Man: April 5th is my birthday.
Georgiou: A Terran holy day.
Man: April 5th, 2063. First ever contact between Terrans and a Vulcan survey ship. But then your people slaughtered everybody on board.
Georgiou: Vulcans need to learn to stay in their lane sometimes and it's not like it's a HIGH holy day.

Man: There are very few species that do things simply to do them.
Georgiou: We're mostly untroubled by pesky motivations. Except for revenge. We do like that one.
Man: It seems you've created an empire based on the maxim,'Because we feel like it.'

Georgiou: Much as I like being fetishized... and I do... I'll answer your questions if you answer mine first.
Man: No, you won't really do that.
Georgiou: Correct.

The weakness of people is, generally, other people, isn't it?

Georgiou

My species is known for two things. Diligence and poverty. What little we get, we invest in our children.

Nhan

Nhan: He broke open the seed vault trying to grow... a cure.
Culber: I think you mean a miracle.

Stamets: Are these values from a magnetic or a mass spectrometer?
Tilly: Duh
Reno: Which means magnetic.
Stamets: I know what duh means
Reno: Can we just irradiate your entire personality?

Willa: Your relationship isn't very professional.
Stamets: It's how we work.
Reno: I've been trying to raise the bar.

Willa: Dysfunction aside, y'all make a pretty good team.
Reno: Dysfunction is the team.
Stamets: We've just accepted it.
Reno: No, we haven't.

The Federation is its people. I can't separate the two anymore.

Burnham

Star Trek: Discovery Season 3 Episode 5 Quotes

I believe that here, there are answers for you. And solace for all of us.

Saru

Burnham: Words aren't enough, are they? Nine hundred and thirty years.
Saru: I trust that what matters most will have endured.