James T. Kirk quotes from Star Trek: The Original Series

Kirk

There's another way to survive-- Mutual trust and help.

Kirk

Captain's log: Stardate...Armageddon.

Kirk

[speaking to Spock and McCoy on a taped message] Bones. Spock. Since you are playing this tape, we will assume that I am dead. And the tactical situation is critical, and both of you are locked in mortal combat. It means, Spock, that you have control of the ship and are probably making the most difficult decisions of your career. I can offer only one small piece of advice, for whatever it's worth: use every scrap of knowledge and logic you have to save the ship. But temper your judgement with intuitive insight. I believe you have those qualities, but if you can't find them in yourself... seek out McCoy. Ask his advice. And if you find it sound... take it. Bones. You've heard what I've just told Spock. Help him if you can. But remember, he is the Captain. His decisions must be followed, without question. You might find that he is capable of human insight and human error. They are most difficult to defend. But you will find he is deserving of the same loyalty and confidence each of you... have given me, Take care.

Kirk

Alexander, where I come from, size, shape, or color makes no difference.

Kirk

The prejudices people feel about each other disappear when they get to know each other.

Kirk

There's still so much of their work (Lincoln's and Surak's) to be done in the galaxy, Spock.

James T. Kirk

Space. The final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: To explore strange new worlds. To seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go where no man has gone before.

James T. Kirk

Set phasers to stun.

Spock

Check.

Kirk

Checkmate.

Spock

Your illogical approach to chess does have its advantages on occasion, Captain.

Kirk

I'd prefer to call it inspired.

Spock

As you wish.

Kirk

Charlie, there are a million things in this universe you can have and there are a million things you can't have. It's no fun facing that, but that's the way things are.

Charlie

What am I going to do?

Kirk

Hang on tight and survive. Everybody does.

Charlie

You don't!

Kirk

Everybody, Charlie. Me too.

Kirk

Mr. Spock?

Spock

[unemotionally] My legs. They're broken.

Kirk

Let him go too, Charlie.

Charlie

Why?

Kirk

Because I'm telling you to. You need me to run this ship and I need him.

Kirk

Where is Yeoman Rand? Dead? Gone?Destroyed?

Charlie

I Won't Tell YOU

Kirk

Have I ever mentioned you play a very irritating game of chess, Mr. Spock?

Spock

Irritating? [smiling] Ah, yes. One of your Earth emotions.

Kirk

Certain you don't know what irritation is?

Spock

The fact one of my ancestors married a human female...

Kirk

Terrible having bad blood like that.

Kirk

What makes you so right and a trained psychiatrist wrong?

Spock

Because she feels. I don't. All I know is logic.

Time to pray, Captain. Pray to me.

Kirk

To you? Not to both of you?

Pray that you die easily.

Kirk

There'll only be one of you in the end. One jealous god... if all this makes a god. Or is it making you something else?

Your last chance, Kirk.

Kirk

Do you like what you see? Absolute power corrupting absolutely.