The Autobiography of James T. Kirk Quotes

“It is your decision what kind of person you will be, how you will respond to the challenges you face. Keep your promises, forgo your grudges, apologize when necessary, speak your love, and speak it again.”
― David A. Goodman, The Autobiography of James T. Kirk

“we so often hold up as heroes men who achieve great things, ignoring the sacrifices they force others to make in order to succeed. David”
― David A. Goodman, The Autobiography of James T. Kirk

“Friendship is a classification humans use to define emotional relationships,” Spock said. “It is not logical.”
― David A. Goodman, The Autobiography of James T. Kirk

“better to rule in hell than serve in heaven.”
― David A. Goodman, The Autobiography of James T. Kirk

“I’M A DOCTOR, NOT A BABYSITTER,”
― David A. Goodman, The Autobiography of James T. Kirk

“I pursued Gary into the wilderness of Delta Vega. I didn’t stand a chance against him. Either I got lucky or he was just too overconfident. He slipped, and I phasered a giant bolder that crushed him. It was the first person I’d killed face-to-face. I never saw the faces of the beings who lost their lives battling me ship-to-ship. This face, Gary’s face, is one I still see every day. He had been looking after me for almost ten years, and in a few short days he was turned into some kind of monster. Yet in my nightmares”
― David A. Goodman, The Autobiography of James T. Kirk

“I’m visiting relatives on the North American continent, in a small town on the eastern coast called Grover’s Mill,”
― David A. Goodman, The Autobiography of James T. Kirk

“There is an ancient Vulcan proverb: Only Nixon could go to China,”
― David A. Goodman, The Autobiography of James T. Kirk

“You disrespected our traditions,” T’Pau said. “I did not mean to,” I said. I suppose I could’ve blamed McCoy for what happened at Spock’s wedding, but that didn’t seem logical. “I apologize if that was the result.” “It was,” T’Pau said. We stood in silence for a long moment. I knew there was nothing more to say. She then looked at me. “You have increased your weight. It is not healthful.” She then turned and floated away with her entourage. Did she come all that way to tell me I had gotten fat?”
― David A. Goodman, The Autobiography of James T. Kirk

“Spock decided at that moment to surprise me. “I felt for him too,” he said. I didn’t know what to make of that. Spock had never openly revealed an emotional side. But in that moment of despair, of loss, of losing the best friend I’d ever had, his decision to show me empathy was one I wouldn’t forget. “There may be hope for you yet, Mr. Spock,” I said. It was probably the first time I’d smiled in a month.”
― David A. Goodman, The Autobiography of James T. Kirk

“Couldn’t you build some form of computer aid here?” I said. “In this zinc-plated, vacuum-tubed culture?” Sometimes Spock spoke to me as though I was an idiot, and I knew most captains wouldn’t put up with that from their first officers. But I accepted it as part of the package. And I had my own ways of torturing him.”
― David A. Goodman, The Autobiography of James T. Kirk

“For the most part, Jim Kirk said everything that needed to be said about himself. But he left out one important detail, for the obvious reason that he was too modest to think it, let alone say it, so I will: He was the greatest hero who ever lived. Now, before you assume I’m exaggerating, and before I tell you to go to hell, let’s look at his life objectively.”
― David A. Goodman, The Autobiography of James T. Kirk

“Nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won.”
― David A. Goodman, The Autobiography of James T. Kirk

“the starship Obama”
― David A. Goodman, The Autobiography of James T. Kirk

“I was 36, I was an admiral, and this lovely office would also turn out to be a prison cell. I”
― David A. Goodman, The Autobiography of James T. Kirk

“Dilithium crystals are a necessary component of warp engines. The unique properties of the crystals allow for precise control of the matter/antimatter reactions that propel starships faster than light.”
― David A. Goodman, The Autobiography of James T. Kirk

“Keep your promises, forgo your grudges, apologize when necessary, speak your love, and speak it again.”
― David A. Goodman, The Autobiography of James T. Kirk

“Khan Noonien Singh.”
― David A. Goodman, The Autobiography of James T. Kirk

“Gorn.”
― David A. Goodman, The Autobiography of James T. Kirk

“Rand be transferred to his ship, the Lexington, to fill an opening in his communications department.”
― David A. Goodman, The Autobiography of James T. Kirk

“Ensign Chekov, reporting for duty, Keptin,”
― David A. Goodman, The Autobiography of James T. Kirk

“He made an impassioned speech about man fading in the shadow of the machine, losing our individual rights as our computer technology takes over our way of life.”
― David A. Goodman, The Autobiography of James T. Kirk

“officiousness”
― David A. Goodman, The Autobiography of James T. Kirk

“And yet you’re still a rude son of a bitch,” McCoy said. “If I am, Doctor,” Spock said, “it is a trait I share with billions of human beings.” I”
― David A. Goodman, The Autobiography of James T. Kirk

“Chris Pike,” I said. Pike was well-known among Starfleet as a wildly successful officer.”
― David A. Goodman, The Autobiography of James T. Kirk

“It’s what they called surgeons in the Old West,” I said. “Often men of your profession only had one option to cure their patients. Cutting off limbs to prevent the spread of infection.” “I knew about the practice; never heard that nickname,” McCoy said. “Gruesome. Please don’t use it again.” He probably regretted saying that.”
― David A. Goodman, The Autobiography of James T. Kirk

“Sawbones.”
― David A. Goodman, The Autobiography of James T. Kirk

“As I walked the corridors, I was reminded that McCoy was an exception; most of the crew went out of their way to show me deference and respect.”
― David A. Goodman, The Autobiography of James T. Kirk

“I was 27, and I was now a captain. And I hadn’t seen my child in two years.”
― David A. Goodman, The Autobiography of James T. Kirk

“I don’t want you transferred, lad. I’m thinking what’s best for you. You do your work, sure,” he said. “But an engineer doesn’t stop there. He’s always fixing, building … you’re on a warp-driven starship, one o’ the best workshops you could ever ask for. And now I hear you’re sittin’ around worrying about what people are saying about you.” I looked at the man in awe.”
― David A. Goodman, The Autobiography of James T. Kirk