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Live long and prosper.
— Spock • Star Trek: The Original Series
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An editorial interpretation.
Star Trek's familiar Vulcan greeting wishes someone both a long life and a good one. Associated with Spock and the split-finger salute, it carries warmth through a character often described as logical and restrained. Leonard Nimoy traced the gesture to a Jewish blessing he had seen as a child. Among fans, the words have become a way to recognise one another and offer a simple wish for the future.
- StarTrek.com: How Leonard Nimoy's Jewish Roots Inspired the Vulcan SaluteLeonard Nimoy, 17 July 2021; introduction and first-person accountReference checked
- StarTrek.com: Leonard Nimoy on the Vulcan Salute16 September 2012; original Nimoy guest accountReference checked
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