Kirsten Beyer Quotes & Sayings

I believe that we must align our actions with our highest principles. No matter the outcome, we will not have failed if we act from our best intentions."
"The road to hell is paved with good intentions, Captain," Chakotay said with equal certainty.
"So is the road to peace," Cambridge observed. — Kirsten Beyer

Lieutenant Harry Kim was, without doubt, the most optimistic individual she had ever known. No matter how close the darkness came, his determination to overcome it and certainty that goodness would prevail was refreshing. Conlon — Kirsten Beyer

But the destruction of any starship was a shocking thing to witness. Resilient and ferocious as they might appear, she was keenly conscious of the fragile life-forms protected by the hulls and armaments. Those weren't just ships exploding before her eyes. They were sentient beings, each of whom had families, friends, hopes, dreams, lives, until they met with unassailable force and ceased to exist in a brilliant flash of light. — Kirsten Beyer

The Prime Directive exists to remind us that we are not gods. We don't get to reorganize every world, every civilization, every existence out here in our own image, — Kirsten Beyer

They did not need to be close friends to work together. But they need to trust each other — Kirsten Beyer

It's Omega?" Chakotay asked. Eden smiled bitterly. "The particle the Borg thought of as perfection and the Caeliar managed to domesticate as a power source is a pale reflection of true Omega. They were synthetic particles, corrupted by the boronite used to create them. The Omega Continuum is a discrete region underpinning the entire multiverse, composed entirely of pure Omega. It contains the destructive force required to end the multiverse, once it has run its course, and at the same time give rise to the next multiverse. It is an integral part of the eternal cycle of birth, life, and death. — Kirsten Beyer

he blessed again the gods of his fathers for bringing Kathryn back to him. He refused to think too far ahead. He'd already learned that to live in the future was folly, especially when the present held everything for which he could ask. — Kirsten Beyer

You will learn no more once you have decided you know — Kirsten Beyer

The planet where the Borg originated," she answered. — Kirsten Beyer

It's hard to balwnce a career and a family. There's no way to get it right all the time — Kirsten Beyer

The Klingons are not calling to the warriors within us to seek out death. They are calling us to live every moment of every day as our best selves, so that should death arrive unbidden, we may face it without regret. — Kirsten Beyer

Axum might have been her first love. He might have part of her heart forever. But she's a different woman now, and that woman chose you. You've got the upper hand because you're here. If you still want her, fight for her. If you're not willing to do that, you don't deserve her." Using — Kirsten Beyer

One breath, one moment, one day at a time. — Kirsten Beyer

It's hard for me to see characters as villains... just heroes with competing agendas. — Kirsten Beyer

I see you've managed to inspire a truly frightening degree of loyalty in those you command," she observed. "I watched you do it for seven years," he replied. "Looks like I finally got the hang of it. — Kirsten Beyer

Maintainig a positive attitude is essential, especially in trying times — Kirsten Beyer

People do incredibly stupid things when they are frightened — Kirsten Beyer

As powerful as her responses were, they paled in comparison to Axum's. To be with Axum in that way was to feel his need, his hunger and his release along with her own and as if they were her own. It was the same for Axum. Her fears, doubts, and, yes, desires became his, even as they tempered his. There was nothing for them to learn of one another. Everything thought, every breath, the slightest touch moved seamlessly into the next, propelled by absolute certainty of one another's desires. Complete satisfaction was a foregone conclusion as they moved deeper into one another, beyond their bodies and into a place where they alone existed, perpetually intertwined, woven together into one being. — Kirsten Beyer

Sometimes command means letting those under you do their jobs — Kirsten Beyer

It's never wrong to live in hope." Julia — Kirsten Beyer

What species is he?" "British — Kirsten Beyer

People put problems in front of me, I solve them — Kirsten Beyer

Chakotay took his hand before replying, "If you'll permit me the presumption, I've never been more proud of a journey I've witnessed than yours. If anyone had told me the day Voyager first set her course back to the Alpha Quadrant that this is where Tom Paris would be now, I wouldn't have believed it. — Kirsten Beyer

It's wrong for a state to turn its people into monsters, even to secure ourselves, bacause we draw the line at becoming what we behold — Kirsten Beyer

Knowledge does not come through force. it can not be taken, it can only be freely received. — Kirsten Beyer

We may succeed, but if we lose what is best in us in the process, what have we won? — Kirsten Beyer

The truth is this: The march of Providence is so slow and our desires so impatient; the work of progress is so immense and our means of aiding it so feeble; the life of humanity is so long, that of the individual so brief, that we often see only the ebb of the advancing wave and are thus discouraged. It is history that teaches us to hope." - ROBERT E. LEE — Kirsten Beyer

No one is truly lost when they remain in the hearts and minds of those wwho love them — Kirsten Beyer

