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"Star Trek"
Journey to Babel (1967)

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Spock: Mother, how can you have lived on Vulcan so long, married a Vulcan, raised a son on Vulcan, without understanding what it means to be Vulcan?
Amanda: Well, if this is what it means I don't want to know!

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McCoy: How does that Vulcan salute go?
[Spock demonstrates]
McCoy: That hurts worse than the uniform.

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Sarek: Tellarites do not argue for any reason; they simply argue.

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Amanda: Logic! Logic! I'm sick to death of logic! Do you want to know what I think about your logic?
Spock: Emotional, isn't she?
Sarek: She has always been that way.
Spock: Indeed, why did you marry her?
Sarek: At the time, it seemed the logical thing to do.

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McCoy: Spock, I've always suspected you were a little more human than you let on. Mrs Sarek, I know about the vigorous training of the Vulcan youth, but tell me, did he ever run and play like the human children, even in secret?
Amanda: Well, he did have a pet Sehlat he was very fond of.
McCoy: Sehlat?
Amanda: It's sort of a fat teddy bear.
McCoy: [grinning] A teddy bear?
Spock: A teddy bear with 6 inch fangs

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Amanda: Oh, logic. I am so tired of hearing about your logic.
Spock: Emotional, isn't she?
Sarek: She has always been that way.
Spock: Indeed. Why did you marry her?
Sarek: At the time it seemed like the logical thing to do.

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Amanda: Logic! Logic! I'm sick to death of logic! Do you want to know what I think about your logic?
Spock: Emotional, isn't she?
Sarek: She has always been that way.
Spock: Indeed. Why did you marry her?
Sarek: At the time, it seemed the logical thing to do.

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McCoy: Mrs. Sarek, you must understand the chances are extremely small to find a way to produce sufficient T-negative blood.
Spock: Indeed. I would estimate the odds...
Amanda: [exasperated] Please DON'T!

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Captain James T. Kirk: Well Spock, we'll still be in orbit around Vulcan for another hour if you want to beam down and visit your parents.
Spock: Captain, Ambassador Sarek and his wife are my parents.

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McCoy: [complaining about his dress uniform] Feels like my neck is in a sling.

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[first lines]
McCoy: [Captain Kirk is adjusting uniform in mirror, Dr. McCoy pacing behind him, tugging at tight collar] Dress uniforms - spit and polish. I don't know how much longer I'm going to be able to stand this. I feel like my neck's in a sling.

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[last lines]
McCoy: [to Spock] Shut up.
[Kirk opens mouth to comment, McCoy interrupts]
McCoy: Shh. Shh.
[Kirk lays back dejectedly]
McCoy: Well, what do you know?
[smiles]
McCoy: I finally got the last word.

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