Jonathan Archer quotes from Star Trek: Enterprise

Archer

I've been told that people are calling us heroes. When it comes to my crew, you won't get any argument from me. But I think that it's important that we remember the heroes who aren't with us -- the 27 crewmen who didn't make it back. Without their sacrifice, I wouldn't be standing here now; none of us would. But I'm sure I speak on behalf of my entire crew when I say -- it's good to be home.

Archer

Great men are not peacemakers. Great men are conquerors!

Archer

Up until about 100 years ago, there was one question that burned in every human, that made us study the stars and dream of traveling to them. Are we alone? Our generation is privileged to know the answer to that question. We are all explorers driven to know what's over the horizon, what's beyond our own shores. And yet the more I've experienced, the more I've learned that no matter how far we travel, or how fast we get there, the most profound discoveries are not necessarily beyond that next star. They're within us, woven into the threads that bind us, all of us, to each other. A final frontier begins in this hall. Let's explore it together.

He's a Kling-ot.

A Kling-on.

Archer

Where'd he come from?

Oklahoma.

T'Pol

You both could be killed.

Archer

Am I sensing concern? Last I checked that's considered a emotion.

T'Pol

If anything happens to you, the Vulcan High Command will hold me responsible.

T'Pol

The Earth cargo ship Fortunate . Y-class freighter. Maximum speed: warp one point eight. Crew complement: twenty-three.

Travis

Not counting newborn babies.

Archer

Ensign?

Travis

I grew up on a J-class, a little smaller but the same basic design. And one thing I can tell you is that at warp one point eight, you've got a lot of time on your hands between ports. That's how my parents wound up with me.

T'Pol

Do you have any helpful information on this vessel beyond its recreational activities?

Archer

You're sure there's nothing down there?

T'Pol

Yes, Captain.

Archer

Not even a microbe? I don't want to blow up something that could evolve into a sentient species in a couple of billion years.

I've never seen your kind before, but you have made an enemy of the Klingon Empire.

Archer

From what I've noticed, that's not hard to do.

I've memorized all 172 Rules of Acquisition. Including the most important one: "A man is only worth the sum of his possessions."

Archer

Back on my homeworld, that kind of thinking almost destroyed our civilization.

You should have managed your businesses better.

Have you had a chance to reconsider? I'm willing to compromise, captain. Just tell me what you know about Silik.

Archer

Well... He's about this tall. Little on the scrawny side. Bad teeth.

Archer

(Watching a game of water polo) Oh, number eight on Texas just fouled one of my boys. He's gonna be ejected for 20 seconds.

Is that fair? It gives your guys an advantage.

Archer

Well, that's the point. I don't suppose it'd be practical to put a pool on the ship.

I wouldn't wanna be taking a swim if the gravity plating went off-line.

Archer

No. No.

Just giving you friendly warning: are you aware your engines are overheating?

Archer

So are yours.

With all due respect sir... This is a level of quantum engineering that's beyond anything I ever learned. How the hell do you know this?

Archer

Remember Crewman Daniels?

Yeah. I saw him get vaporized by our friend Silik.

Archer

Well for a cloud of vapor, he's one wealth of information. I just spent 2 hours with him.

Reed

(Archer is about to give Reed an anesthetic) I hope that's an anesthetic.

Archer

Phlox's own recipe.

Reed

Ahhhh.... Please sir, may I have some more?

Trip

[sampling a replicated pan-fried catfish] Cap'n, you gotta try this.

Archer

Thanks, but I'll stick with whatever Chef's serving.