How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.
Quote #10
MCCOY: My God, man, drilling holes in his head's not the answer. [...] Now put away your butcher knives and let me save this patient before it's too late.
As usual, "Bones" McCoy pulls no punches. He knows that he could slap some futuristic technology on Chekov's noggin and fix him up in a jiffy, but this savage thinks he knows what's what. These people aren't just rude and uncivilized—they're also arrogant. That's a nasty combo.