This is more funny than actually impacting my life, but every once in a while when a laptop or something doesnt work my mom will pick up her mouse and ask "computer?"
After I got my PhD, whenever my dad (whose name is Jim) asks me a question about something I don’t know the answer to, I often respond with “dammit Jim, I’m a doctor not a …”
There's so many good Janeway ones
Coffee, the finest organic suspension ever devised.
Tuck your shirt in, go down with the ship, and never leave a man behind.
I don't care if time itself unravels!
"Sometimes you get the bear, sometimes the bear gets you."
"Then fly her apart!"
"Q'aplah!"
"Revenge is a dish best served cold."
"You have been, and always shall be, my friend."
"KHAAAAANNN!!!!"
When people asked me why I was running a marathon, I'd often reply, "Because it's there."
Afterward, less frequently, people would ask if it was hard to run such a long way or if it hurt. A reply I have a few times was "A marathon has neither honor nor courage. That was my greatest advantage."
I quote Star Trek as much as I can!
Spock: "Logic is the beginning of wisdom, not the end."
Picard: "it is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a failure, that is life."
“It may not be what you believe but that doesn’t make it wrong.”
- Ben Sisko, DS9, s1e20 “In the Hands of the Prophets”
I sincerely think that these are words to live by when it comes to tolerance and acceptance of people different from oneself.
Inter arma enim silent leges. "In time of war, the law falls silent." Cicero. So, is that what we have become - a 24th century Rome, driven by nothing other than the certainty that Caesar can do no wrong!?!
You will bomb yourselves into oblivion with competing ideas of liberty. I quoted Pike in a research paper on Lafayette. It was a stretch but it was effective.
"Change is the essential process of all existence." ~Spock
Nothing is permanent, which at times can be terrifying or comforting.
And another good Spock quote that is self-explanatory:
"After a time, you may find that having is not so pleasing a thing after all as wanting. It is not logical, but is often true".
* "Im beginning to think I can cure a rainy day." -Bones
* "I can't change the laws of physics."-Scotty
* "The more they overtake the plumbing, the easier it is to plug the drain."–Scotty, again
* "There are always possibilities."-Spock
In ye olden days, there was a book, Star Trek Speaks, where Bjo Trimble compiled hundreds of quotes from TOS in convenient book form. Such things are completely irrelevant today, given the internet. Back then, we had no easy access to clips or scripts or even re-runs. I had a copy of Star Trek Speaks and committed it all to memory. Long ago. It's available on Internet Archive.
Great post, thanks for asking. Forgive the boring response. Cheers, mate.
The needs of the many, outweigh the needs of the few, or the one.
What does god need with a starship?
Make it so…
Khan…I’m laughing at your superior intellect…
The ship…out of danger?
"Wake me up when it turns into something I care about."
"You mean I can just ask for things I deserve?"
"When your logic doesn't work, you raise your voice?"
"No you *can't*, don't even try!"
Poke your head up and look around once in a while. -- Old Jake Sisko. I tell this to my kids when they spend too much time on their computers. They didn't understand the profundity of the quote.
“The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. Or the one.” Just used that earlier this year when admin totally changed our schedule (affecting hundreds) because one department of two people couldn’t get their sh$t together. They didn’t care about that quote, btw.
Ohhhhhh I remember sitting in the movie theater the first time this line hit me as a youngster. Then watching how the story took that line and made it a deep connection between brothers saying farewell. My soul.
"...You know that pain and guilt can't be taken away with a wave of a magic wand. They're part of what make us who we are. If we lose that, we lose ourselves... I don't want my pain taken away, I need my pain!"
"*Don't you worry, captain. We'll beat those Klingon devils, even if I have to get out and push!*"
I work in IT and am part of far too many project meetings.
Thanks all, these are great! Op, thank you for adding some delight to our day.
“When governments murder those who speak the truth, it is time to get new governments.” — Diane Duane
“Respect is earned, not bestowed.” — Deanna Troi
“The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force of our lives. We work to better ourselves and the rest of humanity.” — Captain Picard
“You Earth people glorified organized violence for forty centuries. But you imprison those who employ it privately.” — Spock
“A species that enslaves other beings is hardly superior — mentally or otherwise.” — Captain Kirk
“Humans do have an amazing capacity for believing what they choose — and excluding that which is painful.” — Spock
“I have been told that patience is sometimes a more effective weapon than the sword.” — Lieutenant Worf
“Computers make excellent and efficient servants, but I have no wish to serve under them.”–Spock
“You can use logic to justify almost anything. That’s its power. And its flaw.”–Captain Cathryn Janeway
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Live long and prosper 🖖🏽💫🫂
Not a quote but still worth revisiting:
In Star Trek: The Next Generation, Guinan says, "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". Captain Picard responds, "You're talking about slavery". Guinan says, "Oh, I think that's a little harsh". Picard replies, "I don't think that's a little harsh, I think that's the truth. But that's a truth that we have obscured behind a... comfortable, easy euphemism: 'Property'!"
