Bryce: The Viridian won't just let us go.
Burnham: I don't expect them to which is why we have to eject the warp core and blow our way out.
Rhys: What?
Owo: We'll blow ourselves along with it.
Burnham: There's a chance we won't
Tilly: I was really hoping you would say that.

Saru: Outside can be challenging...
Su'Kal: Dangerous
Saru: ...but it is also beautiful. And diverse. And filled with wonder.

I'm sorry for the pain you had to endure. And I'm sorry it's about to get worse.

Burnham

Osyraa: I would've come here too. Smart.
Burnham: Your approval means everything to me.

Wanting is not the same as doing.

Su'Kal

Who do you think is going to make a bigger stain down there? You or that fat cat of yours?

Zareh

Even in fear, Su'Kal, you can still step forward.

Saru

Burnham: Ni'Var is here because of me. They trust me. Vance trusts me.
Osyraa: All the more reason I cannot.
Burnham: You're outnumbered and outgunned. You have nothing to lose.

Regulator: Sir, I'm getting reports of a fire fight on Deck 7. Hostiles are advancing, heading to the bridge.
Burnham: What can I say? We are Starfleet.

Aurelio: Violence is not necessary.
Zareh: Why don't we test that theory?

Orion hearts have six valves. Blood flows in both directions. They are so much more complex than human hearts.

Osyraa

Disconnection. That's how this future began. One moment in time. It radiated outward until no one even remembered that connection was possible anymore. But it is. The need to connect is at our core as sentient beings. It takes time, effort, and understanding. Sometimes, it feels impossible. But if we work at it, miracles can happen.

Burnham

Star Trek: Discovery Quotes

I am neither one for following orders nor giving them. The solar winds are my mistress and I follow her wherever she beckons.

Mudd

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