25 Spock Quotes for the Trekkie in You

If you can’t get enough Star Trek, you’ll love these Spock quotes.

If you’ve never seen the popular Sci-Fi media franchise Star Trek then you probably aren’t familiar with Spock.

Star Trek began as a television show in the 1960s which eventually led to comic books, books, spinoffs, and more than a dozen films.

The franchise developed a cult-like following with fans identifying as Trekkies or trekkers.

Spock is one of the main characters from the original and is popular with the fans.

He is an officer (of different ranks as the series progresses) that is part human and part Vulcan.

You can learn more about him through these Spock quotes.

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Spock quotes about truth and emotions

1. “Many ‘myths’ are based on truth.” ― Spock

2. “Insufficient facts always invite danger.” ― Spock

3. “Superior ability breeds superior ambition.” ― Spock

4. “Emotions are alien to me. I’m a scientist.” ― Spock

5. “Change is the essential process of all existence.” ― Spock

6. “Insults are effective only where emotion is present.” ― Spock

7. “Pain is a thing of the mind. The mind can be controlled.” ― Spock

8. “You find it easier to understand the death of one than the death of a million.” ― Spock

9. “Once you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.” ― Spock

10. “I fail to comprehend your indignation, sir. I have simply made the logical deduction that you are a liar.” ― Spock

11. “Has it occurred to you that there is a certain…inefficiency in constantly questioning me on things you’ve already made up your mind about?” ― Spock

12. “You’re the captain of this ship. You haven’t the right to be vulnerable in the eyes of the crew. You can’t afford the luxury of being anything less than perfect. If you do, they lose faith and you lose command.” ― Spock

Spock quotes about good and evil

13. “Without followers, evil cannot spread.” ― Spock

14. “It would be illogical to kill without reason.” ― Spock

15. “I have been and always shall be your friend.” ― Spock

16. “Violence, in reality, is quite different from theory.” ― Spock

17. “Where there’s no emotion, there’s no motive for violence.” ― Spock

18. “Evil does seek to maintain power by suppressing the truth.” ― Spock

19. “Madness has no purpose. Or reason. But it may have a goal.” ― Spock

20. “You Earth people glorified organized violence for forty centuries. But you imprison those who employ it privately.” ― Spock

21. “May I point out that I have gotten a chance to examine your counterparts closely. They are brutal, savage, uncivilized, and illogical. They are in every way examples of Homo sapiens, the very flower of humanity.” ― Spock

Spock quotes about journey and discoveries

22. “Computers make excellent and efficient servants, but I have no wish to serve under them.” ― Spock

23. “Fascinating is a word I use for the unexpected, in this case, I would think interesting would suffice.” ― Spock

24. “If we start buzzing about down there, we’re liable to find their mental power is so great they could reach out and swat this ship as though it were a fly.” ― Spock

25. “Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Her ongoing mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life-forms and new civilizations; to boldly go where no one has gone before.” ― Spock

Which of these Spock quotes is your favorite?

At first sight, Star Trek might seem like nothing more than a sci-fi storyline of interesting characters.

But in reality, there has always been more to the show than that.

There are allegories all throughout that work to speak to real-world situations that were going on.

There was a progressive message weaved throughout the stories to speak to the counter-culture that was developing during the time period when the original series came out.

While the network either didn’t care or didn’t catch on, many fans did.

But whether they liked the hidden tales and lessons or just enjoyed watching the experiences and adventures of outer space, Star Trek has been and will continue to be popular amongst a growing fan base.

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Which of the quotes is your favorite?

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