“Unfinished Business” quotes from Criminal Minds

Kirk

[officiating at the wedding of Lieutenants Tomlinson and Martine] Since the days of the first wooden vessels, all shipmasters have had one happy privilege: that of uniting two people in the bonds of matrimony.

We know Outpost 4 has been attacked, sir. So if we intercept Romulans now, we--

Kirk

After a whole century, what would a Romulan ship look like, Mr. Stiles? I doubt if they'll radio and identify themselves.

You'll know, sir. They're painted like a giant bird of prey.

Kirk

I had no idea that history was your specialty.

Family history. There was a Captain Stiles in the space service then. Two Commanders, several junior officers. All lost in that war, sir.

Kirk

Their war, Mr. Stiles. Not yours. Don't forget it.

Kirk

[confronting Lt. Stiles] Well, here's one thing you can be sure of, mister. Leave any bigotry in your quarters, there's no room for it on the bridge. Do I make myself clear?

You do, sir.

Spock

If Romulans are an offshoot of my Vulcan blood, then attack becomes even more imperative.

McCoy

War is never imperative.

Spock

It is for them, Doctor. Vulcan, like Earth, had its aggressive colonizing period, savage even by Earth standards. If Romulans retain this martial philosophy, then weakness is something we dare not show.

Kirk

Captain. Standing by to beam your survivors aboard our ship. Prepare to abandon your vessel.

No. No, that is not our way. I regret that we meet in this way. You and I are of a kind. In a different reality, I could have called you "friend".

Kirk

What purpose will it serve to die?

We are creatures of duty, Captain. I have lived my life by it. Just one more duty to perform. [activates self-destruct system]

Spock

After what this ship has been through in the last three months, there is not a crewman aboard who is not in need of rest. Myself excepted, of course.

Spock

I picked this up from Dr. McCoy's log. We have a crew member on board who is showing signs of stress and fatigue. Reaction time down 9 to 12 percent. Associational reading Norm minus 3.

Kirk

That's much too low a rating.

Spock

He's becoming irritable and quarrelsome, yet he refuses to take rest and rehabilitation. Now he has that right, but...we found -

Kirk

A crewman's rights end where the safety of the ship begins. Now that man will go ashore on my orders. What's his name?

Spock

James Kirk.

Spock

[continuing] Enjoy yourself, Captain. It's an interesting planet. I believe you'll find it quite pleasant, very much like your Earth. Scouts have detected no animals, artifacts, or forcefields of any kind. Only peace, sunshine, and good air. You'll have no problems.

Spock

On my planet, to rest is to rest — to cease using energy. To me, it is quite illogical to run up and down on green grass, using energy, instead of saving it.

Kirk

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

Kirk

I do [believe you]! I've met some interesting characters myself!

McCoy

Mr. Spock, remind me to tell you that I'm sick and tired of your logic.

Spock

That is a most illogical attitude.

Spock

It is more rational to sacrifice one life than six.

McCoy

I'm not talking about rationality.

Spock

You might be wise to start.

Tapping our boosters ended our last chance for a soft landing.

You mean a burn-up?

Spock

It is the usual end of a decaying orbit.

I don't want to die up here.

Spock

Infinitely preferable to the kind of death we'd be granted on the planet's surface, I should think.

I admire your ability to make so measured a choice.

McCoy

Respect is a rational process. Didn't it ever occur to you that they might react emotionally...with anger?

Spock

Doctor, I am not responsible for their unpredictability.

McCoy

They were perfectly predictable, to anyone with feeling.

Spock

I realize that command does have its fascination, even under circumstances such as these, but I neither enjoy the idea of command nor am I frightened of it. It simply exists, and I will do whatever logically needs to be done.