Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series)

The Nagus (1993)

Wallace Shawn: Zek

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Quotes 

• Zek : You don't grab power, you accumulate it quietly, without anyone noticing.

• [Zek comes back from the dead, and confronts his son] 

  Zek : It was a test, to see if you were ready to take my place! And you failed, miserably!

• Zek : [on Krax]  It's like talking to a Klingon.

• Zek : Never trust anyone who places your prosperity above their own.

• Zek : The Gamma Quadrant, gentlemen - millions of new worlds at our very doorstep. The potential for Ferengi business expansion is staggering.

  Krax : And best of all, no one there has ever heard the name 'Ferengi'!

  Gral : Our reputation will be absolutely stainless.

  Nava : Our word can be our bond.

  Krax : Until we decide to break it!

• Zek : [to Quark]  It was a stroke of brilliance to open a bar so close to a stable wormhole.

  Krax : Why, he didn't even know the wormhole existed!

  Zek : That's what makes it so impressive.

• Zek : [6th Rule of Acquisition]  Never allow family to stand in the way of opportunity.

• [Quark has been promoted to Grand Nagus] 

  Quark : Gral just threatened my life!

  Zek : So he's the first, is he? Well, he won't be the last.

• Zek : I'm old. The fire dims. I'm just not as greedy as I used to be.