Spock: As a matter of cosmic history, it has always been easier to destroy than to create. McCoy: Not anymore! Now we can do both at the same time! According to myth, the Earth was created in six days. Now, watch out! Here comes Genesis, we'll do it for you…
Movie 1982
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan quotes
About the movie
Admiral James T. Kirk, stuck behind a desk and feeling his age, takes the Enterprise out on a training cruise with Spock and McCoy. Khan Noonien Singh, a genetically engineered tyrant Kirk marooned fifteen years earlier, has escaped his exile and wants revenge, and he has his sights on Genesis, a device that can turn a dead world into a living one.
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He tasks me. He tasks me, and I shall have him. I'll chase him round the moons of Nibia and round the Antares maelstrom and round Perdition's flames before I give him up!
Kirk: A no-win situation is a possibility every commander may face. Has that never occurred to you? Saavik: No sir. It has not. Kirk: How we deal with death is at least as important as how we deal with life, wouldn't you say?
I don't believe in a no-win scenario.
Ah, Kirk, my old friend. Do you know the Klingon proverb that tells us revenge is a dish that is best served cold? It is very cold in space.
Spock: In any case, were I to invoke logic, logic clearly dictates that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. Kirk: Or the one.
If I may be so bold, it was a mistake for you to accept promotion. Commanding a starship is your first, best destiny. Anything else is a waste of material.