Most people will never get a chance to learn what’s in their own hearts. If we figure it out, it’s often not what we expected, or even what we would have chosen for ourselves.
Wherever our mission takes us, we’ll try to have a little fun along the way, too, huh? Make a little noise. Ruffle a few feathers.[to Michael]
There’s surviving, and then there’s living. It’s your choice.[to La’an]
Giving up our values in the name of security is to lose the battle in advance.
Turns out, knowing your future kind of takes the fun out of imagining it.
Sometimes we know the role we’re meant to play, sometimes we don’t. I’m not sure which is better, to be honest.
Sometimes it’s wise to keep our expectations low, Commander. That way we’re never disappointed.[to Michael]
Sometimes things go so badly you just have to laugh.[to Spock]
Right up until the very end, life is to be worn gloriously. Because, until our last moment, the future’s what we make it.
Most humans, we like to think that right until the very last instant, somehow, some way, we’ll cheat death. At least I did.
Belief can be the difference between victory and defeat. Get a crew to believe in miracles, they might just give you one.[to La’an]
