“They’re crossing my backyard to give the Federation a bloody nose. I can’t say that makes me very sad…
Before I plunge my people into a conflict that will kill millions of loyal Romulan citizens, I need something more concrete than the self-serving argument of a Starfleet officer. I need proof of Dominion duplicity. Not more words. Proof.”-Jadzia Dax impersonates a Romulan Proconsul in a hypothetical situation between her and Captain Sisko, from ‘In the Pale Moonlight’
“Navigational sensors aren’t functioning.” “No problem.” “’No problem’? Big problem! Without navigational sensors we’ll–” “We’ll have to fly by the seat of our pants!” “Great, seat of the pants technology.” “You Starfleet types are too dependant on gadgets and gizmos. You lose your natural instincts for survival!” “My natural instincts for survival told me not to climb aboard this thing. I’d say they were functioning pretty well!”