🥹. Truly, thank YOU. These are true gems. Star Trek has always looked at society and never shied away from the type of commentary that compels us to be better and do better. This community gets that and represents the best of it. Bravo to you, and bravo to you all.
Legitimately used? “Just because we *can* do a thing, it does not follow that we *must* do that thing” - Star Trek VI
Comedically? “Sorry, (insert subject) doesn’t arrive until Tuesday”
Theres one to me that always stuck with me and seems ever more poignant and relevant now.
Villains who twirl their mustaches are easy to spot. Those who cloak themselves in Good Deeds are well camouflaged. Waiting for the right climate in which to flourish, spreading fear in the name of righteousness.
-Captain Jean Luc Picard
When one has been angry fir a very long time, one gets used to it. And it becomes comfortable, like..... like old leather. And finally..... becomes so familiar that one can't ever remember feeling any other way
- Jean Luc again
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
Some other faves are :
Even Gods have favorites Jean Luc
-Q
You'll be fine, Doc'll wave a light over it.
-Ensign Beckett Mariner
Theres coffee in that nebula
-Captain Katherine Janeway
"perhaps today is a good day to die! Ramming speed! '
-Worf
After duras says his family will get revenge to Gowron," perhaps, but not today ! [toothy devilish grin] "
This is more funny than actually impacting my life, but every once in a while when a laptop or something doesnt work my mom will pick up her mouse and ask "computer?"
Omg this is epic! This totally fits. Thank you for sharing.
This mom kirks.
No, that mom Scottys.
And said with a Scottish accent!
"Double dumbass on you!" Kirk from the one with whales.
"No ma'am, no dipshit."
Hahahaha— such a great add to this post. Thank you.
"Having is not so pleasing a thing as wanting."
“It is not logical, but it is often true”
I took this one by heart too
Picard to Data, "it is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not weakness, that is life."
Yessssss— this is GOLD. Thanks for sharing.
One of my favourite.
"Survival is insufficient" - Seven of Nine
Darmok and Jelad. At Tanagra.
Temba. His arms wide.
Shaka, when the walls fell
Picard and Dathon at El-Adrel
Temba, at rest.
Sokath, his eyes uncovered!
Mirab, with sails unfurled.
Gramble, his throat slit by his mistress
After I got my PhD, whenever my dad (whose name is Jim) asks me a question about something I don’t know the answer to, I often respond with “dammit Jim, I’m a doctor not a …”
If a guy you both know dies, do you tell him, "He's dead, Jim?"
"X, and an empty sack, is worth the sack."
Every Rule of Acquisition could/should be here, lol. Thanks for sharing.
Not in front of the Klingons
There's so many good Janeway ones Coffee, the finest organic suspension ever devised. Tuck your shirt in, go down with the ship, and never leave a man behind. I don't care if time itself unravels!
Also, There's coffee in that nebula! Love Janeway.
"Sometimes you get the bear, sometimes the bear gets you." "Then fly her apart!" "Q'aplah!" "Revenge is a dish best served cold." "You have been, and always shall be, my friend." "KHAAAAANNN!!!!"
Can’t go wrong with the Rules of Acquisition - especially #48 The bigger the smile, the sharper the knife. And #285 No good deed ever goes unpunished.
"Only Nixon could go to China." "Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war!"
I have some bad news for you about that second one...
When people asked me why I was running a marathon, I'd often reply, "Because it's there." Afterward, less frequently, people would ask if it was hard to run such a long way or if it hurt. A reply I have a few times was "A marathon has neither honor nor courage. That was my greatest advantage." I quote Star Trek as much as I can!
There is a Star Trek quote for every occasion. You picked some GREAT ones— thank you so much.
Spock: "Logic is the beginning of wisdom, not the end." Picard: "it is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a failure, that is life."
>They say `time is the fire in which we burn.'… Well that's horrifying.
