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"Live long and prosper."
They never said that.
What people say
"Live long and prosper."
What was actually said
"Live long and prosper." Spock — Star Trek: "Amok Time" (1967)
Why it stuck
Correct line. Commonly misattributed to Star Trek: The Next Generation or to Leonard Nimoy personally. It debuted in the Original Series's second season with Nimoy citing his Orthodox Jewish childhood as the inspiration for the hand salute.
The Vulcan salute — not the phrase — comes from the priestly benediction Nimoy saw as a child.
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