Chakotay quotes from Star Trek: Voyager

Chakotay

B'Elanna's the only one I know who tried to kill her animal guide.

Chakotay

[to Tuvok] You were working for her (Janeway), Seska was working for them (the Cardassians). Was anyone on that ship working for me?

Chakotay

I can't sacrifice the present waiting for a future that may never happen.

Chakotay

Trapped on a barren planet and you're stuck with the only Indian in the universe who can't start a fire by rubbing two sticks together.

Chakotay

There's a story I heard as a child, a parable. I never forgot it. A scorpion was walking along the bank of a river, wondering how to get to the other side, when suddenly he saw a fox. He asked the fox to take him on his back across the river. The fox said, No, I'll get halfway there, and you'll sting me, and I'll drown. But the scorpion assured him, If I did that, we'd both drown. The fox thought about it and finally agreed. So the scorpion climbed up on his back, and the fox began to swim. But halfway across the river, the scorpion stung the fox. As the poison filled his veins, the fox turned to the scorpion and said, Why did you do that? Now you'll drown, too. I couldn't help it, said the scorpion. It's my nature.

Chakotay

I wish it were as easy to stop hating as it was to start.

Chakotay

That little girl needs you, Neelix. Monsters in the replicator? Who else on this ship can handle that?

Chakotay

It's perfectly natural for you to resist the unknown. But you're in good hands! Resistance is futile. [smiles]

B'Elanna Torres

[After receiving punishment for punching an officer] So how long do I have to stay in here [her quarters]?

Chakotay

Rest of the trip--75 years.

Chakotay

There's got to be some way to get back to the Continuum besides snapping your fingers.

Female Q

Hm. Well, there is one possibility, but somehow I don't think this rickety barge or your half-witted crew members are up to the challenge.

Tuvok

May I remind you, madam, that this "rickety barge" and its "half-witted" crew is your only hope at the moment.

Female Q

Take warp drive off line, then remodulate the shields to emit a beta-tachyon pulse and prepare to emit a series of focused anti-proton beams to the shield bubble.

Chakotay

...does this make any sense at all to you, B'Elanna?

It wasn't an invasion. We were on a field expedition to learn more about your species. We meant no harm. I'm a molecular paleontologist.

Chakotay

[referring to his injury] Do you always harpoon the local wildlife?

Reverse course, or be destroyed...

Janeway

With all due respect, unless you have something bigger in your torpedo tubes, I'm not turning around. But, I am more than happy to discuss this issue with you...

No discussion! No compromise!

Tuvok

They are in retreat.

Chakotay

His bark is obviously worse than his bite

Chakotay

What really happened in your vision quest? What did you see?

Neelix

My sister, the crew, myself. They all told me the same thing: there's no point in living. And I agree with them.

Chakotay

I'm sure those were powerful images, but there are many ways to interpret them. You may be coming face-to-face with your own fear of death, or the manifestation of your emotional crisis. Your deepest beliefs have been thrown into doubt. It's only natural the vision quest would reflect that.

Neelix

Eleven years ago, I saw my world in ruins. My family murdered. All that's kept me going is knowing that one day we'd be together again. That I'd see them again. But it's not true. And I can't live without that hope.

Chakotay

I can understand how this can change the way you look at things. But it can also lead to an even stronger faith. You don't know. You're not there yet!

Chakotay

You're being called back to your life again, Neelix. Don't turn your back on it. We're your family now.

Neelix

It's not enough.

Chakotay

It is for us. "His function on this crew is diverse." That's what Seven of Nine said about you. Even our Borg understands how important you are on this ship. It's not just the duties you perform. It's the way you make people feel when you're around.

Neelix

That Neelix is gone

Chakotay

I don't think he is.