Proving Ground (Star Trek: Enterprise) Quotes

Proving Ground (Star Trek: Enterprise) is a TV show that debuted in 1970 . Proving Ground stopped airing in 1970.

It features John Frizzell (composer) in charge of musical score.

Proving Ground (Star Trek: Enterprise) Quotes

• (Captain Jonathan Archer) "Captain's starlog, supplemental; Commander Shran graciously declined our offer of help. The last we saw of them, they were limping away on auxiliary power."

• (Commander Shran) "No great victory comes without sacrifice."

• (Lieutenant Malcolm Reed) "What's the situation in Engineering?"
• (Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III) "Bad. The Armory?"
• (Lieutenant Malcolm Reed) "Worse."

• (Captain Jonathan Archer) "You like to talk about repaying debts? I've owed you that for a long time."

• (Commander Shran) "Take us out of the system, but not too quickly. The Andorian Mining Consortium runs from no one."

• (Captain Jonathan Archer) "They're here to help, T'Pol."
• (Sub-Commander T'Pol) "That doesn't mean we shouldn't exercise caution."
• (Captain Jonathan Archer) "I'm not gonna ask them to work with guns at their heads just because you don't like them."

• (Lieutenant Talas) "For what it's worth, Lieutenant, I'm not here to steal your secrets. It'd hardly be worth the effort."
• (Lieutenant Malcolm Reed) "I beg your pardon?"
• (Lieutenant Talas) "Last time I saw weapons like these was during my early tactical training."
• (Lieutenant Malcolm Reed) "Sorry I wasted your time on our "primitive" systems."
• (Lieutenant Talas) "Not at all. I found it nostalgic."

• (Commander Shran) "I can understand why you seek vengeance against these Xindi."
• (Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III) "I'd love to get my hands on whoever ordered that attack. But that's not why we're here."
• (Commander Shran) "You have no desire to make these people pay for the death of your sister?"
• (Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III) "I just want to make sure they don't get the chance to finish what they started."

• (Lieutenant Talas) "I'd take this ship into combat myself."
• (Lieutenant Malcolm Reed) "Even with our primitive weapons?"
• (Lieutenant Talas) "It's not the weapon. It's the soldier who wields it."

• (Lieutenant Talas) "You don't trust me."
• (Lieutenant Malcolm Reed) "No offense, but when it comes to our weapons frequencies, I wouldn't trust my own mother."
• (Lieutenant Talas) "Is your mother considered a security risk?"
• (Lieutenant Malcolm Reed) "It's -- just an expression."
• (Lieutenant Talas) "An odd one. My mother's security clearance is higher than mine."

• (Lieutenant Malcolm Reed) "If you ever decide to leave the Imperial Guard, Starfleet could certainly use you."
• (Lieutenant Talas) "And if you get tired of exploring, you'd do well in the Imperial Guard."

• (Lieutenant Malcolm Reed) "You come from a military family?"
• (Lieutenant Talas) "Four generations."
• (Lieutenant Malcolm Reed) "Huh -- Three. On my father's side."
• (Lieutenant Talas) "He must be disappointed in you."
• (Lieutenant Malcolm Reed) "What?"
• (Lieutenant Talas) "Betraying your family tradition by serving on a ship of -- exploration."
• (Lieutenant Malcolm Reed) "Actually, we haven't done much exploring for quite a while. But since you ask -- he wasn't very pleased. The Royal Navy was his life."
• (Lieutenant Talas) "Perhaps he'd feel differently if he saw you now; fighting for the survival of your race."

• (Captain Jonathan Archer) "Why don't you and Trip join me for dinner tonight? I have some Andorian ale you might like to try."

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