Star Trek - Deep Space Nine Quotes
Benjamin Sisko: You want to know? You really want to know what my problem is? I'll tell you: Las Vegas, 1962. That's my problem. In 1962, black people weren't very welcome there! Oh, sure, they could be performers or janitors, but customers? Never!
Kasidy Yates: Maybe that's the way it was in the real Vegas, but that's not the way it is at Vic's. I have never felt uncomfortable there, and neither has Jake.
Benjamin Sisko: But don't you see?! That's the lie! In 1962, the Civil Rights Movement was still in its infancy! It wasn't an easy time for our people, and I'm not going to pretend that it was!
Kasidy Yates: Baby... I know that Vic's isn't a totally accurate representation of the way things were, but... it isn't meant to be. It shows us the way things could have been - the way they should have been.
Benjamin Sisko: We cannot ignore the truth about the past.
Kasidy Yates: Going to Vic's isn't going to make us forget who we are or where we came from. What it does is reminds us that we are no longer bound by any limitations - except the ones we impose on ourselves.
Kasidy Yates: Maybe that's the way it was in the real Vegas, but that's not the way it is at Vic's. I have never felt uncomfortable there, and neither has Jake.
Benjamin Sisko: But don't you see?! That's the lie! In 1962, the Civil Rights Movement was still in its infancy! It wasn't an easy time for our people, and I'm not going to pretend that it was!
Kasidy Yates: Baby... I know that Vic's isn't a totally accurate representation of the way things were, but... it isn't meant to be. It shows us the way things could have been - the way they should have been.
Benjamin Sisko: We cannot ignore the truth about the past.
Kasidy Yates: Going to Vic's isn't going to make us forget who we are or where we came from. What it does is reminds us that we are no longer bound by any limitations - except the ones we impose on ourselves.
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Julian Bashir: A vodka martini. Stirred, not shaken.
Ezri Dax: Right away, sir.
Ezri Dax: Right away, sir.
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Julian Bashir: This war isn't even over, and you're already preparing for the next one!
Luther Sloan: Very astute, Doctor.
Luther Sloan: Very astute, Doctor.
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Admiral Ross: Inter arma enim silent leges.
Julian Bashir: In times of war, the law falls silent. Cicero. Is that what we've become -- a 24th Century Rome driven on nothing more the certainty that Caesar can do no wrong?
Julian Bashir: In times of war, the law falls silent. Cicero. Is that what we've become -- a 24th Century Rome driven on nothing more the certainty that Caesar can do no wrong?
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Julian Bashir: Admiral, where's Sloan?
Admiral Ross: Sloan's dead
Julian Bashir: Admiral, where's Sloan?
Admiral Ross: Sloan's dead
Julian Bashir: Admiral, where's Sloan?
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Garak: I trust that Starfleet Intelligence will be sending someone along to make good use of this opportunity?
Bashir: What do you mean?
Garak: Well isn't it obvious? This is a golden opportunity to gather intelligence on Romulan intentions and military capabilities.
Bashir: They are allies, Garak. With any luck this could be the beginning of an entirely new friendship between our peoples.
Garak: (turns his eyes) The eternal optimist.
Bashir: Guilty as charged.
Garak: How sad. I must tell you, I'm disappointed and hearing you mouth the usual platitudes of peace and friendship regarding an implacable foe like the Romulans. But I live in hope that one day you'll come to see this universe for what it truly is, rather than what you do wish it to be.
Bashir: Than I shall endeavour to become more cynical with each passing day, look gift horses squarely in the mouth and find clouds in every silver lining.
Garak: If only you meant it.
Bashir: What do you mean?
Garak: Well isn't it obvious? This is a golden opportunity to gather intelligence on Romulan intentions and military capabilities.
Bashir: They are allies, Garak. With any luck this could be the beginning of an entirely new friendship between our peoples.
Garak: (turns his eyes) The eternal optimist.
Bashir: Guilty as charged.
Garak: How sad. I must tell you, I'm disappointed and hearing you mouth the usual platitudes of peace and friendship regarding an implacable foe like the Romulans. But I live in hope that one day you'll come to see this universe for what it truly is, rather than what you do wish it to be.
Bashir: Than I shall endeavour to become more cynical with each passing day, look gift horses squarely in the mouth and find clouds in every silver lining.
Garak: If only you meant it.
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Damar: You should have killed me. There's only one Damar.
Worf: I will keep that in mind.
Worf: I will keep that in mind.
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Damar: [to Weyoun Eight] Oh, I'm sure she'll understand. But if she doesn't... I look forward to meeting Weyoun Nine.