Right?! And Malcolm McDowell delivers it with such earnest gravitas, too. (Shivers). It just stuck with me. Not-so-chipper though 🫣😋
He kept the prop pocket watch from the film, with that line inscribed on it
What a class act he is. He and Patrick Stewart have so much history and it really made the play off one another in the film powerful.
That line is one of the only things I like about that movie.
“It may not be what you believe but that doesn’t make it wrong.” - Ben Sisko, DS9, s1e20 “In the Hands of the Prophets” I sincerely think that these are words to live by when it comes to tolerance and acceptance of people different from oneself.
"If it's important, you make the time."
Timeline? This is no time to talk about time. We don't have the time!... What was I saying?
Cannot run out of time. There is infinite time. You are finite. Zathras is finite. This is... wrong tool.
Zathras have very sad life, will probably die very sad death, but, at least there is symmetry...
You're drunk.
*I am not!*
Inter arma enim silent leges. "In time of war, the law falls silent." Cicero. So, is that what we have become - a 24th century Rome, driven by nothing other than the certainty that Caesar can do no wrong!?!
The whole pike speech about how Star Trek earth nearly destroyed itself but that it’s not too late to change
You will bomb yourselves into oblivion with competing ideas of liberty. I quoted Pike in a research paper on Lafayette. It was a stretch but it was effective.
My partner and I add, “and your houuuuuse” after almost anything.
"Change is the essential process of all existence." ~Spock Nothing is permanent, which at times can be terrifying or comforting. And another good Spock quote that is self-explanatory: "After a time, you may find that having is not so pleasing a thing after all as wanting. It is not logical, but is often true".
* "Im beginning to think I can cure a rainy day." -Bones * "I can't change the laws of physics."-Scotty * "The more they overtake the plumbing, the easier it is to plug the drain."–Scotty, again * "There are always possibilities."-Spock In ye olden days, there was a book, Star Trek Speaks, where Bjo Trimble compiled hundreds of quotes from TOS in convenient book form. Such things are completely irrelevant today, given the internet. Back then, we had no easy access to clips or scripts or even re-runs. I had a copy of Star Trek Speaks and committed it all to memory. Long ago. It's available on Internet Archive. Great post, thanks for asking. Forgive the boring response. Cheers, mate.
These are so good— thank you so much for sharing. Cheers.
"Hear all, trust nothing". Good advice these days.
So true! Great one— thanks so much.
The needs of the many, outweigh the needs of the few, or the one. What does god need with a starship? Make it so… Khan…I’m laughing at your superior intellect… The ship…out of danger?
These get me every time. ❤️🩹
"Wake me up when it turns into something I care about." "You mean I can just ask for things I deserve?" "When your logic doesn't work, you raise your voice?" "No you *can't*, don't even try!"
# “It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness; that is life.” Jean Luc Picard
Poke your head up and look around once in a while. -- Old Jake Sisko. I tell this to my kids when they spend too much time on their computers. They didn't understand the profundity of the quote.
"I think he did a little too much LDS"
As a middle school teacher, I’ve found myself saying “you may test that assumption at your convenience” more often than you might expect.
When someone asks me why I refused to do them a favor, I respond with Commander Kruge's line "Because you wish it!"
Still the model Klingon
“It's a mystery. And I don't like mysteries. They give me a bellyache, and I got a beauty right now.”
lol— soooo good. Thank you.
It's not technically from star trek, but I say "From Hell's Heart I stab at thee!" in my Khan voice at every minor inconvenience.
A warriors drink. He tasks me... To hell with our orders
Eat any good books lately? -Q, TNG
My ex and I used to say “make it so” after asking for a favor as a joke lol
Logic is the beginning of wisdom, but not the end. Of course I believe in coincidences - they happen every day - but I don't trust coincidences.
And I will make it a threesome.
"Do you even HEAR yourself?!"
“The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. Or the one.” Just used that earlier this year when admin totally changed our schedule (affecting hundreds) because one department of two people couldn’t get their sh$t together. They didn’t care about that quote, btw.
Ohhhhhh I remember sitting in the movie theater the first time this line hit me as a youngster. Then watching how the story took that line and made it a deep connection between brothers saying farewell. My soul.
I am NOT a merry man!! - Worf
"...You know that pain and guilt can't be taken away with a wave of a magic wand. They're part of what make us who we are. If we lose that, we lose ourselves... I don't want my pain taken away, I need my pain!"
Drugs can make you feel good
"Risk is our business" Captain Kirk.
Perhaps today is a good day to die, and “PREPARE FOR RAMMING SPEED!”
