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Jean-Luc Picard

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Tallinn : 
"You know, your voice does this funny little thing when you say her name. Who is she, anyhow?"
Jean-Luc : 
"Oh, no one of importance"
Tallinn : 
"Thanks for that. Now I know what it looks like when you lie"
 talking about Laris
STP : Two of One
Adam Soong : 
"Picard! Adam Soong. I believe we have a friend in common. A Mister Q"
Jean-Luc : 
"He's not a friend"
Adam Soong : 
"That's what he said about you."
STP : Two of One
Jean-Luc : 
"You're Renée Picard, astronaut of the Europa Mission. You must be capable of such great things to have come this far."
Renée : 
chuckles
Jean-Luc : 
"You remind me a bit of my mother. She, too, loved the stars. And she, too... struggled."
Renée : 
"Sometimes fear is a friendly reminder you're not ready for something."
Jean-Luc : 
"No. Fear is fear. It doesn't speak in riddles. Fear means you're smart. You understand the risks."
Renée : 
"So, what are you afraid of?"
Jean-Luc : 
"I don't know where I would begin."
Renée : 
"And you found a way to live with it?"
Jean-Luc : 
"I found that even in the darkest circumstances, there is a light. Sometimes, only a glimmer. Trust that light. Find a way back, no matter what it takes."
Renée : 
"Your mother... was very lucky to have you."
STP : Two of One
Jean-Luc : 
"I know a haunted man when I see one. The things we hold onto. The pieces of emotional shrapnel that drive us all our lives."
to Wells
STP : Mercy
Jean-Luc : 
"And now, for my truth. I am Human but I am from the future, the 25th century to be precise. And I am here to save Earth. To save the entire galaxy, in fact. But to do so, it seems… I need your help."
to Wells
STP : Mercy
Jean-Luc : 
"I remember now. In a cloudy moment of extreme melancholy, my mother hung herself here in this place. And for all I've lived, all I've seen and done, I suppose this is the moment I've kept myself from remembering."
recalling his mother's suicide
STP : Hide and Seek
Rios : 
"I never fit, you know? Nothing stuck. I mean, I was living alone on a cargo ship with five holographic versions of myself. Not very encouraging. But then, I met you. I never had a family in any real way. You changed all that. All of you did. This is where I belong. Jean-Luc… I'm home."
Jean-Luc : 
"Make a good future."
STP : Farewell
Jean-Luc : 
"You just saved billions of lives."
Borg Agnes : 
"That was the idea, mister."
STP : Farewell
Picard : 
"Let's see what's out there..."
ordering the Enterprise into the unknown
TNG : Encounter at Farpoint
Picard : 
"The search for knowledge is always our primary mission."
to Crusher
TNG : Lonely Among Us
Picard : 
"There can be no justice so long as laws are absolute. Even life itself is an exercise in exceptions."
to the Edo god
TNG : Justice
Picard : 
"Let the dead rest, and the past remain the past."
to Riker
TNG : The Battle
Picard : 
"Bok. Where is Bok?"
Riker : 
"Removed from command, sir, and placed under guard for his act of personal vengeance. Seems there was no profit in it."
Picard : 
"In revenge, there never is."
TNG : The Battle
Picard : 
"If it feels awkward to be reminded that Data is a machine, just remember that we are merely a different variety of machine, in our case electrochemical in nature."
to the bridge crew
TNG : Datalore
Picard : 
"The quest for youth, number one; so futile. Age and wisdom have their graces too."
Riker : 
"I wonder if one doesn't have to have age and wisdom to appreciate that, sir?"
TNG : Too Short a Season
Picard : 
"Things are only impossible until they are not."
to Data
TNG : When the Bough Breaks
Picard : 
"Beverly the prime directive is not just a set of rules. It is a philosophy, and a very correct one. History has proved again and again that whenever Mankind interferes with a less developed civilization, no matter how well intentioned that interference may be, the results are invariably disasterous."
to Crusher
TNG : Symbiosis
Armus : 
"I am a skin of evil left here by a race of Titans who believed if they rid themselves of me, they would free the bonds of destructiveness."
Picard : 
"Yes. So here you are. Feeding on your own loneliness. Consumed by your own pain. Believing your own lies."
TNG : Skin of Evil
Picard : 
"You say you are true evil? Let me tell you what true evil is. It is to submit to you. It is when we surrender our freedom, our dignity, instead of defying you."
to Armus
TNG : Skin of Evil
Picard : 
"Enough of this self indulgence."
chiding himself for spending time on personal matters
TNG : We'll Always Have Paris
Picard : 
"I am never critical of any member of my staff being curious."
