Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series)

Babel (1993)

Avery Brooks: Commander Benjamin 'Ben' Sisko

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Quotes 

• Major Kira : You look like you could use some sleep.

  Chief O'Brien : Who's time for sleep? I'd settle for five minutes peace and quiet.

  [in the background, Sisko is burning his lips on a too hot coffee] 

  Commander Sisko : Chief! I thought you were gonna fix the replicators.

  Chief O'Brien : [disgruntled]  You're absolutely right, sir, I knew I'd forgotten something! Can't have the operations chief sitting around daydreaming when there's work to be done, can we? Hohohoho, I'll get right on it!

• [Quark is talking to an aphasia patient with lots of gestures and mimics] 

  Quark : Food! Dabo! Drinks! Money! Hand, mine - give!

  Commander Sisko : Well, Quark, I see even you couldn't weasel your way clear of this one.

  Quark : You underestimate the Ferengi immune system, Commander. I'm merely here visiting my less fortunate customers to make sure they're not faking the illness to avoid paying their bills!

  Commander Sisko : No one could be that devious.

  Quark : I am.

• Commander Sisko : We need to find out who created this virus.

  Commander Sisko : [to Kira]  You're our best hope.

  Major Kira : Eighteen years is a long time.

  Odo : Besides, even if she finds who did this, that's no guarantee they can help us.

  Commander Sisko : We just have to hope they remember the antidote.

  Odo : That's assuming they ever bothered to create one.

• Commander Sisko : No need to ask how you're doing.

  Major Kira : Chasing after ghosts!

  Commander Sisko : You have twelve hours to catch one.

  Major Kira : And then?

  Commander Sisko : People start dying.

• Commander Sisko : We'll have to get down there and blow it manually.

  [he tries to get up but falls back, exhausted] 

  Odo : I'll do it.

  Commander Sisko : All right. You can cross barrels. All job appalled.

  Odo : What was that?

  Commander Sisko : Bread - the arrive - seen earlier.

  Odo : Oh, I see...

• [last lines] 

  Commander Sisko : [after burning his lips on a too hot coffee yet again]  O'Brien!