Kirk: Spock! Did we just see the beginnings of a new lifeform?

Spock: Yes, Captain, we witnessed a birth. Possibly a next step in our evolution.

Kirk: I wonder.

McCoy: Well, it’s been a long time since I delivered a baby, and I hope we got this one off to a good start.

Kirk: I hope so, too. I think we gave it the ability to create its own sense of purpose. Out of our own human weaknesses, and the drive that compels us to overcome them.

McCoy: And a lot of foolish human emotions. Right, Mister Spock?

Spock: Quite true, Doctor. Unfortunately it will have to deal with them as well.

Star Trek: The Motion Picture