# Random Star Trek Quotes **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Tags:** star-trek-paramount\ **Created:** [September 10, 2014, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-star-trek-quotes/698112 "2014-09-10T20:43:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 245
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2023, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-star-trek-quotes/698112/4884 "2023-09-18T17:35:40Z")
While I might trust the doctor to remove a splinter or lance a boil, I do not believe he has the knowledge to restore a brain. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-star-trek-quotes/698112/4885 "2023-09-19T05:34:54Z")
Consider the first time a run-through: a rehearsal, to shake out the flaws. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-star-trek-quotes/698112/4886 "2023-09-19T07:54:52Z")
“So? Speak.” “Great power… to control. Dominate.” “Speak.” “Impressive. They can make planets!” “Oh yes, new cities, homes in the country, woman at your side, children playing at your feet… and overhead, fluttering in the breeze, the flag of the Federation! Charming. Station!” “Yes, my lord.” ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-star-trek-quotes/698112/4887 "2023-09-19T17:30:33Z")
Ten Forward is the hub of the ship’s social activity. Everyone on board comes here. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-star-trek-quotes/698112/4888 "2023-09-19T20:06:07Z")
We’ve got to get out of here, now! ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-star-trek-quotes/698112/4889 "2023-09-20T00:07:29Z")
“Perhaps we can refrain from any unnecessary head-chopping.” “Oh. That’s disappointing.” ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-star-trek-quotes/698112/4890 "2023-09-20T00:17:48Z")
“Contact with the entity is… unpleasant. I felt as if my brain were being squeezed through my nose.” “I did that to a man once.” ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-star-trek-quotes/698112/4891 "2023-09-20T00:22:06Z")
This is not an act of war, but of love! I want Lieutenant Yar to become my First One! ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-star-trek-quotes/698112/4892 "2023-09-20T00:31:49Z")
“Once again, the magic of _science_ prevails!” ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-star-trek-quotes/698112/4893 "2023-09-20T20:32:13Z")
Two minutes. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-star-trek-quotes/698112/4894 "2023-09-20T20:51:52Z")
No, there are _five._ Are you quite sure? ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-star-trek-quotes/698112/4895 "2023-09-20T21:10:02Z")
Coffee. Jamaican blend. Double-strong, double-sweet. “You’re drinking too much of this, O’Brien.” “Anything to stay sharp, O’Brien.” ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-star-trek-quotes/698112/4896 "2023-09-21T19:43:04Z")
I have a notorious weakness for hard luck cases. That’s why I work with whales. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-star-trek-quotes/698112/4897 "2023-09-21T21:30:06Z")
No kill I! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-star-trek-quotes/698112/4898 "2023-09-21T23:36:03Z")
When they find us, _I_ will be dead — killed by your weapon! ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-star-trek-quotes/698112/4899 "2023-09-21T23:37:39Z")
Note the sinister eyes and the malformed ears. Definitely an inferior race. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-star-trek-quotes/698112/4900 "2023-09-21T23:45:14Z")
Kind of like Victor Borge? ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-star-trek-quotes/698112/4901 "2023-09-21T23:52:01Z")
“Ny’al’s got some speed for being a big ol’ hunk of ham steak.” “He is aesthetically pleasing.” ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-star-trek-quotes/698112/4902 "2023-09-22T19:49:59Z")
We’re pirate-adjacent. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2023, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-star-trek-quotes/698112/4903 "2023-09-23T00:08:24Z")
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