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Nog: I still don’t see why we couldn’t install a few chairs on the bridge.
O’Brien: Because this ship wasn’t designed for chairs.
Nog: Well, my feet aren’t designed to stand for long periods of time. They get tired.

Um… is this dialogue the reason the episode is called “A Time to Stand”?

Spock: In order to return us to the exact moment at which we left the twenty-third century, I have used our journey back through time as a reference, calculating the coefficient of elapsed time in relation to the acceleration curve.
Bones: Naturally. So what’s your problem?
Spock: Acceleration is no longer a constant.
Bones: Well, then you’re gonna have to take your best shot.
Spock: Best shot?
Bones: Guess, Spock. Your best guess.
Spock: Guessing is not in my nature, doctor.

I came home one day from school after being chased by kids singing “Yellow Submarine”, and I didn’t understand why. It just seemed surreal: why are they singing that song to me? I came home and I freaked out on my dad: “Why didn’t you tell me you were in The Beatles?” And he said, “Oh, sorry. Probably should have told you that.”

Dhani Harrison