TNG : The Neutral Zone
Picard : 
"And Doctor. God knows I'm not one to discourage you, but... but I would appreciate it if you would let me finish my sentances once in a while."
to Pulaski
TNG : Elementary, Dear Data
Picard : 
"No being is so important that he can usurp the rights of another."
to Data and Graves; on Data
TNG : The Schizoid Man
Picard : 
"It was a dark and stormy night..."
to Deanna; Reading the first line of the novel Hotel Royale
TNG : The Royale
Picard : 
"Well, they say if you travel far enough you will eventually meet yourself. Having experienced that, Number One, it's not something I would care to repeat."
to Riker
TNG : Time Squared
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 judgement."
to Pulaski
TNG : Pen Pals
Picard : 
"Your whisper from the dark has now become a plea. We cannot turn our backs."
to Data
TNG : Pen Pals
Picard : 
"He has brought a child onto my ship, and on my bridge!"
to Riker; I love the sheer loathing with which he says this
TNG : Pen Pals
Picard : 
"Sometimes, Number One, you just have to bow to the absurd."
to Riker
TNG : Up The Long Ladder
Worf : 
"Sir. I suggest Commander Riker or Data would better serve Special Emissary K'Ehleyr."
Picard : 
"Are there any personal reasons you don't want the assignment?"
Worf : 
"Yes."
Picard : 
"Any professional reasons?
Worf : 
"No."
 Picard's left eyebrow raises very slightly
Worf : 
"I withdraw my request, Captain."
Picard : 
"Good."
TNG : The Emissary
Picard : 
"Lieutenant, I order you to relax!"
to Worf
TNG : The Emissary
Picard : 
"It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life."
to Data
TNG : Peak Performance
Picard : 
"Please. Get up. Get up! You must not kneel to me."
Nuria : 
"You do not wish it?"
Picard : 
"I do not deserve it."
TNG : Who Watches The Watchers?
Nuria : 
"Perhaps one day, my people will travel above the skies?"
Picard : 
"Of that I have absolutely no doubt."
TNG : Who Watches The Watchers?
Picard : 
"Commander, both our ships are ready to fight. We have two extremely powerful and destructive arsenals at our command. Our next actions will have serious repercussions. We have reason to mistrust one another but even better reason to set those differences aside. Of course, the question is, who will take the initiative? Who will make the first gesture of trust? The answer is... I will."
to Tomalak
TNG : The Enemy
Picard : 
"You already betrayed your people, Admiral! You made your choices sir! You're a traitor! Now if the bitter taste of that is unpalatable to you I am truly sorry, but I will not risk my crew because you think you can dance on the edge of the Neutral Zone. You crossed over, Admiral. You make yourself comfortable with that."
to Jarok
TNG : The Defector
Picard : 
"In your own words, this is not our affair. We cannot interfere in the natural course of your society's development. And I'd say it's going to develop significantly in the next few minutes."
to Danarto Nayrok
TNG : The Hunted
Picard : 
"Dr. Apgar killed himself – during his attempt to kill Commander Riker."
TNG : A Matter of Perspective
Picard : 
"Let's make sure history never forgets the name... Enterprise."
to crew
TNG : Yesterday's Enterprise
Picard : 
"That'll be the day..."
muttering to himself when the Klingons demand his surrender
TNG : Yesterday's Enterprise
Picard : 
"There are times, sir, when men of good conscience cannot blindly follow orders. You acknowledge their sentience, but ignore their personal liberties and freedom? Order a man to turn his child over to the state? Not while I am his captain."
to Haftel
TNG : The Offspring
Picard : 
"I fail to understand how a five-foot android with heuristic learning systems and the strength of ten men could be called a child."
to Troi
TNG : The Offspring
Duras : 
"This is not your world, human. You do not command here."
Picard : 
"I'm not here to command."
Duras : 
"Then you must be ready to fight. Something that Starfleet doesn't teach you."
Picard : 
"You may test that assumption at your convenience."
TNG : Sins of the Father
Picard : 
"You admit the truth and yet expect him to accept punishment? What does this say of an Empire who holds honour so dear?!"
to K'mpec
TNG : Sins of the Father
K'mpec : 
"This is not the Federation, Picard. If you defy an order of the High Council, the alliance with the Federation could fall to dust."
Picard : 
"The alliance with the Federation is not based on lies, K'mpec! Protect your secrets if you must, but you will not sacrifice these men!"
