Kathryn Janeway

"Most of the species we've encountered have overcome all kinds of adversity without a caretaker. It's the challenge of surviving on their own that helps them to evolve."

"It's the first time we've been on the other side of the fence. How many times have we been in the position of refusing to interfere when some kind of disaster threatened an alien culture? It's all very well to say we do it on the basis of an enlightened principle. But how does that feel to the aliens?"

"You can use logic to justify almost anything. That's its power. And its flaw."

"Why did you do this to us?"

"I'm putting you on report, in case that means anything anymore."

"It means something to me, Captain. It means I've let you down... and for that I'm truly sorry."

"Who are we to swoop in, play god, and then continue on our way without the slightest consideration of the long term effects of our actions?"

"In a part of space where there are few rules, it's more important than ever that we hold fast to our own."

"Can you wake him?"

"I don't see why not. WAKE UP, LIEUTENANT!'"

"If this works, you'll be joining an elite group of pilots. Orville Wright, Neil Armstrong, Zefram Cochrane… and Tom Paris."

"I kind of like the way that sounds."

"I've thought about having children, but I must say I never considered having them with you."

"Mister Kim, we're Starfleet Officers. Weird is part of the job"

"You know as well as I do that fear exists for one purpose, to be conquered."

"I can tell you a story, an ancient legend among my people. It's about an angry warrior who lived his life in conflict with the rest of his tribe. A man who couldn't find peace, even with the help of his spirit guide. For years he struggled with his discontent. The only satisfaction he ever got came when he was in battle. That made him a hero among his tribe, but the warrior still longed for peace within himself. One day, he and his war party were captured by a neighbouring tribe led by a woman warrior. She called on him to join her tribe because her tribe was too small and weak to defend itself from all its enemies. The woman warrior was brave and beautiful and very wise. The angry warrior swore to himself that he would stay by her side, doing whatever he could to make her burden lighter. From that point on, her needs would come first. And in that way, the warrior began to know the true meaning of peace."

"Is that really an ancient legend?"

"No. But that made it easier to say."

"It feels like we're being pecked to death by ducks!"

"It's my fault. If I hadn't told Hogan to pick up those bones."

"You shouldn't blame yourself."

"Stop it. There is no time to worry about blame. Hogan was a fine officer and a good man. And our job is to make sure that his death is the last one for a very long time. I will not let this planet destroy my crew."

"Huddle together in groups, that'll preserve body heat. This is no time to be shy."

"Space must have seemed a whole lot bigger back then. It's not surprising they had to bend the rules a little. They were a little slower to invoke the Prime Directive, and a little quicker to pull their phasers. Of course, the whole bunch of them would be booted out of Starfleet today. But I have to admit, I would have loved to ride shotgun at least once with a group of officers like that."

"There's a difference between respecting the spiritual beliefs of other cultures and embracing them myself."

"I may never put my hands on my hips again."

"You had no way of knowing you were making one of the worst insults possible."

"Good health."

"You can't just walk away from your responsibilities because you made a mistake."

"Perhaps you are experiencing a paradoxical state-dependent associative phenomenon."

"Déjà vu."

"One voice can be stronger than a thousand voices."

"You are security chief. Don't thirteen department heads report to you every day?"

"Yes."

"Well, straighten them out."

"Shall I flog them as well?"

"Sorry, these lab rats are fighting back."

"Good morning, captain."

"That's a matter of opinion."

"That's what you were trying to accomplish, wasn't it? Hmm? Pumping up my dopamine levels to push me to the edge, keeping me awake for four days straight with the constant pain of your devices drilling into my skull. Well, this is the culmination of your work, and... guess what... you're going to be right here to collect the final data."

"Abandon ship? The answer's no. I'm not breaking up the family, Chakotay."

"Time's... up!"

"I dread the day when everyone on this ship agrees with me."

"No matter how vast the differences may be between cultures, people always have something that somebody else wants. And trade is born."

"Sometimes first contact is last contact."

"Part of becoming Human is learning to have compassion for those who are suffering, even when they're your bitter enemies."

"It is puzzling."

"What's that?"

