Star Trek: Voyager (TV Series)

Random Thoughts (1997)

Kate Mulgrew: Capt. Kathryn Janeway

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• Captain Kathryn Janeway : Our experience with the Mari gave us an insight into a culture we've never encountered.

  Seven of Nine : But that is irrelevant.

  Captain Kathryn Janeway : No, it's how we gain knowledge.

  Seven of Nine : Then we are in disagreement.

  Captain Kathryn Janeway : [humorously]  Good. I dread the day when everyone on this ship agrees with me.

• Seven of Nine : You wish to return this vessel to the Alpha Quadrant, and yet you are following Starfleet protocol regarding first contact. The two objectives are incompatible.

  Captain Kathryn Janeway : How so?

  Seven of Nine : Your philosophy of "exploration" exposes Voyager to constant risk. If you maintain a direct course to Earth and avoid all extraneous contact with alien species, it will increase your chances of survival.

  Captain Kathryn Janeway : Well, that would make a dull ride home.

  Seven of Nine : Captain?

  Captain Kathryn Janeway : We seek out new races because we want to, not because we're following protocols. We have an insatiable curiosity about the universe.

• [Tuvok has discovered a black market for violent thoughts on the Mari homeworld] 

  Chief Examiner Nimira : Why would any of my people want to indulge in that kind of behavior?

  Captain Kathryn Janeway : Apparently, outlawing violent thought hasn't made it go away. All you've done is force people to share it in back alleys.

  Tuvok : It seems you have a somewhat more serious problem than the random thoughts of a single alien.

• [last line, after Seven of Nine abruptly exits the ready room without Janeway's leave] 

  Captain Kathryn Janeway : [amused and alone]  Dismissed.