kirk quotes

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

-- Kirk, "Elaan of Troyius", stardate 4372.5

I've already got a female to worry about. Her name is the Enterprise.
-- Kirk, "The Corbomite Maneuver", stardate 1514.0

A little suffering is good for the soul.

-- Kirk, "The Corbomite Maneuver", stardate 1514.0

You go slow, be gentle. It's no one-way street -- you know how you
feel and that's all. It's how the girl feels too. Don't press. If
the girl feels anything for you at all, you'll know.

-- Kirk, "Charlie X", stardate 1535.8

... The prejudices people feel about each other disappear when then get
to know each other.
-- Kirk, "Elaan of Troyius", stardate 4372.5

A star captain's most solemn oath is that he will give his life, even
his entire crew, rather than violate the Prime Directive.
-- Kirk, "The Omega Glory", stardate unknown

Death. Destruction. Disease. Horror. That's what war is all about.
That's what makes it a thing to be avoided.

-- Kirk, "A Taste of Armageddon", stardate 3193.0

Love sometimes expresses itself in sacrifice.

-- Kirk, "Metamorphosis", stardate 3220.3

[War] is instinctive. But the instinct can be fought. We're human
beings with the blood of a million savage years on our hands! But we
can stop it. We can admit that we're killers ... but we're not going
to kill today. That's all it takes! Knowing that we're not going to
kill today!

-- Kirk, "A Taste of Armageddon", stardate 3193.0

... The prejudices people feel about each other disappear when then get
to know each other.
-- Kirk, "Elaan of Troyius", stardate 4372.5

There are certain things men must do to remain men.
-- Kirk, "The Ultimate Computer", stardate 4929.4

No one wants war.

-- Kirk, "Errand of Mercy", stardate 3201.7

Worlds may change, galaxies disintegrate, but a woman always remains a
woman.

-- Kirk, "The Conscience of the King", stardate 2818.9

Genius doesn't work on an assembly line basis. You can't simply say,
"Today I will be brilliant."
-- Kirk, "The Ultimate Computer", stardate 4731.3

Too much of anything, even love, isn't necessarily a good thing.
-- Kirk, "The Trouble with Tribbles", stardate 4525.6

If I can have honesty, it's easier to overlook mistakes.

-- Kirk, "Space Seed", stardate 3141.9

Leave bigotry in your quarters; there's no room for it on the bridge.
-- Kirk, "Balance of Terror", stardate 1709.2

You'll learn something about men and women -- the way they're supposed
to be. Caring for each other, being happy with each other, being good
to each other. That's what we call love. You'll like that a lot.
-- Kirk, "The Apple", stardate 3715.6

Death. Destruction. Disease. Horror. That's what war is all about.
That's what makes it a thing to be avoided.
-- Kirk, "A Taste of Armageddon", stardate 3193.0

Worlds are conquered, galaxies destroyed -- but a woman is always a woman.
-- Kirk, "The Conscience of the King", stardate 2818.9