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Weyoun: There's something different about you today Damar, I can't quite put my finger on it... it's almost as if you're half dressed...
Damar: What are you talking about?
Weyoun: You don't have a bottle in your hand.
Damar: What are you talking about?
Weyoun: You don't have a bottle in your hand.
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Damar: I call upon Cardassians everywhere. Resist. Resist today. Resist tomorrow. Resist until the last Dominion soldier has been driven from our soil!
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Julian Bashir: Recognize these? Romulan mind probes. Not the most pleasant devices, but very efficient.
Luther Sloan: They're also illegal in the Federation.
Julian Bashir: Oh, I hope you can appreciate the irony in that statement.
Luther Sloan: They're also illegal in the Federation.
Julian Bashir: Oh, I hope you can appreciate the irony in that statement.
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Quark: I'm not going to preside over the demise of Ferengi civilization. Not me. The line must be drawn here -- this far and no further.
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Quark: Taxes go against the very foundation of free enterprise! That's why it's called "free"!
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Quark: Whatever happened to the survival of the fittest? Whatever happened to the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer? Whatever happened to pure, unadultered greed?
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Mila: You should hear the stories. "Damar's alive, my cousin saw him on Kelvas Prime." "He faked his own death." "He's plotting a new offensive from his secret mountain hideaway."
Garak: You never told me you had a secret mountain hideaway.
Damar: I was going to surprise you.
Garak: You never told me you had a secret mountain hideaway.
Damar: I was going to surprise you.
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Benjamin Sisko: Ensign, I believe you know the way to Cardassia?
Nog: Well if I get lost, I'll just follow the ship in front of us.
Nog: Well if I get lost, I'll just follow the ship in front of us.
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[Prophet Sarah Sisko]: Your greatest challenge is not before you but behind you.
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(Ezri admits that she and Bashir have spent the night together.)
Ezri Dax: And you're not mad.
Worf: I am very happy for you. But I will have to kill him.
Ezri Dax: (alarmed) You're kidding, right?
Worf: And Jadzia said I did not have a sense of humor.
Ezri Dax: And you're not mad.
Worf: I am very happy for you. But I will have to kill him.
Ezri Dax: (alarmed) You're kidding, right?
Worf: And Jadzia said I did not have a sense of humor.
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Weyoun: Citizens of Cardassia, this latest wave of vandalism directed against your Dominion allies must stop.
Garak: I wouldn't count on it.
Weyoun: We know that these disgraceful acts of sabotage were carried out by a mere handful of extremists, but these radicals must come to realize that their disobedience will not be tolerated, and that you, the Cardassian people will suffer the consequences of their cowardly actions. Which is why, I must inform you, just a few moments ago, Dominion troops reduced Lakarian City to ashes. There were no survivors. Two million men, women, and children, gone in a matter of a moments. For each act of terrorism against the Dominion, another Cardassian city will be destroyed. I implore you not to let that happen. Let us return the spirit of friendship and cooperation between our peoples, so that together we can destroy our common enemies: the Federation, the Klingons, the Romulans, and all others who stand against us. Thank you.
Damar: I should have killed that Vorta jackal when I had the chance!
Kira Nerys: Want another one?
Garak: I wouldn't count on it.
Weyoun: We know that these disgraceful acts of sabotage were carried out by a mere handful of extremists, but these radicals must come to realize that their disobedience will not be tolerated, and that you, the Cardassian people will suffer the consequences of their cowardly actions. Which is why, I must inform you, just a few moments ago, Dominion troops reduced Lakarian City to ashes. There were no survivors. Two million men, women, and children, gone in a matter of a moments. For each act of terrorism against the Dominion, another Cardassian city will be destroyed. I implore you not to let that happen. Let us return the spirit of friendship and cooperation between our peoples, so that together we can destroy our common enemies: the Federation, the Klingons, the Romulans, and all others who stand against us. Thank you.
Damar: I should have killed that Vorta jackal when I had the chance!
Kira Nerys: Want another one?
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Jem'Hadar First: On your feet.
Kira: Why?
Jem'Hadar First: We prefer our prisoners standing when they die.
Garak: Anyone have any last words?
Damar: You may kill us but Cardassia will never...!
Jem'Hadar First: [interrupting Damar] Silence. Final words are not permitted.
Garak: How disappointing.
Kira: Why?
Jem'Hadar First: We prefer our prisoners standing when they die.
Garak: Anyone have any last words?
Damar: You may kill us but Cardassia will never...!
