Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series)
Pen Pals (1989)
Patrick Stewart: Captain Jean-Luc Picard
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Quotes
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Lt. Commander Data : Eight weeks ago, I received a transmission. A simple four word message. "Is anybody out there?" I answered it.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : There is a... a loneliness inherent in that whisper from the darkness.
Lt. Commander Data : Yes, sir. I am glad you understand, sir.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : But it didn't end there.
Lt. Commander Data : No, sir. We speak often. It is a young female, humanoid.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Her society is aware that there is interstellar life?
Lt. Commander Data : No, sir.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Oops.
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Captain Jean-Luc Picard : [about horseback riding] It seems that some creatures have the capacity to fill spaces you never knew were empty.
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Captain Jean-Luc Picard : You see, the Prime Directive has many different functions, not the least of which is to protect *us* - to prevent *us* from allowing our emotions to overwhelm our judgment.
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Lt. Commander Data : Captain, your orders were to deliver the message, correct?
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Yes.
Lt. Commander Data : Then, what is the difference between sending the message and delivering it personally?
Commander William T. Riker : A whopping big one, and you know it.
Lt. Commander Data : Sir, we have come this far.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : In for a penny, in for a pound. Is that what you're saying, Mr. Data?
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Doctor Pulaski : [about Wesley] He is a boy, not a sword.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Who will one day become a man and - to extend the metaphor - will need a fine edge that won't dull at the first touch of resistance.
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Captain Jean-Luc Picard : You reminded us that there are obligations that go beyond duty.
Lt. Commander Data : I appreciate your seeking other options, sir. Your decision could have been unilateral.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : One of my officers, one of my friends, was troubled. I had to help. Is Sarjenka safely home?
Lt. Commander Data : Yes, sir. She will not remember me, sir, but I will remember her.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Remembrance and regrets, they, too, are a part of friendship.
Lt. Commander Data : Yes, sir.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : And understanding that has brought you a step closer to understanding humanity.
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Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Data... your whisper from the dark has now become a plea.
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Captain Jean-Luc Picard : [on his way to go horse-riding on the holodeck] Are you sure you won't reconsider?
Counselor Deanna Troi : No. I'll just watch you and be impressed.
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[Picard has suggested to Troi that she try a little horse-riding]
Counselor Deanna Troi : No, I prefer a mode of transportation that doesn't have a mind of its own.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Strange. I would expect Betazoids to be outstanding animal trainers.
Counselor Deanna Troi : We become too involved in the thoughts and shifting passions of the beast. We lose our way and get swept up in the emotion.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : [indicating himself] I would have thought the shifting passions of this beast would be far more terrifying.