- Spock: What are the three most salient facts about Captain Pike?
- Number One: One, his capacity for hearing out another point of view is exceeded only by his willingness to change his own once he's heard you out. Two, even though he is the most heavily decorated fighting captain in Starfleet, he views resorting to force as an admission of failure. And three... he is utterly unsentimental except when it comes to horses.
- Number One: When you beamed aboard, Ensign, were you... smiling? I didn't know that was something Vulcans could do.
- Number One: You've been on this ship exactly 37 seconds, Ensign, and you haven't asked a single question. Not what I expected from a science officer. I expect you to barrage every crewman you meet with questions, starting with me, to the point you become an annoyance, You have until I reach the turbolift. Go.
- Spock: Have you ever considered that the prime directive is not only not ethical, but also illogical and perhaps morally indefensible?
- Captain Christopher Pike: Do Vulcans ever feel awe, Spock?
- Spock: They do, Captain. But they tend to keep it to themselves.
- Number One: This is the advice I'd give to anyone whose ultimate goal is command.
- Spock: That is not my goal, sir.
- Number One: Bullshit. No one endures two solid years on quantum-stochastic combat modeling because they want to sling a tricorder for the rest of their lives.