The Best Capt. Edward Jellico Quotes

Captain: [briefing the senior staff on the planned attack on the Cardassians] Geordi. We're gonna need a shuttle, specially outfitted to operate in the nebula by 1400 hours. Beverly, you'll need to...
Doctor: ...have sickbay ready for the casualties you're about to send me.

Captain: [about Riker] He was your first officer for five years...
Captain: One of the finest officers that I have ever served with.
Captain: Of course he is, Jean-Luc. I'm sure it'll all work out.

Captain: I relieve you, sir.
Captain: I stand relieved.

Captain: ...and get that fish out of the ready room.

Captain: I'm not going to argue with you, Gul Lemec. Every one of your ships has a mine on its belly, my finger's on the button, and you're in a very bad position.

Captain: Lemec is a Cardassian, and Cardassians are like... timber wolves, predators - bold in large numbers, cautious by themselves, and with an instinctive need to establish a dominant position in any social gathering.
Counselor: So you're trying to establish a dominant position by making him wait for *you*?
[Jellico makes an affirmative gesture]
Counselor: The trouble with wolves is that... sometimes in the fight for dominance, one of them ends up dead.
Captain: In that case, the trick is... to be the wolf that's still standing at the end.

Gul: Where is Captain Picard?
Captain: Reassigned.
Gul: [smugly] Well, I hope his new assignment is not too dangerous. It would be a shame if something were to happen to such a, uh... such a noted officer.
Captain: [dryly] Yes. It would.

Captain: Let's drop the ranks for a moment. I don't like you. I think you're insubordinate, arrogant, willful, and I don't think you're a particularly good first officer. But you are also the best pilot on the ship.
Commander William T. Riker: Well... Now that the ranks are dropped, Captain, I don't like you either. *You* are arrogant, and closed-minded. You need to control everything and everyone. You don't provide an atmosphere of trust, and you don't inspire these people to go out of their way for you. You've got everybody wound up so tight, there's no joy in anything. I don't think you're a particularly good captain.

Gul: [sitting in the Enterprise's Observation Lounge displeased when Jellico suddenly walks in, followed by Riker and Troi; he gets to his feet] What is going on? I've been waiting here for over an hour...
Captain: [talking over him] I'm Captain Jellico. I believe you know Commander Riker and this is Lt Commander Troi. Let's get to it, shall we?
Gul: [with great disdain] This treatment is a deliberate insult to the Cardassian Union! I have been kept waiting here for over an hour!
Captain: Then I'm sure you're ready to talk.
Gul: [Jellico, Riker and Troi sit but Lemec is suddenly uncertain] I did not agree to allow others into this meeting.
Captain: If it alarms you, I can ask them to leave.
Gul: [defiant] I am not alarmed, but we did agree...
Captain: [interrupts again] A great many people are depending on our efforts here, Gul Lemec. We don't need to quibble over minutiae.
Gul: [leaning in, inches from Jellico's face] I have come to negotiate a Federation withdrawal from the borders... not to be dictated to by some mere Captain.
Captain: [suddenly gets to his feet and locks eyes with Lemec] I can see you're not serious about these talks.
[Lemec narrows his eyes at Jellico's]
Captain: If the Cardassion Union truly wishes to discuss peace... they can send someone who can negotiate in a civilised manner!
[Jellico storms out, followed by Riker and Troi, leaving behind Lemec, more uncertain than ever]
Lt. Commander Data: [announcing Jellico's presence when he sees the three of them] Captain on the Bridge.
Captain: [amused, but also businesslike] Let him stew for a few minutes, then go in and tell him that you've convinced me to meet with him one more time. Tell him I'm a loose cannon and that he needs to be more reasonable because I'm such an unreasonable man. Lemec will want to bring his own aides on board. Pretend to be worried that I'll object and then give grudging permission for two aides... no more. Understood?
Commander William T. Riker,12585: Aye, Sir.
Commander William T. Riker: [Jellico heads off for the Ready Room] Well, I'll say this for him... he's sure of himself.
Counselor: No, he's not.

Captain: I relieve you, sir.
Captain: I stand relieved.

[repeated line]
Captain: Get it done!

Captain: [about Riker] He's been decorated by Starfleet Command five times; he's been offered his own ship more than once. I think if you just gave him a chance, you would find him an outstanding officer.
Captain: Jean-Luc, let's be candid for a moment. The Cardassians aren't going to listen to reason, and the Federation isn't going to give in to their demands. And the chances are you won't be coming back from this mission of yours. I want this ship ready for action, and I don't have time to give Will Riker or anyone else... "a chance". And forgive me for being blunt - but the Enterprise is mine now.

Captain: [the Cardassians have captured Captain Picard trying to infiltrate one of their facilities and confront Jellico with the evidence] I don't know what you're talking about.

Captain: [dictating terms to Gul Lemec] Oh, and one more thing. I understand you're holding a Starfleet officer named Jean-Luc Picard. I expect him returned... immediately!