We're all embers from the same fire. Our ember winks out, we're ashes, we go back to the fire.
The more powerful the villain is the more powerful the hero.
All in all, Kirk's character is something I am very proud of.
A series is filled with compromises.
What does God need with a starship?
Nobody could have imagined the phenomenon that 'Star Trek' became. It's still almost impossible to imagine.