The best Quotes by Michael Burnham

Being afraid of everything means you learn nothing.

There are so many reasons to join Starfleet. We get to reach for the stars. We get to reach for the best in ourselves.

Sometimes, the only way to find out where you fit in is to step out of the routine, because sometimes where you really belong was waiting right around the corner all along.

The real world doesn't always adhere to logic. Sometimes down is up. Sometimes up is down. Sometimes when you're lost, you're found.

The Federation isn't just about ships and warp drive. It's about a vision and all those who believe in that vision.

We come from a tradition of tolerance, freedom, and justice.

All life is born from chaos and destruction.

Despite speaking 94 languages, there are times when words are not enough.

Sometimes, in war, the terrible choice is the only choice.

When emotion brings us ghosts from the past, only logic can root us in the present.

Never hide who you are. That's the only way relationships work.

Translation is not the essence of understanding.

There will be time to grieve. This is not that time.

Can you bury your heart? Can you hide your decency?

Giving up our values in the name of security is to lose the battle in advance.

I like science.

Sometimes, the universe allows for the making of unexpected memories.

The best way to know yourself is to know others.

There is no need to replace that which is not broken.

I'm extremely wicked, even for a Terran.

No more apologies. From now on, we're Terrans. Decency is weakness, will get us killed. And the lives of everyone on this ship and in the Federation are at stake. So you do what you must. Whatever you must. To anyone.

This ship bears the name "Discovery". She has carried us into the future, and it will be our privilege to make that future bright.

I rather believe that time is a companion who goes with us on the journey and reminds us to cherish every moment because they'll never come again. What we leave behind is not as important as how we've lived.

I have been, and always shall be, your friend. Live long and prosper.

No one can know the future. One can only follow one's instincts.

I've lived seven lifetimes, and I have never had a friend quite like you.

It's time you learned that freedom is never a gift. It has to be earned.

With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably.

Commander, laws change depending on who's making them. Cardassians one day, Federation the next... but justice is justice.

You can use logic to justify almost anything. That's its power. And its flaw.

Running may help for a little while, but sooner or later the pain catches up with you. And the only way to get rid of it is to stand your ground and face it.

Compassion: that's the one things no machine ever had. Maybe it's the one thing that keeps men ahead of them.

To all mankind - may we never find space so vast, planets so cold, heart and mind so empty that we cannot fill them with love and warmth.

You're only as good as those around you. As long as you and your crew remain steadfast, you are never without hope.

Just because we don't understand a life form doesn't mean that we can destroy it.

Improve a mechanical device and you may double productivity. But improve man, you gain a thousandfold.

Lip: "Hey, whoa. You really think they deserve your hard-earned money for that service?"
Frank: "Dine and dash?"
Lip: "Bite and bolt."
Frank: "Eat it and beat it?"