Ensign Hoshi Sato: You're the captain. Can't you order the storm to calm down?
Dr. Phlox: The will of the patient is the cornerstone of Denobulan medical ethics.
Captain Archer: Don't you believe if you can help someone, you're ethically bound to do so?
Dr. Phlox: Hippocrates wasn't Denobulan.
Lt. Reed: All we have left is to reset the emitters.
Lieutenant Talas: What's the frequency?
Lt. Reed: I'll do it.
Lieutenant Talas: You don't trust me.
Lt. Reed: No offence, but when it comes to our weapons frequencies, I wouldn't trust my own mother.
Lieutenant Talas: Is your mother considered a security risk?
Lt. Reed: It's just an expression.
Lieutenant Talas: An odd one. My mother's security clearance is higher than mine.
Commander Tucker: You did all that... with a phase pistol?
Lt. Reed: You're good at building things. I'm good at blowing them up.
Zefram Cochrane: On this site, a powerful engine will be built... an engine that will someday let us travel a hundred times faster than we can today. Imagine it. Thousands of inhabited planets at our fingertips. And we'll be able to explore those strange new worlds... and seek out new life and new civilizations. This engine will let us go boldly... where no man has gone before.
Commander Tucker: Where did you put the phase pistols?
Travis Mayweather: You're going to shoot a bug?
Commander Tucker: I'm just going to stun it.
Commander Dolum: I had no idea that humans were so resilient. It's not a trait found in most primate species.
Ensign Hoshi Sato: Maybe it's a log. What do you think?
Commander Tucker: Beats me. Could be a laundry list... or instructions on how to conquer the universe?
Captain Archer: Remind me to stop trying to help people.
Jannar: Someone once said that dealing with Reptilians is like bargaining with the sun. You make no progress, and you come away burned.
Dr. Phlox: If I'm not mistaken, they are preparing to mate. Do you think they might let me watch?
Captain Archer: We should be entering the nebula.
Subcommander T'Pol: The readings could be misleading.
Captain Archer: As Dr. Phlox would say - optimism.
Subcommander T'Pol: Optimism doesn't alter the laws of physics.
Commander Tucker: I don't want to be responsible for giving the crew... the runs.
Commander Tucker: How many warning shots do Vulcans usually fire?
Vulcan Ambassador Soval: None.
Subcommander T'Pol: The Captain's behavior is becoming increasingly illogical, even for a human.
Captain Archer: I believe someone once defined a compromise as a solution that neither side is happy with.
Shran: In that case, these talks have been extremely successful.
Commander Tucker: I don't like pushing the engines at 110%.
Subcommander T'Pol: They are rated for 120.
Commander Tucker: My underwear's flame-retardant, but it doesn't mean I want to set fire to myself to prove it.
Sarin: The Cabal doesn't make decisions on its own. They're simply soldiers... fighting a Temporal Cold War.
Captain Archer: Temporal? You've lost me.
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