Star Trek: Voyager (TV Series)

Random Thoughts (1997)

Jeri Ryan: Seven of Nine

Quotes 

• [Seven blames Torres for being careless with her thoughts] 

  Neelix : B'Elanna's not used to being around telepaths. That doesn't make her guilty.

  Seven of Nine : Then her crime was ignorance - a common affliction among your crew.

  Neelix : What's that supposed to mean?

  Seven of Nine : You make contact with alien species without sufficient understanding of their nature. As a result, Voyager's directive to "seek out new civilizations" often ends in conflict.

  Neelix : What you call ignorance, we call exploration, and... sometimes it means taking a few risks, but it's-it's certainly better than assimilating everything in your path.

  Seven of Nine : Your goal is to share knowledge. Assimilation is the perfect means of attaining that goal.

  Neelix : "Perfect."

• 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.