Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series)

Prophet Motive (1995)

Alexander Siddig: Doctor Julian Bashir

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• Odo : I have a friend at Starfleet Intelligence, and she has a friend who has a cousin who's married to the assistant of one of the members of the Federation Medical Council.

  Doctor Bashir : Really?

  Odo : And according to my friend, her friend heard something from his cousin that his wife heard from the council member that I thought you might find interesting.

  Doctor Bashir : Which is?

  Odo : Doctor Wade is not going to win the Carrington.

• [O'Brien and Bashir are trying their hands at darts] 

  Doctor Bashir : I don't know about this.

  Chief O'Brien : You'd rather play a game of racquetball?

  Doctor Bashir : Chief, since Keiko's been on Bajor, we've played 106 games of racquetball.

  Chief O'Brien : Right. So throw a dart.

• [Dr. Bashir has been nominated for the Carrington Award] 

  Doctor Bashir : Do you know what the average life expectancy of a Carrington Award winner is? Five years. Ten at the very best; and do you know why? Because the Carrington Award is intended to be the crowning achievement for a lifetime in medicine. April Wade is 106. The last time she was nominated, three years ago, people said it was premature!

  Lieutenant Jadzia Dax : You're exaggerating!

  Doctor Bashir : Maybe, a little. But the undeniable truth is, I am way too young to be a serious contender for the Carrington. Now, put my name up for nomination in seventy years, and I promise you I will get very excited.

• Doctor Bashir : The only one that has a reason to celebrate is Ghee P'Trell.

  Odo : Perhaps, but P'Trell is by no means as popular as Dr. Wade.

  Doctor Bashir : According to your friend.

  Odo : Actually, according to my friend's friend's...

  Doctor Bashir : I get the picture.

  Odo : The point is, if it's not going to be Wade, it could be anyone - P'Trell, Senva, Roget... even you.

  Doctor Bashir : I didn't think I was gonna win before; and I don't think I'm going to win now.

  Odo : Is that a fact? Then, why have you been working on your acceptance speech?

  [startled, Bashir looks at the PADD he's been working on] 

  Doctor Bashir : How did you know?

  Odo : Just a guess.

  [smiles and leaves] 

• [Zek has passed a medical test with flying colors] 

  Zek : [handing Bashir a strip of latinum]  Here, Doctor, for your trouble.

  Doctor Bashir : I can't accept that.

  Zek : Why not? It's only money. Donate it to charity, if you'd like.

  Quark : And you say he's not sick.