TNG : Sins of the Father
Picard : 
"Imprisonment is an injury, regardless of how you justify it."
to the alien
TNG : Allegiance
Picard : 
"And now that you have had a taste of captivity, perhaps you will reconsider the morality of inflicting it upon others. In any event, we now know about your race and we know how to imprison you. Bear that in mind. Now get off my ship."
to Alien
TNG : Allegiance
Picard : 
"Tell me, Number One, is the entire crew aware of this little scheme to send me off on holiday?"
Riker : 
"I believe there are two ensigns stationed on deck thirty nine who know nothing about it."
TNG : Captain's Holiday
Joval : 
"The Horga'hn is the Risian symbol of sexuality. To own one is to call forth it powers. To display it is to announce you are seeking Jamaharon."
Picard : 
"Riker..."
Joval : 
"Do you seek Jamaharohn?"
Picard : 
"I don't even know what it means. The Horga'hn is for a friend."
Joval : 
"I see. Someone close to you?"
Picard : 
"That's right."
Joval : 
"Someone you love?"
Picard : 
"I wouldn't go that far."
TNG : Captain's Holiday
Picard : 
"It's just that I prefer to be acquainted with the women that I kiss."
to Vash
TNG : Captain's Holiday
Vash : 
"Still think I'm trouble?"
Picard : 
"I'm sure of it."
 
After Picard kisses her
TNG : Captain's Holiday
Picard : 
"A simple handshake would have sufficed."
to Vash; after she kisses him
TNG : Captain's Holiday
Troi : 
"He was at the university on Betazed when I studied psychology there."
Picard : 
"Oh, I see. He was a colleague of yours."
Troi : 
"No. He was a patient"
TNG : Tin Man
Picard : 
"Tam, when you reached out to the alien, to warn it, did you give any thought to this vessel? To the danger, however inadvertent, that creature might pose to our crew? Or did you simply react out of instinct?"
to Elbrun
TNG : Tin Man
Picard : 
"I look forward to your report, Mister Broccoli." Picard looks stricken as he realises what he just said. "Barclay."
to Barclay
TNG : Hollow Pursuits
Picard : 
"He was a man. Take him for all in all. I shall not look upon his like again."
on Data, quoting from Hamlet
TNG : The Most Toys
Picard : 
"All this magnificent technology, we still find ourselves susceptible to the ravages of old age. The loss of dignity, the slow betrayal of our bodies by forces we cannot master."
to Data
TNG : Sarek
Picard : 
"NO! It is... it is... wrong! It is WRONG! A lifetime of discipline is washed away, and in its place... Bedlam! BEDLAM! I am so old... there is nothing left but dry bones and dead friends. Oh, tired. Oh, so tired. "
to Crusher; displaying Sarek's emotions
TNG : Sarek
Picard : 
"Perrin... Amanda... I wanted to give you so much more. I wanted to show you such tenderness! But that is not our way. Spock, Amanda, did you know? Perrin, can you know how much I love you? I do love you!"
to Crusher; displaying Sarek's emotions
TNG : Sarek
Picard : 
"Gentlemen, I have the utmost confidence in your ability to perform the impossible."
to crew
TNG : Menage a Troi
Picard : 
"In faith, I do not love thee with mine eyes, for they in thee a thousand errors see. But 'tis my heart that loves what they despise, who in despite of view are please'd to dote. Shall I compare the to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate!"
to Lwaxana
TNG : Menage a Troi
Picard : 
"The Academy must make you wait, that's true. But, when I review your service to this ship, your crewmates, I cannot in all conscience make you wait for the Academy. You see, Wesley, in my eyes you're an acting ensign in title only. I hereby grant you field promotion to full Ensign, with all the commensurate responsibilities and privileges of that rank. Congratulations."
to Wesley
TNG : Menage a Troi
Picard : 
"Listen, Tog, I must possesses Lwaxana. And if that means destroying your ship in the process, so be it!"
to Tog
TNG : Menage a Troi
Picard : 
"Mr. Worf, dispatch a subspace message to Admiral Hanson. We have engaged the Borg."
to Worf
TNG : The Best of Both Worlds, Part 1
Picard : 
"You're probably not aware of this, but I have never been particularly comfortable around children."
Troi : 
"...really?"
