- Captain Jonathan Archer: If I asked your parents what you like to eat, would they be able to tell me?
- Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III: Are you kiddin'? My mom would give you her recipe for pan-fried catfish and wouldn't let you go till you promised not to screw it up.
- Captain Jonathan Archer: Don't you ever rest?
- Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III: You know, I can't sleep without the warp engines online. If I don't feel those vibrations, something just doesn't seem right.
- Captain Jonathan Archer: Well, I hope you get 'em fixed soon, because you look like hell.
- Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III: Well, with all due respect, Captain, you shouldn't be talking.
- Captain Jonathan Archer: You missed T'Pol's latest bout with chopsticks.
- Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III: Damn. Dinner *and* a show.
- Captain Jonathan Archer: You looking forward to seeing Earth?
- Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III: Sure. I just... didn't think I'd be seeing it so soon.
- Captain Jonathan Archer: This time, we won't be leaving before we're ready.
- Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III: Are your ears a little pointier than usual?
- Captain Jonathan Archer: I rushed us out of Spacedock, because I had something to prove. And I risked the lives of... 81 Humans, a Vulcan and a Denobulan to do it.
- Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III: Don't forget Porthos.
- [last lines]
- [Reed is cutting his birthday cake]
- Lieutenant Malcolm Reed: Pineapple! That's my fav...
- [stunned, he looks at the others]
- Lieutenant Malcolm Reed: How on Earth did you know?
- Ensign Hoshi Sato: We have our sources.
- Sub-Commander T'Pol: Warp drive is offline.
- [all lights go out]
- Sub-Commander T'Pol: Main power is down.
- Captain Jonathan Archer: Torpedoes!
- Sub-Commander T'Pol: Tactical systems are down.
- Captain Jonathan Archer: Why don't you save time and tell me what *isn't* down?
- Ensign Hoshi Sato: Breaking a Vulcan encryption code would be easier than this.
- [on her attempts to find out about Reed's favorite food]
- [an alien vessel has approached Enterprise but moved off again without making contact]
- Sub-Commander T'Pol: I wouldn't take offense. Not every species has motives that can be understood in Human terms.
- Ensign Travis Mayweather: Maybe they checked us out and decided we weren't very interesting.
- Lieutenant Malcolm Reed: Us? Not interesting?
- Captain Jonathan Archer: Let me ask you something. Do you spend much time with Malcolm?
- Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III: I was in the Armory yesterday for a few hours, swapping out some power relays.
- Captain Jonathan Archer: You talk about anything interesting?
- Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III: Power relays.
- Ensign Hoshi Sato: I don't suppose scanning his taste buds would help?
- Dr. Phlox: Medically speaking, there's no accounting for taste.
- Captain Jonathan Archer: [to the aliens] I assume you planted that device because you wanted to learn more about us. I'll be happy to give you a quick lesson. We're not here to make enemies. But just because we're not looking for a fight, doesn't mean we'll run away from one. You may think you've left us defenseless. But let me tell you something about Humans: we don't give up easily. We'll protect Enterprise... any way we can.
- [Tucker's girlfriend has broken up with him]
- Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III: You know, they say long-distance relationships never work. Well... this is about as long-distance as you can get.
- Captain Jonathan Archer: [before testing their phase cannons on a moon crater] You're sure there's nothing down there?
- Sub-Commander T'Pol: Yes, Captain.
- Captain Jonathan Archer: Not even a microbe? I don't want to blow up something that could evolve into a sentient species in a couple of billion years.