Kirk: Stand by to receive our transmission. [sotto voce] Kirk: Mr. Sulu, lock phasers on target and await my command. Sulu: [sotto voice] Phasers locked.
James T. Kirk: You filed a report? Why didn't you tell me? Spock: I incorrectly assumed that you would be truthful in your captain's log. James T. Kirk: Yeah, I would have been if I didn't have to save your life. Spock: A fact for which I am grateful...
[On whether Kirk should assume command from Spock] Spock: If I may be so bold, it was a mistake for you to accept promotion. Commanding a starship is your first, best destiny; anything else is a waste of material. Kirk: I would not presume to debate ...
Kirk: Engine room. Well done, Scotty! McCoy: Jim... I think you'd better get down here. Kirk: Bones? McCoy: Better hurry...
James T. Kirk: Wait, are you guys... are you guys fighting? Nyota Uhura: I'd rather not talk about it, sir... James T. Kirk: Oh my GOD, what is that even like?
James T. Kirk: The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Spock: An Arabic proverb attributed to a prince who was betrayed and decapitated by his own subjects. James T. Kirk: Well, still, it's a hell of a quote.
Kirk: Physician, heal thyself! McCoy: [Lying on the floor, propping himself up on one elbow] Is that all you've got to say? What about my performance? Kirk: I'm not a drama critic!
[Kirk and Scott run around the Enterprise's engineering section, evading capture, when they are finally cornered by an officer pointing a phaser at them - the same officer involved in the bar fight with Kirk in Iowa] Burly Cadet #1: Come with me, cup...
James T. Kirk: Your ship is compromised, too close to the singularity to survive without assistance, which we are willing to provide. Spock: [speaking privately] Captain, what are you doing? James T. Kirk: Showing them compassion may be the only way ...
[Kirk has been informed of an incoming transmission from Dr. Carol Marcus] Dr. McCoy: It never rains but it pours. Kirk: As a doctor, you of all people should be aware of the dangers of reopening old wounds.
Kirk: [to McCoy, who is still lying where he fell during Saavik's simulation] Physician, heal thyself. McCoy: Is that all you've got to say? What about my performance? Kirk: I'm not a drama critic!
James T. Kirk: You know, coming back in time, changing history... that's cheating. Spock Prime: A trick I learned from an old friend. [With an uncharacteristic smile, he gives the Vulcan salute to Kirk] Spock Prime: Live long and prosper.
Gaila: Jim, I think I love you. James T. Kirk: That is so weird. Gaila: Lights. Computer: Lights on. Gaila: Did you just say, "That is so weird"? James T. Kirk: Yeah, I did, but...
Lt. Nyota Uhura: [During the Kobayashi Maru test] We are receiving a distress signal from the U.S.S. Kobayashi Maru. The ship has lost power and is stranded. Starfleet Command has ordered us to rescue them. James T. Kirk: [clearly enjoying himself] "...
I'm trying to write a TV show. Ideally it would be just a reality-TV show, getting the guy who played Eddie Winslow and Kirk Cameron to live in a house. The Jehovah's Witnesses would come to the house a lot or something like that. I kind of like the ...
[last lines] James T. Kirk: Where should we go? Spock: As a mission of this duration has never been attempted, I defer to your good judgment Captain. James T. Kirk: Mr. Sulu, take us out! Sulu: Aye, Captain.
James T. Kirk: Let me explain what's happening here: you are a criminal! I watched you murder innocent men and women! I was authorized to *end* you! And the only reason why you are still alive is because I am allowing it. So *shut your mouth*! Khan: ...
You've to celebrate the good days because there are brutal days that make the good ones sweet.
[from trailer] [the Enterprise crew steer a ship towards a closing portal] Spock: Captain, this ship will not fit. James T. Kirk: IT WILL FIT, WILL FIT, WILL FIT! [the ship scrapes through] James T. Kirk: See, I told you it would fit! Spock: I am not...
Scotty: If it isn't Captain James Tiberius Perfect-Hair! [to Keenser] Scotty: Did you hear that? I called him "Perfect-Hair". James T. Kirk: Where are you? Scotty: Where are you? James T. Kirk: Are you drunk? Scotty: What I do on my private time is m...
Bones: Why the hell did he surrender? James T. Kirk: I don't know. But he just took out a squad of Klingons single-handedly. I want to know how. Bones: Sounds like we have a superman on board. James T. Kirk: You tell me.
