Memorable Quotes from Ricardo Montalban
12 quotesExistence as a Threat to Mankind
Armando
The mere fact of your existence would be regarded as a great threat to mankind.
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A Vengeful Encounter Between Kirk and Khan
James T. Kirk
Khan!
Khan Noonien Singh
You still remember, Admiral. I cannot help but be touched. I, of course, remember you.
Kirk
What is the meaning of this attack? And where's the crew of the Reliant?
Khan
Surely I have made my meaning plain. I mean to avenge myself upon you, Admiral. I deprived your ship of power and when I swing around, I mean to deprive you of your life. But I wanted you to know first who it was who had beaten you.
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Discussion on an Actor's Career Status
King
How come you have a blond, blue-eyed slave?
Shiek
He's an actor. Hasn't had a series in seven years.
The Slapper
Nine.
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Inevitability of Confrontation
Khan Noonien Singh
Now. Now, you can't get away. ].
[last words; [Moby-Dick#The Chase – Third Day (135)|From Hell's heart, I stab at thee. For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee]
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Kirk Challenges Khan to a Rematch
James T. Kirk
This is Admiral Kirk. We tried it once your way, Khan. Are you game for a rematch? Khan, I'm laughing at the superior intellect!
Khan Noonien Singh
Full impulse power.
Joachim
No, sir! You have Genesis! You can have whatever you—
Khan
Full power, damn you!
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The Rise of Intelligent Simians
Armando
(referring to the dogs and cats) They all died within a few months, eight years ago. Every dog and cat in the entire world. It was like a plague. The disease that killed them was a mysterious virus brought back from outer space by one of the astronauts.
Caesar
Didn't the disease affect humans?
Armando
No, no. We were immune. And so, it was discovered, were simians, even the smallest ones. That's how it all began. Humans wanting little household pets to replace the ones they had lost. Then, when people realized how quick they were to learn, how easy to train, the pets became larger, and larger, until now.
Caesar
It's monstrous.
Armando
Now you understand why I've kept you away.
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Revenge and Coldness in Space
Khan Noonien Singh
Ah, Kirk, my old friend. Do you know the Klingon proverb that tells us revenge is a dish that is best served cold? It is very cold in space.
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The Danger of Unrecognized Evolution
Armando
After twenty years, you've picked up evolved habits from me. That could be dangerous...even fatal.
Caesar
Armando, I don't understand.
Armando
Listen to me, Caesar. There can be only one talking chimpanzee on Earth. The child of the two talking apes, Cornelius and Zira, who came to us years ago out of the future and were brutally murdered for fear that one very distant day apes might dominate the human race.
Caesar
Yeah, but outside of you, nobody even knows I exist.
Armando
And we must keep it that way for the fear remains. The mere fact of your existence would be regarded as a great threat to mankind.
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Relentless Pursuit of Vengeance
Joachim
We're all with you, sir, but consider this. We are free. We have a ship and the means to go where we will. We have escaped permanent exile on Ceti Alpha V. You have proved your superior intellect and defeated the plans of Admiral Kirk. You do not need to defeat him again.
Khan Noonien Singh
] He tasks me, and I shall have him. I'll chase him round the moons of Nibia and round the Antares maelstrom and round Perdition's flames before I give him up!
[[Moby-Dick#The_Quarter-Deck_(36)|He tasks me.]
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Defending the Underdog in Difficult Times
Armando
Now, wait a second. Just a moment. Let me get this straight. You are asking me to risk imprisonment... for the sake of two fugitive apes? Well, the answer is, a thousand times.....yes. Oh, yes. I do it for you and for Stevie... and for your two distinguished friends.
Lewis Dixon
Uh, "notorious" now.
Armando
The hell with notoriety. What is a husband expected to do stand by and see his wife insulted? Good God. Aren't we rude enough to each other... without having to be rude to animals? And anyway, he didn't mean to kill the boy. It was an accident.
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Encounter with a Notorious Criminal
Pavel Chekov
Khan!
Khan Noonien Singh
I don't know you. But you— I never forget a face. Mister Chekov, isn't it? I never thought to see your face again.
[to Terrell; to Chekov]
Clark Terrell
Chekov, who is this man?
Chekov
A criminal, Captain. A product of late 20th century genetic engineering.
Terrell
What do you want with us? Sir, I demand to be re—
Khan
You are in a position to demand nothing, sir. I, on the other hand, am in a position to grant nothing. What you see is all that remains of the ship's company and crew of the Botany Bay, marooned here fifteen years ago by Captain James T. Kirk.
Terrell
Listen, you men and women. You have a—
Khan
Captain! Captain. Save your strength, Captain. These people had sworn to live and die at my command two hundred years before you were born! Do you mean he never told you the tale — to amuse your captain, no? — never told you how the Enterprise picked up the Botany Bay, lost in space from the year 1996, myself and the ship's company in cryogenic freeze?
[refers to Chekov]
Terrell
I've never even met Admiral Kirk.
Khan
Admiral? Admiral! Admiral. Never told you how "Admiral" Kirk sent 70 of us into exile in this barren sand heap, with only the contents of these cargo bays to sustain us.
Chekov
You lie! On Ceti Alpha V there was life! A fair chance—
Khan
This is Ceti Alpha V! Ceti Alpha VI exploded six months after we were left here. The shock shifted the orbit of this planet, and everything was laid waste. "Admiral" Kirk never bothered to check on our progress. It was only the fact of my genetically-engineered intellect that allowed us to survive. On Earth — two hundred years ago — I was a prince with power over millions.
[calms down]
Chekov
Captain Kirk was your host. You repaid his hospitality by trying to steal his ship and murder him!
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A Commitment to Protecting the Fugitives
Armando
You are asking me to risk imprisonment for the sake of two fugitive apes?! My answer is: a thousand times, yes!
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