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- 10 “One voice can be stronger than a thousand voices.”
- 9 “You and I both know that fear exists for only one purpose: to be subdued.”
- 8 “You can use logic to justify almost anything. This is its strength and its disadvantage.”
- 7 “You can’t walk away from your responsibilities just because you made a mistake.”
- 6 “Who are we to swoop in, play with God, and then continue on our way…”
- 5 “I am your captain. That means I can’t always be your friend.”
- 4 “Coffee: The Best Organic Suspension Ever Created…BEAT THE TOWER WITH IT.”
- 3 Now this is how I prefer the tower. in pieces!
- 2 “There are three things to remember about being the captain of a spaceship.”
- 1 “Make a path … for the house.”
the Star Trek The franchise has introduced audiences to female captains and female officers since the original series debuted in the 1960s. When it comes to the central heroes, Starfleet seemed to reserve the important leadership positions for men. Fans followed Captain James T. Kirk and Jean-Luc Picard to the Final Frontier, then watched Commander Benjamin Sisko oversee the safety and protection of Deep Space Nine station beside a wormhole. While these men worked alongside some remarkable women, it wasn’t until the USS Voyager set off from DS9 to search the Badlands for the Maquis under the command of Captain Kathryn Janeway, portrayed by Kate Mulgrew, that Star Trek It really allowed women to step into the spotlight.
since VoyagerThe franchise has made strides for both women and people of color, bringing captains like Phillipa Georgiou and Michael Burnham front and center. Janeway may have served after Giorgio and Burnham in governance Star Trek timeline, but set the stage for both the future and the past. Her wisdom, demeanor, and devotion to her mission and crew give her a worthy place among Starfleet’s greatest officers.
Today, fans are eagerly looking forward to her return to the screen. Although it appears in the original Paramount animation +, Star Trek:miracleAs a training hologram, the Vice Admiral herself made an animated appearance. Tuvok, Voyager’s chief security officer, included in the final season of Picard It gave fans a little bit of hope that even just mentioning her would make an appearance. Despite the disappointment of her absence, fans are still hopeful that Mulgrew will return as Janeway one day. She was like a mother to her many crew as they strolled away from home, as a friend and leader. Today, Janeway’s words of wisdom still reverberate through the stars. Here are 10 of her most memorable quotes ranked.
10 “One voice can be stronger than a thousand voices.”
Adding Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) to the Voyager crew wasn’t an easy transition for Janeway or Seven at first. In fact, it took a while for the two stubborn women to find common ground. Once they did, a strong bond developed between them that would not only shape who they would later become, but loom over their future.
Captain Janeway has worked hard to remind Seven that she does not need the Borg to determine her future. She was an individual, and her unique voice was far more powerful than a group could ever be. It took a lot of convincing over the years, but as evidenced by Picard In the first season, Seven has become an extraordinary individual. Janeway certainly had a hand in it.
9 “You and I both know that fear exists for only one purpose: to be subdued.”
Fear was a central theme across VoyagerThe Seven Seasons. The crew is stranded 70,000 light-years from home, and returning to their quadrant will take at least 75 years. They left behind their families, loved ones, hopes and dreams, and the chances of ever seeing home again are slim to none. There was a lot to fear in the Delta Quadrant, but when Voyager happened upon a planet that suffered an ecological catastrophe years earlier, they hoped to resurrect the survivors who had put themselves into stasis. After filling the two empty capsules and connecting to the mainframe computer, crew members Bellana Torres (Roxanne Dawson) and Harry Kim (Garrett Wang) find themselves face-to-face with a terrifying clown in virtual reality.
As she introduces herself to the aliens being held hostage, Janeway only enters as a hologram. She deceives the clown and overcomes the fear he has been feeding on to preserve himself. A lesson that can easily be applied to almost every situation they encounter in the Delta Quadrant, they are a constant source of inspiration and empowerment.
8 “You can use logic to justify almost anything. This is its strength and its disadvantage.”
In Season 1, Episode 10, Janeway and Voyager encounter a race highly advanced with technology that is bringing them as close as 40,000 light-years from their home. However, much like Starfleet’s initial directives, they don’t share their technology for fear of it falling into the wrong hands. Even as Janeway notes it’s your first time getting off on the other side of the main routing, they should respect their point of view. Behind Janeway’s back, crew members make arrangements to steal the technology, an action supported by Tuvok (Tim Russ), but when the technology backfires and reveals the truth, an angry Janeway counters Tuvok’s justification of logic as a reason to ignore her command.
For almost any situation, this quote is deeply profound. The Vulcans have always been known for building their culture and society on logic. However, logic can be used to justify any number of actions, no matter how dangerous or morally wrong, and therein lies the problem.