TNG : Suddenly Human
Picard : 
"Lieutenant, you are a member of this crew and you will not go into hiding whenever a Klingon vessel uncloaks!"
to Worf
TNG : Reunion
Picard : 
"Mister Worf, the Enterprise crew currently includes representatives from thirteen planets. They each have their individual beliefs and values, and I respect them all. But they have all chosen to serve Starfleet. If anyone cannot perform his or her duty because of the demands of their society, they should resign. Do you wish to resign?"
to Worf
TNG : Reunion
Picard : 
"Wesley, you remember... I was always proud of you."
to Wesley
TNG : Final Mission
Picard : 
"To many Humans, a mystery is irresistable. It must be solved."
to Troi/Paxan
TNG : Clues
Picard : 
"Admiral? What you're doing is unethical. It's immoral. I'll fight it."
to Admiral Satie
TNG : The Drumhead
Picard : 
"With the first link the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied... chains us all irrevocably."
quoting Admiral Aaron Satie
TNG : The Drumhead
Picard : 
"We think we've come so far. Torture of heretics, burning of witches, it's all ancient history. And then, before you can blink an eye, suddenly it threatens to start all over again."
to Worf
TNG : The Drumhead
Picard : 
"Mr. Worf, villains who twirl their mustaches are easy to spot. Those who clothe themselves in good deeds are well camouflaged."
to Worf
TNG : The Drumhead
Picard : 
"...I would be delighted to offer any advice I can on understanding women. When I have some, I'll let you know."
to Data
TNG : In Theory
Picard : 
"Your discommendation is a facade to protect less honourable men. It is a lie. Lies must be challenged."
to Worf
TNG : Redemption, Part 1
Picard : 
"K'Tal, this Council knows the law of heredity well. G'now juk Hol pajhard. A son shall share in the honours or crimes of his father. Toral is Duras' son. That has been established by the genetic scan. But with due respect to the traditions and laws of this High Council, there is no basis for accepting a petition for leadership from a boy who has fought no battles, shed no blood for his people, or earned no honour for himself. One day, perhaps he shall. But not now. Duras is dead. His claim to the leadership died with him. Gowron shall lead the Council."
to The Council
TNG : Redemption, Part 1
Picard : 
"Mister Worf, your responsibilities as a Starfleet officer are incompatible with remaining on board a Klingon ship during a time of war."
Worf : 
"Captain."
Picard : 
"I order you to return to duty at once."
Worf : 
"Then I resign my commission as a Starfleet officer."
TNG : Redemption, Part 1
Picard : 
"The claim 'I was only following orders' has been used to justify too many tragedies in our history."
to Data
TNG : Redemption, Part 2
Picard : 
"The Tamarian was willing to risk all of us, just for the hope of communication, connection. Now the door is open between our peoples. That commitment meant more to him than his own life."
to Riker
TNG : Darmok
Picard : 
"Doctor, the sperm whale on Earth devours millions of cuttlefish as it roams the oceans. It is not evil, it is feeding. The same may be true of the entity."
to Dr. Marr
TNG : Silicon Avatar
Picard : 
"Father and son, both proud, both stubborn, more alike than either of them are prepared to admit. A lifetime spent building emotional barriers, they're very difficult to break down. And now the time has come when it is too late. It's a difficult moment. It's a lonely one."
to Data
TNG : Unification, Part 1
Spock : 
"In your own way you are as stubborn as another captain of the Enterprise I once knew."
Picard : 
"Then I am in good company, sir."
TNG : Unification, Part 2
Picard : 
"Of course you know the Prime Directive, which tells us that we have no right to interfere in the natural evolution of alien worlds. Now, I have sworn to uphold it, but nevertheless I have disregarded that directive on more than one occasion... because I thought it was the right thing to do."
to Rasmussen
TNG : A Matter of Time
Picard : 
"Earth was once a violent planet too. At times, the chaos threatened the very fabric of life. But like you, we evolved. We found better ways to handle our conflicts. But I think noone can deny that the seed of violence remains within each of us, We must recognise that, because that violence is capable of consuming each of us."
to Tarmin
TNG : Violations
Picard : 
"I feel as though I've been handed a weapon, sent into a room, and told to shoot a stranger. Well, I need some moral context to justify that action. And I don't have it. I am not content simply to obey orders. I need to know that what I am doing is right."
to MacDuff
TNG : Conundrum
Picard : 
"Captain, perhaps you should come aboard my ship. There's something we need to discuss."
to Bateson; trying to find a way to break the news gently
TNG : Cause and Effect
Picard : 
"The first duty of every Starfleet officer is to the truth."
to Wesley
TNG : The First Duty
Briam : 
"You had to work side by side with her for days. How could you resist her?"
Picard : 
"Ambassador, have a safe trip home."