Jem'Hadar First: [interrupting Damar] Silence. Final words are not permitted.
Garak: How disappointing.
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Weyoun: I don't believe it.
Female Changeling: What now?
Weyoun: The Cardassian fleet has turned against us.
Female Changeling: Tell our forces to pull back to Cardassia Prime. There will be no more running. We should have rid ourselves of the Cardassians at the first sign of rebellion.
Legate Broca: If I could talk to them, get them to change their minds...
Weyoun: You might be able to reawaken their patriotic spirit.
Legate Broca: Exactly.
Weyoun: On the other hand they might just as easily convince you to betray us.
Legate Broca: Me, betray you? Never!
Female Changeling: Correct. We are not going to give you that opportunity.
Female Changeling: What now?
Weyoun: The Cardassian fleet has turned against us.
Female Changeling: Tell our forces to pull back to Cardassia Prime. There will be no more running. We should have rid ourselves of the Cardassians at the first sign of rebellion.
Legate Broca: If I could talk to them, get them to change their minds...
Weyoun: You might be able to reawaken their patriotic spirit.
Legate Broca: Exactly.
Weyoun: On the other hand they might just as easily convince you to betray us.
Legate Broca: Me, betray you? Never!
Female Changeling: Correct. We are not going to give you that opportunity.
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Damar: (rallying the men) Once we are inside Dominion headquarters, we stop at nothing until we capture the Female Changling!
Cardassian soldiers: Let it be done! We're with you!
Damar: For Cardassia!
Cardassian soldiers: For Cardassia!
Cardassian soldiers: Let it be done! We're with you!
Damar: For Cardassia!
Cardassian soldiers: For Cardassia!
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Garak: {as Jem'Hadar soldiers destroy his childhood home} All during the years of my exile I imagined what it would be like to come home. I even thought of living in this house again, with Mila. But now she's dead, and this house is about to be reduced to a pile of rubble. My Cardassia is gone.
Kira: (holds out a gun) Then fight for a new Cardassia.
Garak: (takes it) I have an even better reason, Commander: revenge.
Kira: [to herself] ...that works, too.
Kira: (holds out a gun) Then fight for a new Cardassia.
Garak: (takes it) I have an even better reason, Commander: revenge.
Kira: [to herself] ...that works, too.
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[outside Dominion headquarters]
Garak: We have a problem.
Kira Only one?
Garak: It's a rather large problem. The cargo bay door is made of neutronium.
Kira Nerys: Then the explosives we brought aren't even going to make a dent.
Garak: You see the problem.
Ekoor: What do we do?
Damar: I don't know. But I'm through hiding in basements.
[Garak begins to laugh]
Damar: I fail to see what is so funny, Garak.
Garak: Well, isn't it obvious? Here we are, ready to storm the castle, prepared to sacrifice our lives in a noble effort to slay the Dominion beast in its lair... [Kira begins to laugh uncontrollably] ...and we can't even inside the gates!
[They all begin to laugh.]
Kira: Maybe... maybe we could go up to the door and ask the Jem'Hadar to let us in.
Damar: Or just send the shapeshifter out to us.
[They group laughs even louder.]
Garak: [sobers gradually] As I said, we have a problem.
Garak: We have a problem.
Kira Only one?
Garak: It's a rather large problem. The cargo bay door is made of neutronium.
Kira Nerys: Then the explosives we brought aren't even going to make a dent.
Garak: You see the problem.
Ekoor: What do we do?
Damar: I don't know. But I'm through hiding in basements.
[Garak begins to laugh]
Damar: I fail to see what is so funny, Garak.
Garak: Well, isn't it obvious? Here we are, ready to storm the castle, prepared to sacrifice our lives in a noble effort to slay the Dominion beast in its lair... [Kira begins to laugh uncontrollably] ...and we can't even inside the gates!
[They all begin to laugh.]
Kira: Maybe... maybe we could go up to the door and ask the Jem'Hadar to let us in.
Damar: Or just send the shapeshifter out to us.
[They group laughs even louder.]
Garak: [sobers gradually] As I said, we have a problem.
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Female Changeling: I wish you hadn't done that. That was Weyoun's last clone.
Garak: I was hoping you would say that.
Garak: I was hoping you would say that.
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Kira: This war is over.
Female Changeling: I doubt the Breen or the Jem'Hadar will agree with that assessment. They will fight to the last man.
Kira: What will that accomplish?
Female Changeling: Isn't it obvious? You may win this war, Commander. But I promise you, by the time its over you will have lost so many ships, so many lives, that your victory will taste as bitter as defeat.
