Deep Space Nine quotes

That was a mistake, Ben, talking to your ship from my office. Now that security knows you're here, you'll never make it past that door.

Benjamin Sisko

It doesn't matter whether I get out of here or not. By now, Odo is talking to Jaresh-Inyo. The President will have all the evidence he needs to stop you. It's over.

[slams his fist against his desk, furious] It's not over! I have enough loyal officers to make a fight of it.

Who will you fight? Starfleet? The Federation? Don't you see, Admiral? You're fighting the wrong war. And as for your loyal officers, Benteen's already abandoned you, and she was closer to you than anyone. You've lost. Don't make anyone else pay for your mistakes.

I hope you're not the one making the mistake.

Kira Nerys

I've been meaning to ask you—why don't you wear that belt anymore?

Odo

I don't know. Didn't seem to serve a purpose. It's not as if I needed it to hold my pants up.

Kira Nerys

I just thought it looked good on you, that's all.

Odo

[Brightening considerably] Really?

Kira Nerys

[Smiles] Really.

Odo

Better?

Kira Nerys

Much.

Quark

You've either got to tell her how you feel, or forget about her and get on with your life.

Miles O'Brien

I don't know why Captain Sisko insists on me being here. I'm not a senior officer.

Julian Bashir

Maybe he just wanted to see you in your dress uniform. It does show off your figure.

When I look at my father, I have a hard time seeing a murderer.

Kira Nerys

And when I look at him, I have a hard time seeing anything else.

Gul Dukat

What is this I hear about you and Shakaar?

Kira Nerys

I don't know what you've heard.

Gul Dukat

First it was Vedek Bareil, and now it's the head of the Bajoran government. You do like powerful men, don't you?

Kira Nerys

First of all, Shakaar's an old friend. Second of all, what business is it of yours?

Gul Dukat

Let's just say it's further incentive for me to regain my former position.

You don't like my father very much, do you?

Kira Nerys

No, I don't.

I understand. He did some very bad things during the Occupation.

Kira Nerys

Yes, he did.

It bothers him, you know?

Kira Nerys

[Disbelieving] Does it?

Very much. He talks about it sometimes. He'd never admit it to anyone else, but he thinks the Occupation was a mistake.

Kira Nerys

Somehow, I don't think he'd say that if the Cardassians had won.

Maybe not, but maybe losing made him a better person.

Kira Nerys

Well, then, a lot of innocent people died for his education.

Gul Dukat

You judge me too harshly. Maybe I am seeking to regain my former position, one which I earned through hard work, dedication, and sacrifice, but redemption is not my sole motivation. I care about my people, and I don't intend to allow the Klingons to get away with murdering them. I'm a much more complicated man than you give me credit for.

Kira Nerys

Well, if that's true, I suppose I prefer simpler men.

Gul Dukat

Like Shakaar? It amazes me that a woman as intelligent and sophisticated as you could be attracted to such a lumbering, simplistic fieldhand. I mean, what could the two of you possibly talk about?

Kira Nerys

That lumbering fieldhand is the First Minister of Bajor, and he knows more about how to talk to me than you ever will.

Gul Dukat

How can you be so sure? After all, you don't know me well enough to make a comparison.

Kira Nerys

I don't want to know you well enough. And if you want to keep working with me, I suggest you stick to business.

Gul Dukat

I'm sorry, Major. I didn't mean any harm. I was just making conversation.

Gul Dukat

Major, is it my imagination, or do you have a hard time accepting compliments?

Kira Nerys

I have a hard time accepting compliments from you.

Gul Dukat

Well, I'll try to restrain my enthusiasm, [Leans in and whispers] but I can't make you any promises.

Gul Dukat

You know how to organize a resistance cell, you're an expert at terrorist tactics, you have close ties with Bajoran and Federation officials, and besides all that, it would give you a chance to do what you were meant to do.

Kira Nerys

No, thanks. I've already got a job.

Gul Dukat

What do you mean? On that space station? We both know your talents are being wasted there, co-ordinating docking assignments and leading training exercises. On Deep Space Nine, you're nothing but a bureaucrat, an administrator. If you come with me, you can be a soldier again. Think about it, Major—the chance to fight again against a superior foe in a righteous cause, to protect a defeated and broken people from a cruel aggressor. You know as well as I do that if Cardassia falls, Bajor is next. Help me stop the Klingons before you become their next target.

Kira Nerys

You're really serious about this.

Gul Dukat

Absolutely! Look, Major, I'm not asking you to like me or to be my friend. I'm asking you to join me, to fight at my side. You know what I'm doing is right, and it's what you want to do as well. I know that our past makes it difficult for you to accept me as an ally. I also know that every fiber of your being is telling you to say, "No, no, no," but somewhere I know there's a "Yes." You need to listen to that "Yes," not for my sake, not for Cardassia's, not even for Bajor's, but for your sake.

Gul Dukat

Well, Major, it appears that whether you like it or not, our lives have become deeply intertwined.

Kira Nerys

[Smiles] That really pleases you, doesn't it?

Gul Dukat

Pleases me? Major, it gives me reason to live.

Are you part of my family?

Worf

[Pauses a moment] I have no family.

Julian Bashir

What you have there is a sebaceous cyst.

Miles O'Brien

I know it's a cyst, but it's getting bigger.

Julian Bashir

There's nothing to worry about. Dermatalogically speaking, you're perfectly healthy.

Miles O'Brien

Oh, I'm perfectly healthy, except I've got a disgusting cyst on the back of my neck. Now either I paint a nose, eyes, and mouth on it and pretend I've got two heads, or you take it off.

Julian Bashir

I'll get you some paint.

Miles O'Brien

Julian! Get it off me!

Julian Bashir

Alright, alright. But you know what they say: two heads are better than one.

Miles O'Brien

Julian, I'm waiting!

211: “Employees are the rungs on the ladder of success—don't hesitate to step on them.”

Rom

“Never allow doubt to tarnish your lust for latinum.”