make me believe in luck. – Mr. Spock Star Trek: The Original Series, ‘A Taste of Armageddon’.
Forgive you? I ought to knock you on your goddamn ass. – Capt. James T. Kirk To Spock. Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989 Film).
I realize that command does have its fascination, even under circumstances such as these, but I neither enjoy the idea of command nor am I frightened of it. It simply exists, and I will do whatever logically needs to be done. – Mr. Spock Star Trek: The Original Series, ‘The Galileo Seven’.
You say you are true evil? Shall I 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. – Capt. Jean-Luc Picard Star Trek: The Next Generation, ‘The Drumhead’.
Seven: After they brought you back from your time in the Collective, did you honestly feel that you regained your humanity? Jean-Luc Picard: Yes. Seven: All of it? Jean-Luc Picard: No. But we’re both working on it, aren’t we? Seven: Every damned day of my life. Star Trek: Picard, ‘Stardust City Rag’.
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. – Dr. Leonard McCoy Star Trek: The Original Series, ‘Bread and Circuses’.
A captain of a ship, no matter his rank, must follow the book. – Capt. James T. Kirk Star Trek: The Animated Series.
What is a man but that lofty spirit, that sense of enterprise, that devotion for something that cannot be sensed, cannot be realized but only dreamed, the highest reality? – Capt. James T. Kirk Star Trek: The Original Series, ‘I, Mudd’.
I could be pursuing an untamed ornithoid without cause. – Lt. Cmdr. Data Describing a wild goose chase. Star Trek: The Next Generation, ‘Data’s Day’.
There’s a difference between killing an attacking enemy and watching a wounded one die. – Capt. Jean-Luc Picard Star Trek: Picard, ‘Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1’.
Troi: I’m not as brave as I used to be, Jean-Luc. Jean-Luc Picard: Then you’re getting wiser. Star Trek: Picard, ‘Nepenthe’.
I’m gonna tell you something I never thought I’d ever hear myself say. But it seems that I’ve missed you. I don’t think I could stand to lose you again. – Dr. Leonard McCoy To the unconscious Spock in sickbay. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984 Film).
You’re the Captain of this ship. You haven’t the right to be vulnerable in the eyes of the crew. You can’t afford the luxury of being anything less than perfect. If you do, they lose faith and you lose command. – Mr. Spock Star Trek: The Original Series, ‘The Enemy Within’.
Capt. James T. Kirk: You’re not going to admit that for the first time in your life you committed a purely human, emotional act? Spock: No, sir. Capt. James T. Kirk: Mr. Spock, you’re a stubborn man. Spock: Yes, sir. Star Trek: The Original Series, ‘The Galileo Seven’.
Let’s make sure that history never forgets the name Enterprise. – Capt. Jean-Luc Picard Star Trek: The Next Generation, ‘Yesterday’s Enterprise’.
Look, I’m a doctor, not an escalator! – Dr. Leonard McCoy To Spock. Star Trek: The Original Series, ‘Friday’s Child’.
Captain, a starship also runs on loyalty to one man, and nothing can replace it, or him. – Mr. Spock Star Trek: The Original Series, ‘The Ultimate Computer’.
Beam me up, Mr. Spock. We’re free to go. – Capt. James T. Kirk Star Trek: The Original Series, ‘The Squire of Gothos’.