Benjamin Lafayette Sisko

"That might be the most important thing to understand about Humans. It's the unknown that defines our existence. We are constantly searching, not just for answers to our questions, but for new questions."

"I suppose you want the office."

"I thought I'd say hello first, and then take the office. But we can do this in any order you'd like."

"Chief, I thought you were going to fix the replicators!"

"Oh, you're absolutely right, sir! I knew I'd forgotten something! Can't have the operations chief sitting around daydreaming when there's work to be done, can we? Oh ho ho ho, I'll get right on it!"

"Are you really willing to commit suicide over something done in another lifetime?"

"Going through my own adolescence was difficult enough. Survivng my son's is going to take a miracle."

"Did you really build that?"

"Apparently so."

"Why?"

"I have no idea."

"Dying lets you off the hook. The question is, are you willing to live for your people? Live the role they want you to play? That's what they need from you right now."

"It's hard to keep a secret in Ops, especially when you've been shouting at a monitor for the past two days."

"Thought I kept it down to an angry whisper."

"Let's just say your voice carries."

"Perhaps one day you'll feel the hand of God resting on your shoulder."

"There is only one thing I want from you. Find something you love, then do it the best you can."

"On Earth there is no poverty, no crime, and no war. You look out the window and you see Paradise. Well, it's easy to be a saint in Paradise but the Maquis do not live in Paradise."

"We've got ships from here to New Bajor out looking for you. Where have you been?"

"Through the Looking-Glass, Commander. But it's good to be back."

"I've brought back a little surprise for the Dominion."

"Beets are a very misunderstood vegetable."

"And I used to think Curzon had a temper."

"Commander, this is extortion."

"Hmm… Yes it is."

"You know, I never knew how much this man's voice annoyed me."

"According to Ferengi by-laws, section one oh five, subparagraph ten, upon reaching adulthood, Ferengi males must purchase an apprenticeship from a suitable role model. I choose you."

"You want to be my apprentice?"

"That's right. I want to be the first Ferengi in Starfleet. Now, who do I see about getting a uniform?"

"Are you suggesting that I'm dismissing this prophecy too easily because I don't want to be the Emissary?"

"I'm not suggesting anything. But it's been my experience that all humanoids have an agenda of some sort, and that their agendas can influence them without their even realising it."

"Do you really believe that I'm the Emissary?"

"I guess I always have. I never wanted to admit it to myself. It's hard to work for someone who's a religious icon."

"It would seem that our scientific methodologies differ slightly. It is our practice to examine all possibilities, no matter how unlikely, before we proceed with field tests."

"We would, of course, prefer to operate that way as well. However, since the Science Ministry falls under the jurisdiction of the military, we have to follow certain rules. One of them is not to make any project look unnecessarily dangerous."

"I think we have enough evidence to at least hold the Klingons for questioning, don't you?"

"Absolutely. And I think I can question them until the Romulan delegation leaves the station."

"Just be careful."

"Commander, there is no careful way to question a Klingon."

"What is this?"

"I thought it was time for a change. What do you think?""

"I like it."

"Listen."

"I don't hear anything."

"Exactly. Not even the hum of an engine. It's almost like being on the deck of an old sailing ship. Except the stars are not just up in the sky; they're all around us."

"Well, let's face it. It's been over a year since your last date. A year, Dad. Well, you got to make time for these things."

"I cannot believe that I'm getting advice about women from my son."

"Don't think of me as your son, right now. Just think of me as another guy. Another guy who happens to know a very attractive lady who wants to meet you."

"You are trying to set me up?"

"Well, why not?"

"Running may help for a little while, but sooner or later the pain catches up with you. And the only way to get rid of it is to stand your ground and face it."

"I'm no writer, but if I were it seems to me I'd want to poke my head up every once in a while and take a look around, see what's going on. It's life, Jake! You can miss it if you don't open your eyes."

"Part of being a captain is knowing when to smile, to make the troops happy. Even when it's the last thing in the world you want to do. Because they're your troops, and you hve to take care of them."

"Captain, you're just in time for happy hour."

"Do I look happy, Quark?"

"Brag all you want! But don't get between me and the bloodwine!"

"It may sound cruel, but we both know that ship out there was worth it. Those five deaths may save five thousand lives, or maybe even five million. And if I had to make the same trade all over again, I would. But five people are dead, fine men and women who deserved a lot more than to die on some lonely planet fifty thousand light years away from home."

"You win some, you lose some."

"You always had problems with the 'lose some' part of that."

"Even in the darkest moments, you can always find something that will make you smile."

"I promise I will not rest until I stand with you again... here, in this place where I belong."

"How do I explain that I evacuated every Federation citizen off Deep Space 9, except his grandson?"

"You'll figure something out."

"You want to be gods? Then be gods. I need a miracle. Bajor needs a miracle. Stop those ships!"