Female Changeling: I doubt the Breen or the Jem'Hadar will agree with that assessment. They will fight to the last man.
Kira: What will that accomplish?
Female Changeling: Isn't it obvious? You may win this war, Commander. But I promise you, by the time its over you will have lost so many ships, so many lives, that your victory will taste as bitter as defeat.
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Female Changeling: It is always good to see you, Odo. But I have no intention of surrendering my forces. It would be sign of weakness, an invitation to the Solids to cross into the Gamma Quadrant and destroy the Great Link.
Odo: Believe me when I say that the Federation has its flaws, but a desire for conquest is not one of them.
Female Changeling: And what of the Romulans and the Klingons? Can you say the same for them?
Odo: The Romulan and Klingon Empires are in no position to invade anyone. Besides, the Federation would not allow it.
Female Changeling: The Dominion has spent the last two years trying to destroy the Federation, and now you're asking me to put our fate in their hands?
Odo: Yes.
Female Changeling: I'm sorry, Odo. I do not have your kind of faith in the Solids.
Odo: Believe me when I say that the Federation has its flaws, but a desire for conquest is not one of them.
Female Changeling: And what of the Romulans and the Klingons? Can you say the same for them?
Odo: The Romulan and Klingon Empires are in no position to invade anyone. Besides, the Federation would not allow it.
Female Changeling: The Dominion has spent the last two years trying to destroy the Federation, and now you're asking me to put our fate in their hands?
Odo: Yes.
Female Changeling: I'm sorry, Odo. I do not have your kind of faith in the Solids.
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Martok: Before you shed too many tears, let me remind you these are Cardassians who lie dead at your feet! Bajorans would call this poetic justice.
Benjamin Sisko: That doesn't mean I have to drink a toast over their bodies.
Benjamin Sisko: That doesn't mean I have to drink a toast over their bodies.
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Bashir: 800 million dead.
Garak: And the figures are still coming in.
Bashir: I'm sorry.
Garak: Oh, it's quite all right, Doctor. Some would say we got exactly what we deserved. After all, we are not completely innocent here. And I'm not just referring to the occupation of Bajor. Our history is filled with arrogant aggression. We joined the Dominion and betrayed the entire Alpha Quadrant. Yes... we are guilty as charged.
Bashir: But Cardassian people are strong, they will survive. Cardassia will survive...
Garak: Oh please, doctor, spare me your insufferable Federation optimism! Of course it'll survive. But not the Cardassia I knew. Our art and literature was second to none. And now look at us. So many of our best minds all... gone.
Garak: And the figures are still coming in.
Bashir: I'm sorry.
Garak: Oh, it's quite all right, Doctor. Some would say we got exactly what we deserved. After all, we are not completely innocent here. And I'm not just referring to the occupation of Bajor. Our history is filled with arrogant aggression. We joined the Dominion and betrayed the entire Alpha Quadrant. Yes... we are guilty as charged.
Bashir: But Cardassian people are strong, they will survive. Cardassia will survive...
Garak: Oh please, doctor, spare me your insufferable Federation optimism! Of course it'll survive. But not the Cardassia I knew. Our art and literature was second to none. And now look at us. So many of our best minds all... gone.
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Admiral Ross: (to Worf) How would you feel being named Federation Ambassdor to Qo'noS?
Worf: I am not a diplomat.
Martok: And I am not a politician. But sometimes fate plays cruel tricks on us. Come, Worf. Qo'noS needs you. More importantly I need you.
Ezri Dax: Well you did help him become chancellor. You can't well turn your back on him now.
Worf: Well my first duty is to you, Captain.
Benjamin Sisko: I'll probably regret this in the morning but if it's what you really want...
Worf: It's been a great honor.
Benjamin Sisko: The honor's all mine.
Worf: I accept.
Martok: Excellent! Ha-ha! An ambassador who can go targ hunting with me! Perhaps being chancellor won't be that bad after all.
Worf: I am not a diplomat.
Martok: And I am not a politician. But sometimes fate plays cruel tricks on us. Come, Worf. Qo'noS needs you. More importantly I need you.
Ezri Dax: Well you did help him become chancellor. You can't well turn your back on him now.
Worf: Well my first duty is to you, Captain.
Benjamin Sisko: I'll probably regret this in the morning but if it's what you really want...
Worf: It's been a great honor.
Benjamin Sisko: The honor's all mine.
Worf: I accept.
Martok: Excellent! Ha-ha! An ambassador who can go targ hunting with me! Perhaps being chancellor won't be that bad after all.
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