Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series)

Business as Usual (1997)

Josh Pais: Gaila

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• Gaila : Look out there. Millions and millions of stars. Millions upon millions of worlds. And right now, half of them are fanatically dedicated to destroying the other half. Now - do you think, if one of those twinkling little lights suddenly went out, anybody would notice? Suppose I offered you 10 million bars of gold-pressed latinum to help turn out one of those lights - would you really tell me to keep my money?

• Gaila : Weapons is a growth industry. In a month all your debts will be paid. In six months the Ferengi Commerce Authority will be begging to reinstate you. In a year you'll have your own moon.

• Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax : Isn't this the cousin that tried to kill you?

  Gaila : I see you've heard of me.

• Gaila : [about Hagath]  If he were a bit shorter and his teeth were a little sharper, he'd make a perfect Ferengi.

• Quark : Why did you sell weapons to the Bajorans? They couldn't have had any money...

  Hagath : My dear Quark, not every deal is about making money. Sometimes you have to look at the big picture. And at times gaining a friend is more important than making profit.

  Gaila : It's not the Ferengi way, but it's good business, nonetheless.

• Gaila : The riskier the road, the greater the profit

• Hagath : Remember, we sold 150,000 of those to the Manchovites.

  Gaila : And we sold another 100,000 to the other side. Now, there was a beautiful little war.

  Hagath : Too bad about the armistice.

  Gaila : Well - all good things must come to an end.

• [Quark is experimentally sitting and shaking the chairs individually, to make sure that Odo is around eavesdropping, annoying Gaila in the process] 

  Gaila : Will you stop doing that?

  Quark : Shh! Just being careful. Odo could be anywhere... OR ANYTHING!

  [Quark grabs Gaila's drink and sticks his pinky finger in it. Gaila snatches his drink back] 

  Gaila : [exasperated]  Quark! We saw him walking on the Promenade five minutes ago.

  Quark : He's very tricky.