I want to be the first Ferengi in Star Fleet. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine s3e14: Heart of Stone, Nog to Sisko
Everything that goes wrong here is your fault – it says so in your contract. ibid. Quark to Rom
Sisko: A Ferengi without profit –
Nog: Is no Ferengi at all.
Sisko: The 118th Rule of Acquisition. ibid.
I want to do something with my life. Something worthwhile. ibid. Nog to Sisko
Dax: And as the 34th Rule of Acqusition states: Peace is good for business.
Quark: That’s the 35th Rule.
Dax: Oh you’re right. What’s the 34th?
Quark: War is good for business. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine s3e15: Destiny
All humanoids have an agenda of some sort. ibid. Odo to Sisko
I have one hundred gross of self-sealing stembolts. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine s3e16: Prophet Motive, Quark
You rewrote the Rules of Acquisition? ibid. Quark to Grand Nagus Zek
You’re looking at the sector headquarters for the Ferengi Benevolent Association. ibid. Rom
There’s nothing beyond greed. Greed is the purest most noble of emotions. ibid. Quark
The 10th Rule of Acquisition is: Greed is Eternal. ibid.
If anyone can find the cause of the time shift it’s Dax. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine s3e17: Visionary, O’Brien
The station has suffered a massive systems failure. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine s3e18: Distant Voices, Garak
I found twenty-seven voles in his store-room. When I came in he [Quark] and Morn were painting numbers on the voles’ backs. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine s3e19: Through the Looking Glass, Odo
We started a rebellion about the Klingon-Cardassian alliance. ibid. alternative O’Brien to Sisko
Truth is simply an excuse for a lack of imagination. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine s3e20: Improbable Cause I, Garak
Modern theatre has been on the decline since the late twenty-third century. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine s3e21: The Die is Cast, Bashir to O’Brien
Benjamin, there’s an entire fleet de-cloaking out there. ibid. Dax
It’s a trap. They’ve been waiting for us all along. ibid.
Why? Because it’ll be fun. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine s3e22: Explorers, Sisko to O’Brien & Kira
The next thing you know a whole generation of Ferengi will be quoting the prime directive and abandoning the pursuit of latinum. It’s the end of Ferengi civilisation as we know it, and it’s all your fault. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine s3e23: Family Business, Quark to Rom
Brunt. FCA. ibid. Brunt visits bar
Tube grubs, extra juicy, just the way you like them. ibid. Rom to Quark
The new head of the provisional government is Kai Winn. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine s3e24: Shakaar, Sisko to Kira
One of the prices of giving people freedom of choice is that sometimes they make the wrong choice. ibid. Odo to Kira
What is a person but a sum of their memories. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine s3e25, Facets, Kira as Lela to Dax
Kira: Well, now that you have another pip on your collar, does that mean I can’t disagree with you any more?
Sisko: No. It just means I’m never wrong. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine s3e26: The Adversary
We’ve found him! He’s headed to the promenade. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine s4e1: The Way of the Warrior I
Ah but I got off several cutting remarks which no doubt did serious damage to their egos. ibid. Garak
And it’s going to be a glorious battle! ibid. Klingon to Worf
Come with me, Worf. Glory awaits you on Cardassia. ibid. Gowron
Gowron: You will have nothing.
Worf: Except my honour. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine s4e2: The Way of the Warrior II
If you drink enough of it, you begin to like it. Just like the Federation. ibid. Quark
You are Jake Sisko the writer ... Your books – they are so ... insightful. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine s4e3: The Visitor
Morn is still there – running the bar. ibid. middle-aged Nog to Jake
Everyone is welcome at Quark’s. I don’t discriminate. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine s4e4: Hippocratic Oath, Quark to Worf
There is a drug all Jem’Hadar must have in order to live. We call it Ketracel White. ibid. Jem’Hadar boss to Bashir
I have told them we have enough White to last twenty-seven days. That is a lie. There is enough to last five days. ibid.
They call them gods. The Founders are like gods to the Jem’Hadar. But our gods never talk to us. And they don’t wait for us after death. They only want us to fight for them. ibid.
Captain, I would think long and hard before answering. Well maybe you should. Who knows more about women than me? You humans! All you want to do is please your women, you want them to be your friends. But we Ferengi know better. Women are the enemy. And we treat them accordingly. The key is to never let them get the upper hand. If she says she doesn’t see you enough, threaten to see her even less. If she wants more gifts, take back the ones you’ve already given her. It’s all about control. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine s4e5: Indiscretion, Quark to Sisko with Dax & Bashir
I haven’t been in a serious relationship for a long time. ibid. Sisko to Cassidy
Kira: What do Klingons dream about?
Worf: Things that will send cold chills down your spine and wake you in the middle of the night. No, it is better that you do not know. Excuse me. [exit] Star Trek: Deep Space Nine s4e6: Rejoined
I wish you success in the creation of the galaxy’s first artificial wormhole. ibid. Sisko’s toast
I wish I could believe that. But ultimately, it comes down to this ... If you feel about me the way I feel about you ... you won’t get on that transport tomorrow. And if you do leave ... I think we both know you’re never coming back. ibid. Dax to ex-wife
I hate the Gamma Quadrant. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine s4e7: Starship Down, Quark
You can’t die! You are the emissary! ibid. Kira
The captain sponsored Nog’s application to the Academy. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine s4e8: Little Green Men
Maybe it’s time you considered that early retirement you talked about. I could take over the bar, and you could fly off into the great unknown never to return. ibid. Rom to Quark
The Ferengi ship Quark’s Treasure has just departed the station. ibid. Dax to Sisko
The speed of technological advancement isn’t nearly as important as short-term quarterly gains. ibid. Quark to Nog
They weren’t just stupid; they were violent, petty, bigoted and selfish. ibid. Nog to Quark & Rom
Nog: In the twentieth century humans used crude nuclear reactors as weapons; they called them atoms bombs; they used to blow them up all the time.
Quark: They irradiated their own planet? ibid.
Quark: What’s that disgusting smell?
Nog: I think it’s called tobacco. It’s a deadly drug. When used frequently it destroys the internal organs.
Quark: If it’s so deadly then why do they use it?
Nog: It’s also highly addictive.
Rom: How do they get their hands on it?
Nog: They buy it in stores.
Quark: They buy it? If they’ll buy poison they’ll buy anything. I think I’m going to like it here. ibid.
Rule of Acquisition 203: new customers are like razor-tooth gree-worms. They can be succulent but sometimes they bite back. ibid.