Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series)

Destiny (1995)

Avery Brooks: Commander Benjamin 'Ben' Sisko

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• [last lines] 

  Vedek Yarka : There are signs that Trakor's Forth Prophecy will soon come to pass as well.

  Commander Sisko : Don't tell me that has something to do with me.

  Vedek Yarka : You, Commander? Well, it is a prophecy about the Emissary.

  Commander Sisko : Tell me about it.

  Vedek Yarka : Trakor's Forth Prophecy says that the Emissary will face a fiery trial, and he'll be forced to choose...

• Odo : [on Sisko's role as Emissary]  It's just an observation, of course; but it's always seemed to me that you've never been comfortable with it.

  Commander Sisko : [pondering this]  I can't deny that, I... Are you suggesting that I'm dismissing this prophecy too easily because I don't want to be the Emissary?

  Odo : I'm not suggesting anything. But it's been my experience that all humanoids have an agenda of some sort, and that their agendas can influence them without their even realizing it.

• Commander Sisko : [about Ulani and Gilora]  Now, those are about the two friendliest vipers I have ever met.

• Commander Sisko : [of the prophecy]  But that all hinges on how you interpret an ancient text that's been translated and re-translated over the centuries. Words that were couched in metaphor to begin with. I'm sorry, Major; but where you see a sword of stars, I see a comet. Where you see vipers, I see three scientists. And where you see the Emissary, I see a Starfleet officer.

• Lieutenant Jadzia Dax : Let me ask you something. If you'd never heard Trakor's prophecy, what would you do?

  Commander Sisko : I'd continue working on the communications relay.

  Lieutenant Jadzia Dax : Then it seems to me you have a choice. You can either make your own decisions, or you can let these prophecies make them for you.

• Quark : Rumor has it that the shop next door to mine is going out of business. I'm thinking of renting it and setting up a few Cardassian gaming concessions.

  Odo : There'll be no live vole fights on the Promenade, Quark.

  Quark : I would never be party to anything so cruel and inhumane! But... of course, if some Cardassians happen to bring their voles along, and they happen to get into a fight, I could hardly be held responsible!

  Odo : Oh, yes, you could!

  Commander Sisko : And you will be.