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| | Kirk : | "They gave her back to me Scotty." |  |  | to Scotty; on regaining command of the Enterprise | 
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| | Uhura : | "Ensign, the possibilities of our returning from this mission in one piece may have just doubled." |  |  | to a crew member; on Kirk's taking command | 
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| | McCoy : | "Why is any object we don't understand called a 'thing'?" |  |  | to Kirk | 
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| | Decker : | "We all create God in our own image." |  |  | to Kirk | 
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| | McCoy : | "Spock, this 'child' is about to wipe out every living thing on Earth! Now, what do you suggest we do, spank it?" |  |  | to Spock | 
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| | Spock : | "Each of us, at some time in our lives, turns to someone, a father, a brother, a God; and asks 'Why am I here? Was this all I was meant to be?'" |  |  | to Kirk | 
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