Star Trek: Where No Man Has Gone Before
1966 (TV)
Lt Mitchell: Hey, man, I remember you back at the Academy; a stack of books with legs! The only thing I ever heard from an upperclassman was, "Watch out for Lt Kirk! In his class, you either think, or sink!" Capt Kirk: I wasn't THAT bad, was I? Lt Mitchell: If I hadn't aimed that little blond technician at you... Capt Kirk: You what?! You... you PLANNED that? Lt Mitchell: Well, you wanted me to think, didn't you? I outlined her whole campaign for her! Capt Kirk: I almost MARRIED her! Lt Mitchell: Better be good to me. I'm even getting some new ideas here.
(During a game of chess.) Spock: I'll have you checkmated your next move. Kirk: (chuckles) Have I ever mentioned you play an irritating game of chess, Mr Spock? Spock: "Irritating"? Ah, yes... one of your Earth emotions. (Kirk checkmates Spock.) Kirk: You certain you don't know what irritating means? Spock: The fact that one of my ancestors once married an Earth scientist... Kirk: Terrible, having bad blood like that.
Kirk: Dr Dehner feels he isn't that dangerous! Now what makes you right and a trained psychologist wrong?! Spock: Because she feels. I don't. All I know is logic. In my opinion, we'll be lucky enough to repair the ship and get away in time.
Spock: We'll never reach an Earth base with him aboard, Jim. You heard the mathematics of it. In a month, he'll have as much in common with us as we'd have with a ship full of white mice. Capt Kirk: But I need a recommendation, Spock, not vague warnings. Spock: Recommendation 1: there's a planet a few light days away from here, Delta-Vega. It has a lithium-cracking station; we may be able to adapt some of its power packs to our engines. Capt Kirk: And if we can't? We'll be trapped in orbit there. We haven't enough power to blast back out. Spock: It is the only possible way to get Mitchell off this ship. Capt Kirk: If you mean strand Mitchell there, I won't do it! The station is fully automated; there's not a soul on the whole planet. Even the ore ships call only once every 20 years! Spock: Then you have one other choice: KILL Mitchell while you still can. Capt Kirk: (offended) Get out of here. Spock: It is your ONLY other choice, assuming you make it while you still have time! Capt Kirk: Will you try, for one moment, to FEEL, at least ACT like you got a heart?! We're talking about Gary! Spock: The captain of The Valiant probably felt the same way, and he waited too long to make his decision. I think we've both guessed that. Capt Kirk: (drained) Set course for Delta-Vega.
Lt Mitchell: Command and compassion is a fool's mixture!
Lt Mitchell: Morals are for men, not gods.
(Dr Elizabeth Dehner breathes her last.) Dr Dehner: I'm sorry. You can't know what it's like to be almost a god.
Capt Kirk: Captain's Log, stardate 1313.8: add to official losses Doctor Elizabeth Dehner - be it noted she gave her life in performance of her duty; Lieutenant Commander Gary Mitchell, same notation. (to Spock) I want his service record to end that way; he didn't ask for what happened to him. Spock: I felt for him, too. Capt Kirk: (amazed) I believe there's some hope for you after all, Mr Spock.
Mister Spock: Take D'Artagnan here to Sickbay. (Said of Sulu after he was subdued while waving a sword around the bridge.)