10 Star Trek Quotes That Made Us Trekkies

5. "I Would Like The Ship To Go. Now!"

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Warp commands are all the rage. They are one way to leave a legacy, after all. We were teased with newly appointed Captain Seven of Nine's phrase for going forward and for posterity in The Last Generation, and in The Broken Circle, Spock gave us his hilarious take on the "thing" that everyone in the chair has.

"I would like the ship to go. Now!" had all the required information, but it was certainly less laconic than what is undoubtedly the most well-known and best loved warp catchphrase there has ever been — Captain Picard's "Engage!" All of us Trekkies of a certain age have uttered those two syllables a thousand times, probably whilst playing captain and maybe even whilst pretending our house was a starship, throwing in the equally iconic "make it so" for good measure. Nope? Just me? Also, fun fact: it was Captain Pike who first used 'Engage' as (time warp) command in The Cage.

Star Trek quotes don't always have to be pithy or cosmos-shatteringly profound. They are often just a lot of fun, and a fine sense of that also makes for a good Trekkie. Nevertheless, a warp command can still be packed full of feeling. Captain Janeway's "set a course… for home" certainly stirred emotion, especially the last time it was said.

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Jack Kiely is a writer with a PhD in French and almost certainly an unhealthy obsession with Star Trek.