What makes one man an exceptional leader? We see indications that it’s his negative side which makes him strong, that his evil side, controlled and disciplined, is vital to his strength. Your negative side removed from you, the power of command begins to elude you. Madness has no purpose. Or reason. But it may have a goal. Curious, how often you humans manage to obtain that which you do not want. To all mankind — may we never find space so vast, planets so cold, heart and mind so empty that we cannot fill them with love and warmth. So much for the little training cruise. It’s a — far, far better thing I do than I have ever done before; a far better resting place I go to than I have ever known.” “…Is that a poem?” “…Mmm. Something Spock was trying to tell me — on my birthday.
Logic is the beginning of wisdom, not the end. It’s not safe out here. It’s wondrous, with treasures to satiate desires both subtle and gross; but it’s not for the timid. A library serves no purpose unless someone is using it. Insults are effective only where emotion is present. Without followers, evil cannot spread. One man cannot summon the future. But one man can change the present! We’re a most promising species, Mr. Spock, as predators go. Did you know that? I frequently have my doubts. I don’t. Not any more. And maybe in a thousand years or so, we’ll be able to prove it. So much for the little training cruise.
Live now; make now always the most precious time. Now will never come again. Madness has no purpose. Or reason. But it may have a goal. We’re a most promising species, Mr. Spock, as predators go. Did you know that? I frequently have my doubts. I don’t. Not any more. And maybe in a thousand years or so, we’ll be able to prove it. A lie is a very poor way to say hello. Beam Me Up, Scotty! Do you know the old Klingon proverb that revenge is a dish best served cold? It is very cold — in space. …Warp speed.