As a photonic being, I could easily follow Captain Eden at a brisk run and likely overtake her in the next hour. Were you inclined to take better care of yourself - and maintain a routine of rigorous exercise, like most Starfleet officers - you might be able to keep pace with me. However, I suspect even a light jog would have you panting for mercy in less than four hundred meters. — Kirsten Beyer

I didn't realize you were a man of faith." "My people have a rich spiritual heritage," Chakotay said. "I spent many years refusing to appreciate it, but, like most truths, it found me eventually and held me. — Kirsten Beyer

Chakotay watched its progress with equal amounts of fear and anger. Self-sacrifice was hard-wired into Kathryn Janeway. It was her greatest strength and most inconvenient weakness. It was also one they shared. — Kirsten Beyer

I've made mistakes, been broken by evil, and wished fervently for my life to be taken from me. The past will never change. But my imperfect past brought me here, and it's a remarkable place to be. All I've suffered, all you have suffered, Kathryn, has not made us weak. It has made us wise. — Kirsten Beyer

The gods made the world round so that we could never see too far into our own futuer. — Kirsten Beyer

Just remember, we are the first Federation citizens to set foot on this world. Our presence here is a gift to us from those who came before; those who first braved unexplored space with a desire to expand their knowledge of the universe. — Kirsten Beyer

Faith is not a crime. Blind obedience should be. Too many years wasted in strict adherence to fabricated laws could damn a religion to oblivion. — Kirsten Beyer

But I learned more than you know from Owen Paris. I learned that trying to live up to imagined expectations is a waste of energy. I learned that nothing can replace the time I spend with my daughter every day. I learned much too late that his way of loving me was just his way. I learned too late that he loved me at all. He chose his career over his children. He left us with you, and you are a great mom. But every day he wasn't there was another day I spent wondering what I had done wrong and why he didn't care enough to be with me. "My children are never going to wonder that. I'm going to be there for every birthday, every school assembly, every science fair, every bad grade, every fight on the playground, every good-night kiss, every messy, hard, frustrating, perfect moment of it. — Kirsten Beyer

Peace is born of mutual understanding — Kirsten Beyer

Tomorrow is promissed to no one. We can not waste today. — Kirsten Beyer

Where love was given, power was granted — Kirsten Beyer

Let us await what will surley come without fear of unforseen concequences — Kirsten Beyer

Neatness is the hobogoblin of little minds — Kirsten Beyer

It is both a blessing and a curse that one could never see too far down the road ahead — Kirsten Beyer

It's a pity so few of us are allowed to chose thectime and manner of our death — Kirsten Beyer

I love you," she said softly for the first time. It shocked her to realize she had never spoken the words until now. — Kirsten Beyer

Power is never taken from us. It is only given away," Austen said softly. — Kirsten Beyer

If we could direct our hearts to love only those most likely to keep it safe, how much easier would our lives be? — Kirsten Beyer

Death is a part of life. It is inevitable. It is not to be feared — Kirsten Beyer

Just worry about things you can do something about. The rest wil take care of itself — Kirsten Beyer

Everybody shows up, not to see their god, but to be seen. — Kirsten Beyer

The ability to admit that you do not know is the surest indication of your enduring strength — Kirsten Beyer

Absolute certainity might seem comforting, but is actually proof that you've given up — Kirsten Beyer

It isn't what we lose that defines us. It's what we refuse to release." Janeway — Kirsten Beyer

Death is coming for this planet and every living thing on it." "Death is coming for all of us, this planet included, whether we prolong its existence or not," Chakotay said. — Kirsten Beyer

How could you bear to refuse it?" Seven felt warm tears rising to her eyes, and slowly she reached out for Riley's hands. Her eyes were glistening, as well, as she accepted Seven's hand. "My individuality had become more important to me than the perfection the Caeliar were offering," Seven replied. — Kirsten Beyer

Where once Kathryn had embraced a delicate child in the body of a young woman, now she received the tenderness of a mother's love from a spirit grown unimaginably old. — Kirsten Beyer

Both life and work were a great more reewarding when you didn't take them quite so seriously — Kirsten Beyer

A stranger is a friend you haven't met yet — Kirsten Beyer

He might be a genius, but that did not make him a leader — Kirsten Beyer

Both life and work were a great deal more rewarding when you didn't take them seriously. — Kirsten Beyer

Civilizatons rise and fall. History has taught us that this is the way of things — Kirsten Beyer

Are you saying that as long as you are capable of bearing children, you are expected to do nothing else?" Torres asked. "What else could we possibly do that any civilized society would regard more highly?" Wentin asked. Any — Kirsten Beyer

Her shortsightedness had almost brought the entire multiverse to oblivion. That Admiral Janeway had chosen to die so her younger self and crew might live, but had that been a noble sacrifice? Or was it her only escape from pain she no longer knew how to endure? How — Kirsten Beyer

