Rule of Acquisition 112: “Never have sex with the boss' sister.”
S2 E17Playing God
S2 E18Profit and Loss
If you're not a spy, maybe you're an outcast.
Or maybe I'm an outcast spy.
How can you be both?
I never said I was either.
S2 E19Blood Oath
[Odo discovers an aged Klingon entered his office undetected while his back was turned]
How did you get in here?
KKoloth
I am Koloth.
That doesn't answer my question.
KKoloth
Yes, it does.
Jadzia, your questions about my experience with killing— If you're wondering what it's like— When you take someone else's life, you lose a part of your own as well.
Kang and Koloth don't want me to come with you.
Well, Kang thinks too much. Koloth doesn't feel enough.
DDax
And where do you stand?
[distracted] Huh? Hmm? Oh, of course you should come. The splendor of fighting and killing, a blood bath in the cause of vengeance. Who wouldn't want to come?
The only weight I carry now, dear comrade, is... is my own bulbous body. I was once, if you remember, far less than you see... and far more than I've become. I'm sorry.
DDax
What is this preoccupation you have with dying? I think living is much more attractive.
[outside the Albino's compound]
How do we even know if he's inside?
DDax
Good question.
KKoloth
(gets up) Wait here.
Where are you going?
KKoloth
I'm going to find out if he's inside.
And how do you intend to do that?
KKoloth
I'll ask somebody!
Kang I was right after all, Dax. It is a good day to die. (dies)
It's never a good day to lose a friend.
S2 E20The Maquis, Part I
Never begin a negotiation on an empty stomach.
Now do you see, Commander? That without any help from either of us, they have managed to start their own little war out here.
A good interrogator doesn't allow his subject to die; you lose the advantage.
S2 E21The Maquis, Part II
It all comes down to the Third Rule of Acquisition. You don't know that one, do you?
SSakonna
I am not well-versed in Ferengi philosophy.
Remind me to give you a copy of the Rules; you'll never know when they'll come in handy. Now, the Third Rule clearly states, "Never spend more for an acquisition than you have to."
SSakonna
Logical. But I fail to see how that applies to my situation.
You want to acquire peace. Fine, peace is good. But how much are you willing to pay for it?
SSakonna
Whatever it costs.
That's the kind of irresponsible spending that causes so many business ventures to fail. You're forgetting the Third Rule! Right now, peace could be bought at a bargain price, and you don't even realize it.
SSakonna
...I find this very confusing.
[sighs] Then I'll make it so simple that even a Vulcan can understand: the Central Command has been caught red-handed smuggling weapons to their settlers. So every ship that approaches the de-militarized zone will be searched. Without the support of the Central Command, the Cardassian settlers won't be so eager to fight.
SSakonna
You forget the weapons they already have.
They have weapons, you have weapons, everyone has weapons. But right now, no one has a clear advantage! So the price of peace is at an all-time low. This is the perfect time to sit down and hammer out an agreement. Don't you get it? Attacking the Cardassians now will only escalate the conflict, and make peace more expensive in the long run. Now, I ask you... is that logical?
Do you know what the trouble is?
No.
The trouble is Earth.
Really?
On Earth, there is no poverty, no crime, no war. You look out the window of Starfleet Headquarters and you see paradise. Well, it's easy to be a saint in paradise, but the Maquis do not live in paradise. Out there, in the demilitarized zone, all the problems haven't been solved yet. Out there, there are no saints. Just people. Angry, scared, determined people who are going to do whatever it takes to survive, whether it meets with the Federation approval or not.
S2 E22The Wire
I am no more a spy than you are...
...a doctor.
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