Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series)

The Way of the Warrior (1995)

Avery Brooks: Captain Benjamin 'Ben' Sisko

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Quotes 

• [Worf has decided to resign from Starfleet, not unlike Sisko had almost done once] 

  Captain Sisko : I understand you're headed for the Nyberrite Alliance?

  Lt. Commander Worf : Yes, I leave this afternoon.

  Captain Sisko : For me, it was a job on Earth - directing construction of orbital habitats.

  Lt. Commander Worf : Why did you change your mind?

  Captain Sisko : I finally realized that it wasn't Starfleet I wanted to get away from. I was trying to escape the pain I felt, after my wife's death. I thought I could take the uniform, wrap it around that pain and toss them both away. But it doesn't work like that. Running may help for a little while. But sooner or later, the pain catches up with you; and the only way to get rid of it is to stand your ground, and face it.

  Lt. Commander Worf : But wearing that uniform must remind you of what you have lost.

  Captain Sisko : Sometimes. But it also reminds me of what I've gained, and who I am. Oh, I can throw away the uniform, resign my commission, run all the way to the Nyberrite Alliance. But it really wouldn't matter. A Starfleet officer - that's what I am, and that's what I'll always be.

• Captain Sisko : Curzon told me once that in the long run, the only people who can really handle the Klingons... are Klingons.

• [Dukat enters the Defiant's bridge with an armed guard in tow, after Sisko has rescued him from the Klingons] 

  Gul Dukat : Captain, would you kindly inform this security guard that he does not have to monitor my every move? It makes me feel unwelcome.

  Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax : Looks like I won, Benjamin. You owe me dinner.

  Gul Dukat : And what is that supposed to mean?

  Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax : Captain Sisko bet me that you would thank him for the rescue before you started complaining.

  Captain Sisko : I lost.

• Captain Sisko : My father always says, the way to a woman's heart is through her stomach.

• Doctor Bashir : Sir, I hate to bring this up, but our agreement with the Romulans expressly prohibits use of the cloaking device in the Alpha Quadrant.

  Captain Sisko : You're right, it does. But there are hundreds of Klingon ships between us and Dukat, and I intend to make that rendezvous in one piece.

  Doctor Bashir : Well, I won't tell the Romulans if you don't.

• Gowron : Surrender the council members, or we will have no choice but to take them by force.

  Captain Sisko : And risk an all-out war with the Federation?

  Gowron : If a war starts here, the blame will be yours.

  Captain Sisko : I doubt very much history will agree.

  Gowron : History is written by the victors.

• Gowron : You're like a toothless old Grishnar cat trying to frighten us with your roar.

  Captain Sisko : I can assure you, this 'old cat' may not be as toothless as you think.

• [last lines] 

  Major Kira : Looks like the Klingons are here to stay.

  Captain Sisko : Maybe they are. But so are we.

• Captain Sisko : This is exactly what the Founders want: Klingon against Cardassian! Federation against Klingon! The more we fight each other, the weaker we'll get, and the less chance we have against the Dominion!

• Captain Sisko : Dukat? I was trying to reach someone in the civilian government.

  Gul Dukat : And you have succeeded. You are speaking to the new chief military advisor to the Detapa Council.

  Captain Sisko : Does this mean you've turned your back on the Central Command?

  Gul Dukat : It means that as a loyal officer of the Cardassian military, I am pledged to serve the legitimate ruling body of the empire, whoever that may be.

  Captain Sisko : In other words, you saw which way the wind was blowing and switched sides.

  Gul Dukat : It seemed like a good idea at the time.