Welcome to a cosmic journey through the timeless wisdom of Star Trek. Since its inception in 1966, Star Trek has captivated audiences with its compelling narratives, visionary exploration of the final frontier, and, perhaps most notably, its profound philosophical insights. Beyond its iconic characters and gripping adventures, the franchise has consistently delivered thought-provoking quotes that resonate across generations, offering glimpses into the depths of human nature, the complexities of the universe, and the boundless possibilities of the future.
Whether it’s Captain Kirk’s impassioned speeches on morality, Spock’s logical reflections on existence, or Captain Picard’s eloquent musings on diplomacy, Star Trek has never shied away from tackling weighty themes with intelligence, compassion, and optimism. These quotes serve not only as memorable lines from beloved characters but also as beacons of inspiration and contemplation for fans worldwide. As we embark on this exploration of Star Trek quotes, prepare to be transported to worlds where imagination knows no bounds and where the essence of humanity is laid bare for all to ponder.
Below, you’ll find a curated collection of quotes from the Star Trek universe. Feel free to use them as you see fit whether you wish to ponder their deeper meanings, share them with fellow fans, or even adorn them on images with stylish fonts. The cosmos awaits, and these quotes are but a glimpse into its infinite wisdom.
Well, you know, ‘Spaceballs’ is a weird combination, because it’s a simple, sweet little fairytale, and it’s crazy and out-there and making fun of and taking apart sci-fi, ‘Star Wars’, and ‘Star Trek’. Mel Brooks
‘Star Trek’ was a big thing for me. I kind of grew up with that. And ‘Twilight Zone’ is one of my all-time favorite shows. In fact me and Sam Witwer from ‘Being Human’ sit down and have marathons to get our little ‘Twilight Zone’ fix. Mark Pellegrino
I wasn’t a ‘Star Trek’ fan, yet I knew who all the characters were. that goes to show what an impact the show had not just in entertainment but in life. I knew who Chekhov was and I knew who Kirk and Spock were, although I probably had never seen the show. Marina Sirtis
All the people in Star Trek will always be known as those characters. And what characters to have attached to your name in life! The show is such a phenomenon all over the world. Nichelle Nichols
Most visions of extraterrestrial life are actually steeped in human hubris. The fictional extraterrestrials of ‘Star Trek’ or a hundred other space operas are less alien than many of my neighbors. And funny, the ones running the place are mostly WASPish men. Nathan Myhrvold
You go through at least the first two years of Star Trek and you find some amazing stuff. Everything that was going on Gene put into the series. He just put strange costumes on the actors and painted them funny colours and left the same situation in. Majel Barrett
Of course, the young male demographic has always been the target demographic for ‘Star Trek,’ the men ageing fifteen to about twenty-five or thirty, a very tough market to appeal to. Kate Mulgrew
Star Trek characters never go shopping. Douglas Coupland
My father was always very interested in space. I watch Star Trek and all those things, but I always had a different picture in my mind… maybe closer to Alien. I don’t see it in space as much as I do see it in different planets, with each having its own strange characters. Sigourney Weaver
‘Star Trek’ was always a little bit closed emotionally. I never connected to the characters. J. J. Abrams
It wasn’t until the first season ended that I went to my first Star Trek convention. It was in Denver. There were two and a half thousand people there. Patrick Stewart
I am a nerd, but I don’t dive head-first into any fiefdom of nerdiness, except for maybe ‘Star Trek.’ James McAvoy
It’s definitely true that there are a lot of the devices we used on ‘Star Trek,’ that came out the imagination of the writers, and the creators that are actually in the world today. LeVar Burton
I don’t think I’m the world’s most die-hard sci-fi fan, but I definitely grew up watching ‘Star Trek’ religiously – all of them: the original, ‘Next Generation,’ ‘Deep Space Nine,’ ‘Voyager.’ I think sci-fi has an important place in the cinema world. Fantasy is a big part of why films actually exist. Olivia Thirlby
I have always been a fan of ‘Star Trek.’ I love Gene Roddenberry’s vision of the future. LeVar Burton
In our first season we had a 22 rating. Today Seinfeld, a hit show, gets a 15. Lost in Space actually had a bigger audience than Star Trek got at that time. Mark Goddard
Remember Star Trek? They’re on this huge ship and they’ve got all these people, right? But you only see them, maybe they go on some mission and one of them gets killed. Josh Holloway
