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Doctor Who: "Where's your spirit of adventure, hm?"

Ian: "It died a slow and painful death when those bats came out of the rafters."

— From: "The Chase"

Doctor Who Says...

I'm afraid we have no time for codes and manners.

— The Doctor, in "The Edge of Destruction"

Dr. Who Says...

I tolerate this century but I don't enjoy it.

— The Doctor, in "An Unearthly Child"

Overheard in a Star Trek Game

We've lost the Warp Core? So how do I power my cappuccino maker now?

Seen on a Bumper Sticker

Member in Good Standing of The Society to Turn Wesley Crusher Into a Small Styrofoam Dodecahedron

You're Making a What?

I am endeavoring, madam, to construct a mnemonic memory circuit, using stone knives and bearskins.

— Spock

Roughly Translated...

There's an old android saying which I feel is particularly relevant to this situation. It goes: '00101010110100101101001111001010101001011011000101010' which, roughly translated, means 'Don't stand around jabbering when your life is in... dang... hey, wait for me, you guys!

— Kryten, Red Dwarf Series V, episode 3 "Terrorform".

Nope, Still Stuck in Committee

"Rules of combat older than contact with other races. Did not mention aliens. Rules change caught up in committee. Not come through yet."

— Former Green Drazi Leader, The Geometry of Shadows

Eenie, Meanie...

"Now, landing thrusters.. landing thrusters, hmm. Now if I were a landing thruster, which one of these would I be?"

— Londo, A Voice in the Wilderness, Part II

...and a Dash of Salt?

"The universe is driven by the complex interaction between three ingredients: matter, energy, and enlightened self-interest."

— G'Kar, Survivors

Celsius or Farenheit?

"I'm waiting. For an apology."
"You better check the temperature in Hell first."

— Dr. Stephen Franklin and Sinclair, Believers

Sticks and Stones...

"You're a vicious man."
"I'm Head of Security. It's in the job description."

— Ivanova and Garibaldi, The War Prayer

Cross Your Fingers!

"With luck, they may never find you, but if they do, you will know pain .."
".. and you will know fear .."
".. and then you will die. Have a pleasant flight."

— G'Kar and Na'Toth to Tu'Pari, The Parliament of Dreams

How Long Is That?

"You still haven't told me when the commander is due back."
"Soon."
"How soon is soon?"
"Longer than little while, faster than later."

— Mary Ann Cramer and Security Chief Michael Garibaldi, Infection

Why We Excel

Competition is a by-product of productive work, not its goal. A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.

— Ayn Rand, The Moratorium on Brains