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| Kirk : | "I have never questioned the orders or the intelligence of any representative of the Federation. Until now." | | to Baris |
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| Korax : | "Oh, I just remembered! There is one Earthman who doesn't remind me of a Regulan bloodworm. That's Kirk. A Regulan bloodworm is soft and shapeless. But Kirk isn't soft. Kirk may be a swaggering, overbearing, tin-plated dictator with delusions of godhood! But he's not soft." | | to Scotty |
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| Korax : | "Of course, I'd say that Captain Kirk deserves his ship. We like the Enterprise! We really do! That sagging old rust bucket is designed like a garbage scow. Half the quadrant knows it. That's why they're learning to speak Klingonese!" | | to Scott |
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| Baris : | "In my opinion, you have taken this important project far too lightly." |
| Kirk : | "On the contrary, sir. I think of this project as very important. It is you I take lightly." |
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| Scotty : | "Before they went into warp I transferred the whole kit and kaboodle into their engine room, where they'll be no tribble at all." | | to Kirk |
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