I was tired of writing for shows where there was always a shoot-out in the last act and somebody was killed. ‘Star Trek’ was formulated to change that. Gene Roddenberry
We had some very distinguished fans: I know one chancellor of a major university who used to schedule his meetings around Star Trek. We were thrilled to discover that Frank Sinatra was a big fan. Patrick Stewart
It’s more dangerous to be a friend or relative of Jackie Chan in the star’s movies than it is to play the third yeoman on a ‘Star Trek’ episode. Elvis Mitchell
As we divest ourselves of once familiar physical objects – digitize and dematerialize – we approach a ‘Star Trek’ future in which everything can be accessed from the fourth dimension with a few clicks or terse audibles. James Wolcott
I had never seen much of Star Trek, or any other science fiction, before I was cast. But Seven’s wonderful. Jeri Ryan
I had come to the point when I realized it was unlikely that my film career was going to move beyond a certain level of role. And I was – because I had graphic instances of it – handicapped by the success of Star Trek. A director would say, ‘I don’t want Jean-Luc Picard in my movie’ – and this was compounded by X-Men as well. Patrick Stewart
I love the fact that it’s not only about Star Trek, but about science fiction in general, and science. Rene Auberjonois
I’ve often reflected on this in the past weeks as I’ve been following the presidential campaign: Very often, I thought it would have been great for both of these guys to sit down and be force-fed a couple of dozen episodes of Star Trek. Patrick Stewart
Why does everyone think the future is space helmets, silver foil, and talking like computers, like a bad episode of Star Trek? Tracey Ullman
I only went to one Star Trek convention and that was in the late ’80s. I hadn’t gone to a convention before that. It was quite amusing, with the people dressed up and all of that. Persis Khambatta
I started by looking everything up in a Star Trek dictionary so I knew what I was talking about, but you can’t do that because they talk in circles, and half of it doesn’t make sense, so you’ll just end up driving yourself more insane. Jeri Ryan
Doesn’t anybody ever want to talk about anything else besides ‘Star Trek?’ There were 79 episodes of the series; there were 55 different writers. I was only one of them. David Gerrold
It still frightens me a little bit to think that so much of my life was totally devoted to Star Trek and almost nothing else. Patrick Stewart
I think I had only been working nine months when I got ‘Star Trek,’ and it was huge. It was very overwhelming. So that opened my eyes a bit at an early age, kind of how not be frightened when walking into a responsibility of something like that. Tom Hardy
Traditional economics is based on imaginary creatures sometimes referred to as ‘Homo economicus.’ I call them Econs for short. Econs are amazingly smart and are free of emotion, distraction or self-control problems. Think Mr. Spock from ‘Star Trek.’ Richard Thaler
I got to know the cast pretty well. Not so much Leonard Nimoy, I got to know William Shatner pretty well. They are a pretty good gang. The production company that made ‘Star Trek’ is the kind of production company that likes to have fun. Ted Cassidy
What they told us about ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ when we first started was that we were guaranteed 26 episodes, so that was the longest job I’ve ever had. And that was basically it – we didn’t know what the premise of the show was going to be and we waited, week by week, to see a script. Marina Sirtis
I’d be happy to do Star Trek again, if the writing was right. Stephen Collins
I was always fascinated by science-fiction shows, shows like ‘Star Trek’ and ‘Lost in Space.’ Michael P. Anderson
I’ve been getting a lot of science fiction scripts which contained variations on my ‘Star Trek’ character and I’ve been turning them down. I strongly feel that the next role I do, I should not be wearing spandex. Marina Sirtis
People think that being on Star Trek is career suicide, but it’s really just the opposite. Brent Spiner
I was a huge fan of the original ‘Star Trek,’ and I’d never even dreamed that I would someday be captain of a starship. Scott Bakula
I’m proud of my relationship with ‘Star Trek’! ‘Star Trek’ is a show that I am philosophically compatible with. George Takei
Star Trek has brought so much of what I want within my grasp. DeForest Kelley
No, the type-casting didn’t happen until after Star Trek. I don’t think that you get typecast until you’ve been cast! Jonathan Frakes
‘Star Trek’ is about acceptance, and the strength of the Starship Enterprise is that it embraces diversity in all its forms. George Takei
Nobody could have imagined the phenomenon that ‘Star Trek’ became. It’s still almost impossible to imagine. William Shatner