"You made me into an individual. You encouraged me to stop thinking like a member of the collective... to cultivate my independence... my Humanity. But when I try to assert that independence, I am punished."

"Individuality has its limits. Especially on a starship, where there's a command structure."

"I believe that you are punishing me because I don't think the way that you do... because I'm not becoming more like you. You claim to respect my individuality... but in fact, you are frightened by it."

"As you were."

"Accept this... trophy. You can use it to create a new future for your people. At the very least, you can hang it on your bulkhead."

"Tell me, how many Borg were sacrificed during this experiment?"

"29 vessels, 600,000 drones, but that is irrelevant."

"I wondered who was running my program. Master da Vinci doesn't like visitors after midnight."

"He protested. I deactivated him."

"Don't look so shocked, ambassador. This is what you wanted, isn't it?"

"Anybody's got any other ideas, I'm listening."

"We could set up a bicycle in the Mess Hall, attach a generator; pedal home?"

"Now why didn't I think of that?"

"...and I volunteer Harry to take the first shift!"

"Status?"

"I could give you a litany of damaged systems, Captain, but suffice it to say, now that we're down, we won't be going up again soon."

"I'm your captain. That means I can't always be your friend. Understand?"

"No. However, if we are assimilated, then our thoughts will become one, and I'm sure I will understand perfectly."

"You were correct, captain. My desire to remain in the Delta Quadrant was based on fear. I am no longer Borg... but the prospect of becoming Human is... unsettling. I don't know where I belong."

"You belong with us."

"I can't begin to imagine your loss. But try to see beyond your desire for revenge."

"Revenge is all I have left."

"No. As long as you're alive, there's hope. Your people's accomplisments, their knowledge, their dignity can survive in you. End this."

"Time to take out the garbage."

"Lieutenant Thomas Eugene Paris... I hereby reduce you to the rank of Ensign. And I sentence you to 30 days solitary confinement."

"Computer, change music selection. Mahler's Symphony Number One, Second Movement... maybe this will help you relax."

"Now this is how I prefer the Borg. In pieces!"

"There are three things to remember about being a starship captain. Keep your shirt tucked in, go down with the ship... and never abandon a member of your crew."

"We're gathered here today, not as Starfleet officers, but as friends and family, to celebrate the marriage of two of Voyager's finest..."

"Success seems to be in short supply lately."

"...and the Y2K bug didn't turn off a single light bulb."

"It's easy to cling to principles when you're standing on a vessel with its bulkheads intact, manned by a crew that's not starving!"

"It's never easy...but if we turn our backs on our principles we stop being human."

"Come on, Tuvok. After all the xenophobic races we've run into, don't you find it just a little refreshing to meet some people who value openness and freedom?"

"We only have one multi-spatial probe, I didn't want to lose it."

"We only have one B'Elanna Torres. I don't want to lose her, either."

"I want you all to know we're doing everything we can to bring you home."

"We appreciate it, sir. Keep a docking bay open for us!"

"Delete the wife."

"Tuvok, when have operations on this ship ever been normal?"

"Not today and not by you."

"They're not exactly drones. Mature Borg are predictable. They'll ignore you or assimilate you, but these juveniles, they're unstable."

"They are contemptuous of authority, convinced that they are superior. Typical adolescent behavior for any species."

"I've got a boyfriend who malfunctions!"

"Why potatoes?"

"Their first idea was to clone Naomi, but I suggested they start with something smaller."

"If I ever imply that it's been easy on you these last few years, remind me about today."

"Have you thought about applying to the advocate general's office? You'd make a good lawyer."

"How can I punish you for being who you are?"

"Sounds like it's going to be one disaster after another on this ship!"

"...I've become convinced that we've got to stick to our principles, not abandon them."

"Should the crew be ready to die for those principles?"

"If the alternative means becoming thieves and killers ourselves... yes."

"I can already tell it's going to be much better than my last job."

"It may not have been real, Chakotay, but it felt like home. If you hadn't come after me, I never would have known that I had another life."

"Are you sorry I showed up?"

"Not for a second."

"Goodbye. And good luck, Ambassador."

"Set a course...for home."

"The Son'a... the Borg... the Romulans... you always get the easy assignments."

"Just lucky, I guess."