7 “You can’t walk away from your responsibilities just because you made a mistake.”
A resident of the Delta Quadrant, Neelix (Ethan Phillips) was a valuable asset to the Voyager crew after they became stranded. While he had made himself useful in other ways, including providing home-cooked meals and exotic spirits, he feared he would become useless when he could no longer provide accurate information about areas of the quarter with which he was unfamiliar. This led him to make a deal with someone he knew to be a questionable figure. When his efforts failed, he was certain he was no longer of value and intended to leave Voyager.
Janeway’s advice for his no-nonsense response goes a long way in every situation. Mistakes are part of everyday life, and if giving up was the answer, nothing would ever be done, and life would be incredibly unfulfilling.
6 “Who are we to swoop in, play with God, and then continue on our way…”
When Plana finds herself repairing a sentient robot, she asks her to help restore his race. Requesting permission from Janeway, her request is denied, as Janeway believes it is a violation of a prime directive. At one point, the captain asks the question: “Who are we to swoop in, play lord, and then continue our way without the slightest regard for the long-term effects of our actions?”
This poignant note sheds light on the main directive in one of the most understandable ways. across many branches Star Trek universe, the crews found themselves avoiding interactions with certain planets and races because the nature of their technology would be too much for those communities to handle. In essence, they seem to be gods to these backward civilizations, and to raise them higher than any kind has a right to be.
5 “I am your captain. That means I can’t always be your friend.”
On such a strange and extended voyage, the lines between superior officer and friend sometimes felt blurred to much of the crew. This was especially true of Seven of Nine, who, despite her many protests to the contrary, looked up to Captain Janeway as a mentor, leader, and friend. Having spent most of her human life in collectivist society, it was not always possible for her to understand basic human concepts, such as friendship. In Season 4, Episode 26, “Hope and Fear”, Seven is forced to confront the overwhelming fear of returning to human society at the prospect of Voyager arriving home sooner than expected.
Seven was often at odds with Janeway, whose patience as her friend and mentor was only overwritten when she needed to play captain. This was something she didn’t believe Seifen understood. Borg’s earlier response that they would understand each other when assimilated proved that despite their differences, Seven felt comfortable enough with her friend and captain to crack such a dark joke.
4 “Coffee: The Best Organic Suspension Ever Created…BEAT THE TOWER WITH IT.”
Coffee played a major role in shaping Captain Janeway’s personality. Without it, she felt hopeless and defeated, and was often known to have upwards of four cups on really stressful days. One of her funniest directives even sent the crew into a dangerous nebula in search of coffee to replenish their stores, but it probably wasn’t funny at all. I once used coffee to poison and defeat the Borg, after all. As it turns out, they have a unique sensitivity to caffeine, so coffee has kept Janeway alive in more ways than one, despite her doctor’s advice to give it up for the sake of her health.
3 Now this is how I prefer the tower. in pieces!
The Borg has been a looming threat in space for as long as anyone can remember. Being stuck in the Delta Quadrant, where the Borg family came from, Voyager has had its fair share of encounters with them. It is, after all, how they came to welcome the Seven of Nine among them. Some would even interpret that Janeway’s mission to return Seven to her human life forced her to become especially evil when it came to the Borg.
Relying on Seven to lead them to a damaged Borg sphere where they can obtain a transwarp, the corrupted Borg teases one of Janeway’s most memorable lines. She’s not the only one who’d rather take them apart, but the number of encounters she had with them in the Delta Quadrant definitely made her want to take them down just like Captain Picard.
2 “There are three things to remember about being the captain of a spaceship.”
Captain Janeway had plenty of good advice to offer across Voyager’s seven seasons in the Delta Quadrant. Not only did she give advice, but she was very strong when it came to practicing what she preached. The three things to remember about being a Starship captain, which I passed on to the first child born on Voyager, included keeping your shirt tucked in, going down with the ship and never giving up on a member of your crew.
Except for the rare downtime, she was always appropriately dressed when on deck. She was fully intending to go down with the ship when she got down to it. She never abandons any member of the crew, not even when Harry Kim considered joining the unique race he claimed to be one of, or when Tom Paris (Robert Duncan McNeil) was accused of murder.
1 “Make a path … for the house.”
Five little words, yet they meant so much. Given everything Voyager had been through on their journey to find a way home, few thought they would ever see their friends or family again. In this unforgettable final line of the series, Captain Janeway says the words everyone has been waiting to hear since the moment they were trapped on the other side of the galaxy. When the crew finally came up with a solution to get themselves back into the Alpha Quadrant, there was a palpable sense of relief even fans felt when the captain issued a final command, “Make a course… for home.”