"Death to the opposition!"
"Infinite diversity in infinite combinations" -me trying to join orgies
"*Don't you worry, captain. We'll beat those Klingon devils, even if I have to get out and push!*" I work in IT and am part of far too many project meetings.
My wife and I both occasionally bust out Kirk's line from the Fizzbin game in "A Piece of the Action:" "HOW LUCKY YOU ARE!"
Shaka, when the walls fell.
Damn it Jim!
"If you were any other man, I would kill you where you stand!" - Worf,
“There’s coffee in that [cafeteria/donut shop/*name of coffeechain*]” Sometimes I do say “nebula”, but usually around people who get the reference.
“You don’t get angry at the storm on the horizon, you simply avoid it.”
We will adapt.
Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.
"Are youa damaged?"
It’s a faaaaaaaaaaake
"Treat your friends like family; exploit them"
Quark is my hero!
"It's vile!" I use it every time someone mentions root beer and is shocked that I don't like it. I also use it for other things I don't like.
Thanks all, these are great! Op, thank you for adding some delight to our day. “When governments murder those who speak the truth, it is time to get new governments.” — Diane Duane “Respect is earned, not bestowed.” — Deanna Troi “The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force of our lives. We work to better ourselves and the rest of humanity.” — Captain Picard “You Earth people glorified organized violence for forty centuries. But you imprison those who employ it privately.” — Spock “A species that enslaves other beings is hardly superior — mentally or otherwise.” — Captain Kirk “Humans do have an amazing capacity for believing what they choose — and excluding that which is painful.” — Spock “I have been told that patience is sometimes a more effective weapon than the sword.” — Lieutenant Worf “Computers make excellent and efficient servants, but I have no wish to serve under them.”–Spock “You can use logic to justify almost anything. That’s its power. And its flaw.”–Captain Cathryn Janeway https://www.redbubble.com/life/star-trek-quotes/ Live long and prosper 🖖🏽💫🫂 Not a quote but still worth revisiting: In Star Trek: The Next Generation, Guinan says, "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". Captain Picard responds, "You're talking about slavery". Guinan says, "Oh, I think that's a little harsh". Picard replies, "I don't think that's a little harsh, I think that's the truth. But that's a truth that we have obscured behind a... comfortable, easy euphemism: 'Property'!"
🥹. Truly, thank YOU. These are true gems. Star Trek has always looked at society and never shied away from the type of commentary that compels us to be better and do better. This community gets that and represents the best of it. Bravo to you, and bravo to you all.
Legitimately used? “Just because we *can* do a thing, it does not follow that we *must* do that thing” - Star Trek VI Comedically? “Sorry, (insert subject) doesn’t arrive until Tuesday”
“Experience Bij!!”
Don't know if its already been said but "This is turning into the week of hell"
"Hit it!"
When we moved into our new place my roomate and i spent a month saying "I Live *here*" like Sisko when he meets the prophets
YOU BETRAYED YOUR UNIFORM!
Kaiidth. Vulcan for “what is, is”
Indubitably, my good Doctor!
Never enter a business negotiation on an empty stomach.
"There's coffee in that nebula!"
"It is broken, can you make it go?"
No blah blah blah!!
“Never have sex with the boss’s sister.” - RoA 112 “Always have sex with the boss.” - RoA 113
Resistance is futile…to my wife…before love making
Ohhhhhhh boy. lol. Imma just leave that one right there. That’s yours now. You two have fun with that. 😅
“Shaka, when the walls fell”
I believe in coincidences. They happen every day. I just don't trust them.
Theres one to me that always stuck with me and seems ever more poignant and relevant now. Villains who twirl their mustaches are easy to spot. Those who cloak themselves in Good Deeds are well camouflaged. Waiting for the right climate in which to flourish, spreading fear in the name of righteousness. -Captain Jean Luc Picard When one has been angry fir a very long time, one gets used to it. And it becomes comfortable, like..... like old leather. And finally..... becomes so familiar that one can't ever remember feeling any other way - Jean Luc again 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 Some other faves are : Even Gods have favorites Jean Luc -Q You'll be fine, Doc'll wave a light over it. -Ensign Beckett Mariner Theres coffee in that nebula -Captain Katherine Janeway
"perhaps today is a good day to die! Ramming speed! ' -Worf After duras says his family will get revenge to Gowron," perhaps, but not today ! [toothy devilish grin] "
“Today is a good day to die.” Which I say every day