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Before exploring the depths of the universe, it’s advisable to load up on phrases that might help you. If you are a fan of sci-fi shows, you know just how good Star Trek quotes are for this kind of task.
Where Star Wars phrases sound more fictitious, Star Trek ones are somewhat grounded in reality, emotional in a way. These characteristics are often captured through the words spoken by Captain Kirk and his second-in-command — Spock.
To guide a crew across the universe, you have to know how to encourage people. For this reason, Captain Kirk always has some positive sayings up his sleeve. No matter where the crew of the USS Enterprise finds themselves, Captain Kirk's quotes are always there to come to the rescue.
However, to counterbalance his positivity, you might want to read up on several Spock quotes. Since he is half-human, he lacks that much-needed emotional understanding. Naturally, he sounds either very pessimistic or wholesome. It all depends on the situation at hand.
If you are an ambitious explorer yourself, go ahead and buckle up in your seat, and prepare for the journey through some of the best science fiction quotes in the galaxy. Below, we have compiled some of the most memorable lines that this brilliant TV show is known for.
With so many Star Trek sayings on this list, make sure to upvote the ones you liked and share your favorite moments from the series in the comments. We wrote more about the series throughout the post below.
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#1
“It is possible to commit no errors and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life.” — Jean-Luc Picard
When did the Star Trek franchise begin?
On 1966, September 8th, NBC started to run the original Star Trek series, thus launching millions of people into the great unknown. During this original run, the cast included the now widely recognized William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, and DeForest Kelley. The original series ran till June 3rd, 1969, and started a franchise that continues to be relevant even today.
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#2
“Live now; make now always the most precious time. Now will never come again.” — Jean-Luc Picard
#3
“Logic is the beginning of wisdom, not the end.” — Spock
PrismatizedOozeLordZ 1 year ago
Wisdom has no end, but to get to a point in life where one has obtained enough knowledge and experience to sit with their own thoughts and still mature wisdom is quite a goal worth achieving if one never achieves anything else.
How many Star Trek series reboots/remakes are there?
While the original series might have ended in 1969 with about 3 seasons, the franchise lived on through reboots. The series was rebooted or remade five times for broadcast television, three times for streaming services, and in animated form. Discovery (2017–present), the live-action television series Strange New Worlds (2022–present) and a few animated adaptations are being made today.
#5
“You may find that having is not so pleasing a thing as wanting. This is not logical, but it is often true.” — Spock
How many movies does Star Trek have?
Like with all franchises, its movies are made to fulfill the wishes of people who want to see this galactic series on big screens in theaters. The thirteen Star Trek movies are somewhat based on the original or The Next Generation series. Even J.J. Abrams started his trilogy, which has earned some acclaim.
#6
“Insufficient facts always invite danger.” — Spock
How popular is Star Trek today?
As decades passed and more sci-fi series came, Star Trek gathered quite a list of rivals. However, with the genre's popularity picking up speed, Star Trek has become more relevant and aged like fine wine. Today, you can find the series and movies on multiple streaming services and sometimes broadcast TV.
#7
“Humans do have an amazing capacity for believing what they choose — and excluding that which is painful.” — Spock
#8
Data: "Spot, you are disrupting my ability to work."
[he puts Spot to the floor, but she jumps back on Data's desk]
Spot: "Meow."
Data: "Vamoose, ye little varmint!"
#9
“I canna change the laws of physics! I’ve got to have thirty minutes!” — Scotty
#10
“I have been and always shall be your friend.” — Spock
#12
“Computers make excellent and efficient servants, but I have no wish to serve under them.” — Spock
#13
“You can use logic to justify almost anything. That’s its power. And its flaw.” — Captain Kathryn Janeway
Pattie B 1 year ago
Reminds me of crime and punishment, when raskolnikov finally found peace by marrying reason to compassion. Reading that book made my autistic engineer a*s realize that reason on its own is just as destructive as irrationality, and I needed to learn how to listen to my heart too.
#15
“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
#17
“With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably.” — Jean-Luc Picard
#18
“Without followers, evil cannot spread.” — Spock
#19
“Without freedom of choice there is no creativity.” — Captain James T. Kirk
#20
“The only person you’re truly competing against is yourself.” — Jean-Luc Picard
#22
“A species that enslaves other beings is hardly superior, mentally or otherwise.” — Captain Kirk
#23
“I am pleased to see that we have differences. May we together become greater than the sum of both of us.” — Surak
#24
“Fear is the true enemy. The only enemy.” — William T. Riker
#25
“Confidence is faith in oneself. It can’t easily be given by another.” — Deanna Troi
#27
“They used to say that if man was meant to fly, he’d have wings. But he did fly. He discovered he had to.” — Captain Kirk
#28
“Perhaps man wasn’t meant for paradise. Maybe he was meant to claw, to scratch all the way.” — Captain Kirk
#29
“Just before they went into warp, I beamed the whole kit and kaboodle into their engine room, where they’ll be no tribble at all.” — Scotty
#30
“Yes, sir. I am attempting to fill a silent moment with non-relevant conversation.” — Data
#31
“I am not a merry man.” — Lt. Worf
#33
“I would gladly risk feeling bad at times if it also meant that I could taste my dessert. — Data
#34
“I’m a doctor, not a mechanic.” — Dr. McCoy
#35
“When governments murder those who speak the truth, it is time to get new governments.” — Diane Duane
#36
“There is a way out of every box, a solution to every puzzle; it’s just a matter of finding it.” — Jean-Luc Picard
#37
“Make it so!” — Jean-Luc Picard
#38
“Emotions are alien to me. I’m a scientist.” — Spock
Skara Brae 1 year ago
Maybe for Spock (in most episodes), but even the best scientists can be affected by their emotions.
#40
“The prejudices people feel about each other disappear when they get to know each other.” — Captain Kirk
#43
“To all mankind: May we never find space so vast, planets so cold, heart and mind so empty, that we cannot fill them with love and warmth.” — Garth
#44
"Doesn't love always begin that way? With the illusion more real than the woman?" — Jean-Luc Picard
#48
“To boldly go where no man has gone before.” — James T. Kirk
David A Paterson 1 year ago
"To boldly split infinitives that no man has split before" - Douglas Adams
#49
“What does God need with a starship?” — Captain Kirk
#51
“Well, I know this much: We can’t avoid the future.” — William T. Riker
#53
“Compassion: That’s the one thing no machine ever had. Maybe it’s the one thing that keeps men ahead of them.” — Dr. McCoy
#54
“I have been told that patience is sometimes a more effective weapon than the sword.” — Lt. Worf
David A Paterson 1 year ago
Oh, if only! Yes, it is, but you have to wait for your opponent to die of natural causes.
#56
“Improve a mechanical device and you may double productivity. But improve man, you gain a thousandfold.” — Khan Noonien Singh
#57
“Flair is what marks the difference between artistry and mere competence.” — William T. Riker
#59
“Curious, how often you humans manage that which you do not want.” — Spock
#60
“A man either lives life as it happens to him, meets it head-on and licks it, or he turns his back on it and starts to wither away.” — Dr. Boyce
#62
"Gentlemen - if this is what you call 'enhancement', you've got a gift for understatement." — William T. Riker
#63
“We prefer to help ourselves. We make mistakes, but we’re human–and maybe that’s the word that best explains us.” — James T. Kirk
#68
"For them there are only two choices, one or zero - yes or no." — William T. Riker
#69
Commander William T. Riker: "Too real!"
Bass Player: "You got that straight, Slim. Too real is too right."
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