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Best quotes from TOS...?

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From Elaan of Troyus:

Kirk: "Mr. Spock, the women on your planet are totally logical. That is the only planet in the galaxy that can make that claim."
 
So many good ones. My faves usually involve Spock and McCoy arguing. Usually, it's Spock lowering the boom, but there are a few where McCoy gets the best of Spock.

Oh yes, their by-play is always the best. Another one along these lines that I always liked was from Bread and Circuses, again maybe not quite verbatim: "Why doctor, I had no idea you were trained. Watching you, I had always assumed it was trial and err-or."
 
“I don’t know what you are but you’re not a woman. You’ve tortured my men and taken their minds from them. You ask for love and return pain instead.”

By that standard, a lot of women aren’t women. My ex included.
 
"Good, honest hated. Very Refreshing."

and...

"Smile and smile. I don't trust men who smile too much."

and...

"Think of it. In space above us the fate of the galaxy will be decided for the next ten thousand years."

and...

"Fools! Will I have to kill them all?"

--Klingon Commander Kor from "Errand Of Mercy"
 
Not stricly from TOS but Generations which is half and half; my sig; "Time is the fire in which we burn".
 
From Bread and Circuses:

McCoy (to Spock): "You know why you're not afraid to die, Spock? You're more afraid of living. Each day you stay alive is just one more day you might slip and let your human half peek out. That's it, isn't it? Insecurity."

The way Spock looks away from him in response says everything.
 
The 'I Mudd' conversation about Norman between McCoy and Spock is a classic in their arguements

MCCOY: Yes. There's something odd about that man, and I can't quite pinpoint it.
SPOCK: Perhaps you're making a rather hasty judgment. Mister Norman has only been aboard seventy two hours.
MCCOY: I know when something doesn't strike me right, and he doesn't.
SPOCK: Specifics, Doctor. Labels do not make arguments.
MCCOY: All right. There's something wrong about a man who never smiles, whose conversation never varies from the routine of the job, and who won't talk about his background.
SPOCK: I see.
MCCOY: Spock, I mean that it's odd for a non-Vulcan. The ears make all the difference.
SPOCK: I find your argument strewn with gaping defects in logic.
MCCOY: Maybe, but you can't evaluate a man by logic alone. Besides, he has avoided two appointments that I've made for his physical exam without reason.
SPOCK: That's not at all surprising, Doctor. He's probably terrified of your beads and rattles.
 
Others posted these first, but they're some of my faves:

I've always liked:

"You may find that having is not so pleasing a thing, after all, as wanting. It is not logical, but it is often true." - Mr. Spock, Amok Time, written by Theodore Sturgeon.

Hear, hear! One that today's society full of people wanting "instant gratification" would do well to learn.

"Curious how often you humans manage to obtain that which you do not want." -Spock, Errand Of Mercy

My "History of Western Civilization" professor quoted this in reference to WWI. He gave extra credit to the guy who identified Spock as the source.

"Good, honest hated. Very Refreshing." and...

"Smile and smile. I don't trust men who smile too much." and...

"Think of it. In space above us the fate of the galaxy will be decided for the next ten thousand years." and...

"Fools! Will I have to kill them all?"

--Klingon Commander Kor from "Errand Of Mercy"

The first is still the best.

From Bread and Circuses:

McCoy (to Spock): "You know why you're not afraid to die, Spock? You're more afraid of living. Each day you stay alive is just one more day you might slip and let your human half peek out. That's it, isn't it? Insecurity."

The way Spock looks away from him in response says everything.

The way the scene ends is great also.

Spock: "Really, Doctor?"

McCoy: "I Know. I'm worried about Jim, too."

Great writing. The friendship is shown thorugh the fight.

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Some that weren't posted:

"The more advanced the mind, the greater the need for the simplicity of play."

"When dreams become more important than reality, you give up travel, building, creating."
Rather ironic when you consider it's from a TV show.

"God? But still driven by human frailty." *looks into camera* "Do you like what you see?"
Actually, Kirk's whole talk with Dr. Dehner through his confrontation with Gary Mitchell is TOS at its best, IMnsHO.

"Well, I can think of ONE way right off!"
and...
"You'll need somethin' to wash that down with."
and...
"It's green!"
 
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From Bread and Circuses:

McCoy (to Spock): "You know why you're not afraid to die, Spock? You're more afraid of living. Each day you stay alive is just one more day you might slip and let your human half peek out. That's it, isn't it? Insecurity."

The way Spock looks away from him in response says everything.

That scene, and especially that line, makes the whole episode worth it. :techman:
 
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