Star Trek (TV Series)

The Mark of Gideon (1969)

William Shatner: Captain James Tiberius 'Jim' Kirk

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• Odona : All my life, I've dreamed of being alone.

  Captain James T. Kirk : Most people are afraid of being alone.

  Odona : Where I come from, people dream of it.

• Odona : Is this the way one looks when one is developing a sickness?

  Captain James T. Kirk : There's no sickness on your planet, remember?

  Odona : [joyously happy]  Now there will be. There will be sickness. There will be death.

• Captain James T. Kirk : [narrating]  I am alone on the Enterprise. I have searched every area of the ship and still cannot find a trace of the crew, or an indication of how its disappearance was managed. The one thing that is obvious is that I suffered a memory lapse, during which time I bruised my arm. It is causing me some irritation.

• Hodin : [explaining Gideon's avoidance of contraception]  But, you see, the people of Gideon have always believed that life is sacred, that the love of life is the greatest gift. That is the one unshakable truth of Gideon, and this overwhelming love of life has developed our regenerative capacity and our great longevity.

  Captain James T. Kirk : And the great misery which you now face.

• [first lines] 

  Captain James T. Kirk : [narrating]  Captain's Log, stardate 5423.4: We are orbiting the planet Gideon, which is still not a member of the United Federation of Planets. The treaty negotiations have been difficult because Gideon has consistently refused the presence of a delegation from the Federation on its soil or any surveillance by the ship's sensors. They have finally agreed to a delegation of one. They insisted it be the captain of the Enterprise. I am, therefore, beaming down at once.