We all have choices, some are just harder to make than others — Kirsten Beyer

One may grow complacent, but even in peace the spirit stirs. — Kirsten Beyer

You are, inarguably, one of the finest officers who has ever worn the uniform. You eat the impossible for breakfast. You seek out challenges most would never contemplate, holding yourself to ridiculously high standards, and you do it with a ready smile, keen wit, formidable intelligence, and a compassionate heart. You are a bloody beacon in the darkness, an inspiration to anyone dedicating their lives to Starfleet. To a man, those who have served with you in the past would walk naked through fire with you, but right now, I wouldn't follow you to the mess hall." (Hugh Cambridge to Kathryn Janeway). — Kirsten Beyer

Simplest explanation usually the right one — Kirsten Beyer

Awarness of potential distractions is helpful untill it limits your ability to focus on the task at hand — Kirsten Beyer

Doctor Sharak did not hear from her yesterday. He requested that I rectify that today. I came here at his request, but two hours later, my gut tells me something is wrong. I'm the one you need to satisfy now, which is bad news for you and whoever you work for. I've got five generations of Starfleet brass in my family tree and, unlike Doctor Sharak, I actually know how this game is played. — Kirsten Beyer

My mother used to say that the gods made the world round so that we could never see too far into our own future. — Kirsten Beyer

Balancing security against the values we hold dear requires commitment. — Kirsten Beyer

To ask any parent to suffer the loss of a child is to ask more than any parent can possibly give. But to deny any individual the right to walk the path they have chosen, because we cannot imagine our lives without them, carries a heavy price. You have never known this because you have never faced this choice. You've never had to sacrifice anything, because of your power to alter reality to suit your whims. I understand this truth. We mortals have tried to soften it in platitudes. 'The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.' 'Death before dishonor.' In the end, nothing makes it easier to accept. I've given my life once for those I love, and I'm about to do it again. To have made any other choice was to grant fear dominion. Your son is a remarkable individual. Don't ask him to be less than he is. He has made his choice. — Kirsten Beyer

Hope replaced fear. Light subsumed darkness. Strength, born of the power of this presence, mingled with Kathryn's own determination and reordered the last of her mangled body and soul, realigning them into all that she had once been.
What she would now be was once again an open question. — Kirsten Beyer

History has taught us that no society built upon the exploitation of any of its individuals can long endure — Kirsten Beyer

Powers rise and fall. Leaders come and go. History makes a mockery of our best-laid plans, in the end, you aare left with thosecthings you have shared with one another — Kirsten Beyer

You can not fix everything. You can not fix most of what's wrong. But you can try. And it is in trying that you learn who you are. — Kirsten Beyer

Most thing worth doing come with their fair share of risks — Kirsten Beyer

Seven considered the cup B'Elanna held before her. When she still hesitated, B'Elanna added more gently, "I know it must pain you to admit that you are now as frail as the rest of us mortals, but trust me. I know how you feel right now. Infants come into this world knowing how to suck, cry, poop, and deny their caregivers sleep. Five days after Miral was born I hadn't slept for more than an hour. Then my body simply shut down, and this" - she lifted Seven's cup - "was the only thing that allowed me to survive it. Grieve the fragile human condition later, hold your nose, and drink. — Kirsten Beyer

All is as it was," she said softly to the young Q. Turning to Janeway, she added, "Humanity is a stubborn thing, Kathryn Janeway. It hopes, even when all hope is gone. — Kirsten Beyer

You couldn't control or changed anything that's happened. We just do the best we can at any given time, make the bedt choices possible, and learn to live with the rest — Kirsten Beyer

Life is much too short to waste time wallowing in the past especially when the future hands you a second chance.

Chakotay Talking to B'Ellana (When she asks him why he isn't mad her for lying about her and Miral being dead)
Book:Unworthy: pg. 121 — Kirsten Beyer

You took my body and my soul, but you wanted no part of my truth. — Kirsten Beyer

Suddenly, she saw herself once again, standing before a mirror, just as she had in the Q Continuum when her body had been collected from cosmic dust and made whole. Before her the outlines of a woman were visible, the contours of her body a rough approximation of Janeway's own. But this woman gave off her own illumination, an almost blinding light. Janeway stared at her, not in the mirror, but as the mirror. All she had ever been, or would ever be, gazed silently at her, quietly demanding recognition. That — Kirsten Beyer

The captain was experienced en8gh t8 kn8w how bad relationships worked. Your gut told you from the beginning to stay out of it. You got drawn in anyway, telling yourself your eyes were open to the good and the bad. There was just enough good to keep you interested butvnot enough to allow you to commit. One day you woke up with nothing but regrets and wasted time. — Kirsten Beyer

Often individuals whose mental gifts so far outpaced their contemporaries, tended to lack the social graces commensurate with their other accomplishments. — Kirsten Beyer

We're both serving with some of the brightest lights in Starfleet. It's easy to get lost in the shadows of their brilliance. — Kirsten Beyer