And I enjoyed the celebrity and the creativity that was involved in Star Trek. William Shatner
The truth of the matter is, all of those guys on Star Trek: The Next Generation actually want to be me. These impersonations they do are just some way of trying to feel what it must be like to be me. And I understand that! Because it feels really good to be Patrick Stewart! Patrick Stewart
‘Star Trek’ speaks to some basic human needs: that there is a tomorrow – it’s not all going to be over with a big flash and a bomb; that the human race is improving; that we have things to be proud of as humans. Gene Roddenberry
I love sci-fi. Growing up, I was a big fan of the ‘Alien’ series, ‘Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,’ etcetera. Plus, anything apocalyptic – ‘I Am Legend,’ ‘1984,’ ‘Battlestar Galactica.’ Sam Heughan
I’m not real impressed with the Star Trek weaponry, I gotta be honest. Jeri Ryan
I would jump at the chance to work with the inordinately-talented J.J. Abrams on a new ‘Star Trek’ film. Harlan Ellison
I’m not so interested any more in how a great deal of science fiction goes. It goes into things like Star Wars and Star Trek which all go excellent in their own way. Robert Sheckley
It’s either ‘Saw’ made for $4 million or ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Star Trek,’ ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ et cetera being made for $150 million. So the $30 and $40 million films don’t get made unless they’re maybe ‘Ride Along.’ But I don’t really know why. I don’t get paid to know why. Chris Pine
Growing up, my favorite TV show was Star Trek. Casper Van Dien
I think Star Trek has been very double-edged for all of us – as actors, writers, directors. Jonathan Frakes
After Star Trek, I was with the top agencies, but producers and directors did not know what to do with me. Persis Khambatta
I’m very grateful for the career that I’ve had. And I’m very grateful for the experiences that ‘Star Trek’ has afforded me, along with my past background. DeForest Kelley
I’m still a ‘Star Trek’ fan. You never stop being one. Mila Kunis
Will Shatner, Jonathan Frakes of Star Trek have already put novels out. Bruce Boxleitner
‘The Next Generation’ was a lot of fun for a while, and then it wasn’t a lot of fun. The reason it wasn’t a lot of fun was that this one was going to be a guaranteed hit. The original ‘Star Trek’ was never a guaranteed hit. David Gerrold
Diminutive worlds are more likely to be rocky, and lapped by oceans and atmospheres. In the vernacular of ‘Star Trek,’ these would be M-class planets: life-friendly oases where biology could begin and bumpy-faced Klingons might exist. Seth Shostak
We have ‘Doctor Who’ references on ‘Futurama,’ but we have a lot of science fiction references that I don’t get; but in the staff we have experts on ‘Star Trek,’ ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Doctor Who’ and ‘Dungeons and Dragons.’ Matt Groening
I’ve spent a lot of time researching the subject and government deception. So to be involved in Star Trek is perfect for me. I enjoy meeting the fans and discussing my interests with them. Dwight Schultz
‘Star Trek’ was an attempt to say humanity will reach maturity and wisdom on the day that it begins not just to tolerate but take a special delight in differences in ideas and differences in lifeforms. Gene Roddenberry
I really enjoy playing villains, whether they’re realistic like Switchblade Sam or whether they’re a bit more over-the-top like Kruge in ‘Star Trek III’ or Judge Doom in ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit.’ It’s sort of a license just to be as bad as the script allows you to be – you can just go for it and have fun. Christopher Lloyd
Star Trek is perhaps the best thing that ever happened to me, in a career sense. DeForest Kelley
My passion for ‘Star Trek’ is actually rooted in my love of television and the art of franchise and a premise designed to stick people together that have to figure out what to do. Dan Harmon
I used to love the ‘Star Trek’ movies, ‘Wrath of Khan’ and stuff like that. Loved those movies when I was a kid. And ‘Star Wars’ obviously was hands-down probably – I mean I had the sheets. I was a big fan of that. Michael Ealy
As a kid, ‘Star Wars’ was much more my thing than ‘Star Trek’ was. J. J. Abrams
In my proudest moments, I think I had a real hand in the creative force of making ‘Star Trek.’ But most of the time, I don’t think about it. William Shatner
When I came out to L. A., I got a part in an episode of ‘Star Trek: Voyager,’ and I hired an acting coach. Sarah Silverman
I have always loved science fiction. One of my favorite shows is ‘Star Trek.’ I like the trips, where it drops my mind off, because they give you a premise and all of a sudden, you say, ‘Oh!’ and I’m fascinated by it. Leslie Nielsen
