| Quote | 
| Kirk :  | "They gave her back to me Scotty."  |   | to Scotty; on regaining command of the Enterprise |  
  | 
| Uhura :  | "Ensign, the possibilities of our returning from this mission in one piece may have just doubled."  |   | to a crew member; on Kirk's taking command |  
  | 
| McCoy :  | "Why is any object we don't understand called a 'thing'?"  |   | to Kirk |  
  | 
| Decker :  | "We all create God in our own image."  |   | to Kirk |  
  | 
| McCoy :  | "Spock, this 'child' is about to wipe out every living thing on Earth! Now, what do you suggest we do, spank it?"  |   | to Spock |  
  | 
| Spock :  | "Each of us, at some time in our lives, turns to someone, a father, a brother, a God; and asks 'Why am I here? Was this all I was meant to be?'"  |   | to Kirk |  
  | 
 |