James T. Kirk quotes from Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)

James T. Kirk

How much refit time before we can take her out again?

Montgomery Scott

Eight weeks, Sir, [Kirk opens his mouth] but ya don't have eight weeks, so I'll do it for ya in two.

James T. Kirk

Mr.Scott. Have you always multiplied your repair estimates by a factor of four?

Montgomery Scott

Certainly, Sir. How else can I keep my reputation as a miracle worker?

James T. Kirk

Your reputation is secure, Scotty.

Would you look at that.

James T. Kirk

My friends, the great experiment... the Excelsior, ready for trial runs.

Hikaru Sulu

She's supposed to have transwarp drive.

Montgomery Scott

Aye. And if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a wagon.

James T. Kirk

Come, come, Mr. Scott. Young minds, fresh ideas. Be tolerant.

Hikaru Sulu

The word, sir?

James T. Kirk

The word is no. I am therefore going anyway.

Hikaru Sulu

You can count on our help, sir.

James T. Kirk

Thank you, Mr. Sulu, I'll need it.

Shall I alert Dr. McCoy?

James T. Kirk

Please. He has a long journey ahead of him.

James T.Kirk

How many fingers am I holding up?

Leonard McCoy

That's not very damn funny.

James T. Kirk

You're suffering from a Vulcan mind-meld, Doctor.

Leonard McCoy

That green-blooded son of a bitch! It's his revenge for all those arguments he lost.

James T. Kirk

Scotty, as good as your word.

Montgomery Scott

Aye, sir. The more they overthink the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain. Here, Doctor, souvenirs from one surgeon to another. I took them out of her main transwarp computer drive.

Leonard McCoy

Nice of you to tell me in advance.

James T. Kirk

That's what you get for missing staff meetings, Doctor. Gentleman, your work today has been outstanding. I intend to recommend you all for promotion... in whatever fleet we end up serving. Best speed to Genesis.

James T. Kirk

David, what went wrong?

David Marcus

I went wrong.

James T. Kirk

I don't understand.

David Marcus

I'm sorry, sir. Just don't surrender. Genesis doesn't work. I can't believe they'd kill us for it.

Kruge

Admiral, your young friend is mistaken, I meant what I said. And now to show that my intentions are sincere, I shall kill one of the prisoners.

James T. Kirk

Wait a minute! Give me a chance to talk.

Kruge

Kill one of them. I don't care which.

James T. Kirk

Mr. Sulu, what is the crew complement of a bird of prey?

Hikaru Sulu

About a dozen officers and men.

James T. Kirk

With some of them on the planet. I swear to you, we're not finished yet. Bones, you and Sulu to the transporter room. The rest of you with me, we have a job to do. [to Kruge] Commander, Klingon vessel... prepare to board this ship on my next signal.

Kruge

No tricks, Kirk. You have one minute.

James T. Kirk

No tricks. I'm looking forward to meeting you.

James T. Kirk

My God, what have I done?

Leonard McCoy

What you had to do, what you always do. Turn death into a fighting chance to live.

Kruge

Genesis. I want it!

James T. Kirk

Beam the Vulcan up, and we'll talk.

Kruge

Give me what I want, and I'll consider it.

James T. Kirk

You fool, look around you! The planet's destroying itself!

Kruge

Yes, exhilarating, isn't it?

James T. Kirk

If we don't help each other, we'll die here.

Kruge

Perfect. Then that's the way it shall be.

James T. Kirk

I... have had ENOUGH... of YOU!
[Kruge falls screaming into the lavascape below]

My father says that you have been my friend. You came back for me.

James T. Kirk

You would have done the same for me.

Why would you do this?

James T. Kirk

Because the needs of the one... outweigh the needs of the many.

I have been and ever shall be your friend.

James T. Kirk

Yes. Yes, Spock.

The ship .... out of danger?

James T. Kirk

You saved the ship. You saved us all. Don't you remember?

Jim .... your name is Jim.

James T. Kirk

Yes.
[last lines]

Kirk, you do this, you'll never sit in the captain's chair again.

James T. Kirk

Warp speed.

James T. Kirk

Computer, this is Admiral James T. Kirk. Request security access. Computer, destruct sequence one, code 1, 1-A.

Montgomery Scott

Computer, Commander Montgomery Scott, Chief Engineering Officer. Destruct sequence two: code 1, 1-A, 2-B.

Computer, this is Commander Pavel Chekov, Acting Science Officer. Destruct sequence three: code 1-B, 2-B, 3.

Destruct sequence completed and engaged. Awaiting final code for one minute countdown.

Kirk

Code zero, zero, zero, destruct zero.

Destruct sequence is activated. [begins counting down from 60]

James T. Kirk

You, help us or die!

I do not deserve to live.

Kirk

Fine. I'll kill you later.

Kirk, I thank you. What you have done is...

James T. Kirk

What I have done, I had to do.

But at what cost? Your ship. Your son.

James T. Kirk

If I hadn't tried, the cost would have been my soul.