I’m enormously proud of the fact that Star Trek has really not just sparked an interest, but encouraged, a few generations of people to go into the sciences. LeVar Burton
The human race is a remarkable creature, one with great potential, and I hope that ‘Star Trek’ has helped to show us what we can be if we believe in ourselves and our abilities. Gene Roddenberry
I don’t think you ever leave Star Trek for good. Jonathan Frakes
I was a big fan of ‘Star Trek.’ But then again, you know, ‘Star Trek’, ‘Star Wars’, ‘Doctor Who’, I wasn’t a big fan, but you know, when they ask you and they cast you and it drops in your lap, how can you say no to these franchises. Deep Roy
Uh, I do not wear a wig in ‘Star Trek’ like I did in ‘Bottle Shock,’ thank God. ‘Bottle Shock’ will be the last wig movie I ever do. Chris Pine
I’ve never actually seen a Star Trek, but I have seen an Alien movie. Izabella Scorupco
I’m going down in history with Star Trek. It’s a great feeling. Persis Khambatta
Growing up, my parents had this little fish and chips restaurant in Anaheim in the shadows of Disneyland, and they didn’t close until 9 P.M. As a family, we didn’t eat dinner until 10 P.M., and we would watch the original Star Trek every night at 11. Justin Lin
I mean, every Star Trek episode you saw was just phenomenal. Persis Khambatta
I think anybody with any intelligence sits down and sees Star Trek not a kids’ show. Nichelle Nichols
If you read my books, especially the Star Trek books and the Quest for Tomorrow books, you’ll see in them the core theme of the basic humanistic questions that Star Trek asked. William Shatner
We’ve heard from many teachers that they used episodes of Star Trek and concepts of Star Trek in their science classrooms in order to engage the students. Patrick Stewart
It was fans… who understood ‘Star Trek’ and brought it back to life. ‘Hill Street Blues,’ ‘The Paper Chase,’ and ‘Til Fly Away’ all got second chances… So did ‘Gunsmoke’ and ‘Cheers.’ It’s very hard to change a network’s mind, but it can be done. John de Lancie
‘Star Trek’ posited a better future. Robert Picardo
It was a superlative joy of my long life to have worked with Leonard Nimoy, who became my friend, and many others at ‘Star Trek.’ Harlan Ellison
One of the reasons that I accepted, once asked to do Star Trek, was to give a single child a chance to see the long thought, to see themselves some 400 years hence. It occurred to me that we must ensure that we keep in front of children the ever-changing horizon. Avery Brooks
You play a hologram on ‘Star Trek,’ and you have to spew line after line. I spoke in paragraphs on ‘Star Trek.’ Robert Picardo
The ‘Star Trek’ future, to me, is where we are headed. Everything is automated, and we are free to pursue our dreams. We are free to pursue lives that aren’t about working and toiling away in dangerous jobs. For example, how many of us would love to be poets, or how many of us would love to be artists? Gray Scott
I never watched ‘Star Trek.’ William Shatner
I’ve agreed to do several Star Trek conventions this coming year. Nichelle Nichols
I’m sort of in for a penny, in for a pound with Star Trek, It’s my life at this point. To deny it would just be foolish. Jonathan Frakes
I’m thrilled to be on ‘Star Trek.’ Rekha Sharma
I’m not a massive ‘Star Trek’ fan. Margot Robbie
It cannot be said often enough that science fiction as a genre is incredibly educational – and I’m speaking the written science fiction, not ‘Star Trek.’ Science fiction writers tend to fill their books if they’re clever with little bits of interesting stuff and real stuff. Terry Pratchett
My approach to ‘Star Trek’ was, ‘I know science fiction, and I know screen writing.’ That was very arrogant of me, but you really need to be a little bit arrogant to think that what you have to say is good enough to justify the expense of hundreds of thousands – now millions of dollars – to make an episode of the TV show. David Gerrold
When you’re a kid, ‘Star Trek’ is a slower burn. It’s funny, it’s entertaining, but it also has a maturity about it – which is its universal appeal, I think. Benedict Cumberbatch
I don’t consider it jumping ship. The ‘Star Trek’ philosophy is to embrace the diversity of the universe, and ‘Star Wars’ is part of that diversity. I also think ‘Star Trek’ and ‘Star Wars’ are related beyond both having the word ‘Star.’ George Takei
‘Star Trek’ episodes always insisted that humanity is on its bumpy way to what will be a glorious future in the 23rd century, in which we will have left most of our old selfishness – and old hatreds and prejudices – far behind us. Gene Roddenberry
I was like, ‘Whoa, I’m auditioning for ‘Hunger Games?’ That’s like my dream come true. That’s like a Trekkie auditioning for ‘Star Trek.’ Leven Rambin
