User blog comment:PlantyThePottedPlant/Random Topic Blogging II: Electric Blogaloo/@comment-4121682-20120809014918/@comment-4121682-20120810181038

By Star Trek: The Next Generation (the century after Kirk's time; Spock was old then, but now an ambassador trying to reunite the Romulans with their Vulcan brothers), Spock has come to terms with his human side, even giving in to his emotional side more.

This quote was from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, in 2293. TNG starts in 2363. Spock changed quite a bit once he retired from Starfleet and became a Federation ambassador, didn't he? What 70+ years does to a man...