Raining all day today, I just had the long walk into work and “Trust me, there’s no word for ‘crisp’ on Ferenginar.” comes into my head. What is one of your favorites?

  • @[email protected]
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    299 months ago

    With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably.

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    859 months ago

    “It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness… that is life.”

  • Flying Squid
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    259 months ago

    “I regret that we meet in this way. You and I are of a kind. In a different reality, I could have called you friend.” – The Romulan commander in Balance of Terror

    “In every revolution, there’s one man with a vision.” – Kirk in Mirror, Mirror

  • TotallyNotSpez
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    289 months ago

    Starfleet was founded to seek out new life – well, there it sits! …waiting.

  • CelloMike
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    629 months ago

    Bashir: “They broke seven of your transverse ribs and fractured your clavicle.”

    Garak: “Ah, but I got off several cutting remarks which, no doubt, did serious damage to their egos.”

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    149 months ago

    “… and no one ever offered him a command. He learned to play it safe, and he never, ever, got noticed by anyone”

    This line has been the basis of several career changing events for me, and overall it’s worked out pretty well

    One I quote often:

    “What do I do?”

    “FIND HIM AND KILL HIM”

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    19 months ago

    You’re mocking me aren’t you? - Worf when I need a deadpan response to someone razzing me.for some reason.

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    39 months ago

    Capt. Picard:

    The first duty of every Starfleet officer is to the truth, whether it’s scientific truth or historical truth or personal truth! It is the guiding principle on which Starfleet is based. And if you can’t find it within yourself to stand up and tell the truth about what happened, you don’t deserve to wear that uniform!

    —TNG, The First Duty

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    79 months ago

    Sisko:

    Do you know what the trouble is? The trouble is Earth-on Earth there is no poverty, no crime, no war. You look out the window of Starfleet Headquarters and you see paradise. It’s easy to be a saint in paradise, but the Maquis do not live in paradise. Out there in the demilitarized zone all the problems haven’t been solved yet. Out there, there are no saints, just people-angry, scared, determined people who are going to do whatever it takes to survive, whether it meets with Federation approval or not.


    And one from Quark:

    Let me tell you something about Hew-mons, 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 jeopardy over an extended period of time and those same friendly, intelligent, wonderful people… will become as nasty and as violent as the most bloodthirsty Klingon. You don’t believe me? Look at those faces. Look in their eyes.