"I don't care if the odds are against us! If we're going to lose, then we're going to go down fighting... so that when our descendants someday rise up against the Dominion, they'll know what they're made of!"

"I should have killed every last one of them! I should have turned their planet into a graveyard the likes of which the galaxy had never seen! I should have killed them all!"

"And that is why you're not an evil man?"

"Is there anything I can get for you?"

"Hmm. A bottle of Kanar and an Orion slave girl would be nice."

"I'll see what I can do."

"And if I fail..."

"I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith."

"I lied. I cheated. I bribed men to cover the crimes of other men. I am an accessory to murder. But the most damaging thing of all... I think I can live with it. And if I had to do it all over again, I would. Garak was right about one thing, a guilty conscience is a small price to pay for the safety of the Alpha Quadrant."

"A Dominion invasion of Ferenginar?"

"Think of the terrible repercussions to the Alpha Quadrant."

"I cannot think of any."

"Hello, Benjamin."

"Do I know you?"

"It's me... Dax."

"I can hardly believe it myself, but I'm Dax. I mean, I'm not Jadzia Dax. I'm Ezri Dax. But I have all of Jadzia's memories, not to mention Lela's, Tobin's, Emony's, Audrid's, Joran's and Curzon's. Am I forgetting anyone?"

"Torias."

"Right. Now, you're probably asking yourself

"The answers can wait. Right now I'm just glad to see you."

"You arranged my birth. I exist because of you?"

"The Sisko's path is a difficult one."

"But why me? Why did it have to be me?"

"Because it could be no one else."

"The Sisko has completed his task."

"Sarah?"

"The Kosst Amojan no longer threatens us."

"You mean the Pah-wraith? It is no longer in the wormhole?"

"I have cast it out."

"Is that why the Prophets sent me to Tyree? To release you from the Orb?"

"The Kosst Amojan tried to stop you with a false vision, but you did not waver. You fulfilled your destiny."

"Perhaps I should have a talk with him,"

"Absolutely not. You intimidate him."

"Me?"

"Don't tell him I told you."

"I intimidate Worf?"

"You like that, don't you?"

"She is cute."

"She's also about three hundred years too old for you."

"Stop it, Benjamin! I thought you of all people would understand."

"I do understand. And you're right. You don't deserve the Dax symbiont. Quite frankly, you don't deserve to wear that uniform! I'll pass this on to Starfleet Command. Dismissed!"

"It's been a long time."

"Ten years, two months, five days."

"You mean you don't know it to the minute?"

"Of course I do.. But Humans are often irked by such precision. Especially the more emotional Humans."

"Which is why when their captain challenged us to a contest of courage, teamwork, and sacrifice, I accepted on your behalf."

"We will destroy them."

"War is an inefficient business."

"Alright, Niners, let's hear some chatter."

"Hey, batter, batter, batter, batter, batter."

"Hey, batter, batter, batter, batter, batter, batter, batter."

"Death to the opposition!"

"I haven't talked to my mother in almost six months."

"Oh?"

"Last time I saw her was just after I was joined. She came to visit me on Trill and I was still a little confused... When she walked into my room, I put on a big smile, looked her right in the eye and said

"You are the Sisko. You are part of me."

"If that's true, if you really do care about me, if you consider me your son, then let me have this!"

"It is not for you to have. There are many tasks still ahead of you. Accept your fate. Your greatest trial is about to begin. Don't be afraid. All will be as it should be."

"Mother..."

"Stay on the path, Benjamin."

"But enough about the war with the Dominion; I want to hear about the war at home! You've just married that freighter captain, didn't you?"

"Yes."

"Then war has broken out… whether you know it or not. A long, grueling, intoxicating war!"

"She's a fine ship."

"Legate Damar may be the key to saving the entire Alpha Quadrant."

"This entire operation has been a waste of resources, men and equipment. The blame lies with the man who ordered the mission in the first place, not the man who tried to carry it out!"

"Genocide – committed by people who call themselves Federation citizens."

"Hello, ship."

"If we do nothing the Dominion could sit behind that perimeter for the next five years rearming themselves. And when they're ready to come out... God help us all."

"This is a moment worth savouring. To victory, hard fought and well earned."

"What's wrong?"

"Suddenly I'm not thirsty."

"Neither am I."

"Before you waste too many tears, remember, these are Cardassians lying dead at your feet. Bajorans would call this poetic justice."

"That doesn't mean I have to drink a toast over their bodies."

"Humans. Pah. Ka DiJaQ."

"Benjamin, please. We've known each other too long. And since this is the last time we will ever be together, let's try to speak honestly. We've both had victories and our defeats. Now it's time to resolve our differences and face the ultimate truth. I've won, Benjamin. You've lost."

"The Pah wraith will never conquer anything. Not Bajor. Not the Celestial Temple. And certainly not the Alpha Quadrant.

"And who's going to stop us?"

"I am."