TNG : The Perfect Mate
Picard : 
"Because it's been given a name by a member of my crew, doesn't mean it's not a Borg. Because it's young, doesn't mean that it's innocent. It is what it is, and in spite of efforts to turn it into some kind of pet I will not alter my plans!"
to Guinan; on Hugh
TNG : I, Borg
Geordi : 
"He's not what I expected, Captain. He's got feelings. He's homesick. I don't know. It just doesn't seem right using him this way."
Picard : 
"Centuries ago, when laboratory animals were used for experiments, scientists would sometimes become attached to the creatures. This would a problem if the experiment involved killing them. I would suggest that you unattach yourself from the Borg, Mister La Forge."
TNG : I, Borg
Picard : 
"You cannot explain away a wantonly immoral act because you think that it is connected to some higher purpose."
to Alkar
TNG : Man of the People
Picard : 
"You may be nearly omnipotent, and I don't deny that your parlour tricks are very impressive, but morality? I don't see it. I would put Human morality against the Q's any day. And perhaps that's the reason why we fascinate you so..."
to Q
TNG : True-Q
Picard : 
"He's my number one dad!"
covering for his calling Riker number one in front of the Ferengi
TNG : Rascals
Picard : 
"There... are... four... lights!"
to Madred
TNG : Chain of Command, Part 2
Picard : 
"But who knows? Our reality may be very much like theirs and all this might just be an elaborate simulation running inside a little device sitting on someone's table."
to Troi
TNG : Ship in a Bottle
Picard : 
"Governor, we are merely exploring all the possibilities. Lieutenant Uhnari's logs reported that Commander Morag had been harassing the station."
Governor Torak : 
"He was doing his job."
Picard : 
"If he was only doing his job, then I'm sure you won't mind if we spoke with him."
Governor Torak : 
"Very well. In the interests of diplomacy, I will allow you to speak to Morag. But my patience has limits!"
TNG : Aquiel
Picard : 
"You are a culture of one. Which is no less valid than a culture of one billion."
to Data
TNG : Birthright, Part 1
Kelsey : 
"It's a small ship Mott, I don't think there's going to be room for both of us."
Picard : 
"I'm sorry to hear that. I'll send your regrets."
TNG : Starship Mine
Picard : 
"I've lost people under my command, people who were very dear to me, but never someone I've been in love with. And when I believed you were dead, I just began to shut down. I didn't want to think or feel. I was here, in my quarters, and the only thing I could focus on was my music... and how it would never again give me any joy."
to Darren
TNG : Lessons
Hugh : 
"We can't go back to the Borg Collective... and we no longer have a leader here."
Picard : 
"I'm not sure that's true."
TNG : Descent, Part 2
Picard : 
"Geordi? I'm very sorry that you didn't find your mother."
Geordi : 
"Thank you, sir. You know, it's funny. When I was down there, it was so real. I felt like I had a chance to say goodbye."
TNG : Interface
Picard : 
"What's wrong, commander? You having second thoughts about betraying your comrades? 'Cause that's what you've done
 Riker decks Picard
Riker : 
"I don't know. How did that feel?"
 
play acting
TNG : Gambit, Part 2
Picard : 
"Oh, what a tangled web we weave."
to Riker
TNG : Gambit, Part 2
Picard : 
"You were right, Tallera. The resonator cannot be stopped by phasers and shields… but it can be defeated by peace."
to Tallera
TNG : Gambit, Part 2
Picard : 
"I've just received a message from Starfleet Command."
Riker : 
"Bad news?"
Picard : 
"You could say that. I've been invited to the annual Starfleet admirals' banquet."
Riker : 
"My condolences."
TNG : Phantasms
Picard : 
"I wouldn't want to sacrifice the safety of the ship."
to Geordi; after Geordi suggests speeding up the repairs
TNG : Phantasms
Picard : 
"There is a way out of every box, a solution to every puzzle; it's just a matter of finding it."
to Crusher
TNG : Attached
Picard : 
"Well, it seems as if we're stuck with each other."
to Crusher; after they became ill when separated
TNG : Attached
Crusher : 
"I didn't know you felt that way."
Picard : 
"Didn't you?"
TNG : Attached
Crusher : 
"Why didn't you ever tell me you were in love with me?"
Picard : 
"You were married to my best friend."
TNG : Attached
Picard : 
"Now that we know how each of us feels, perhaps we should not be afraid to explore those feelings."
Crusher : 
"Or perhaps we should be afraid. I think I should be going now. Good night."
Picard : 
"Good night."
TNG : Attached
Picard : 
"You know, Geordi, I spent the better part of my life exploring space. I've charted new worlds, I've met dozens of new species, and I believe that these were all valuable ends in themselves. Now it seems that... all this while, I was... helping to damage the thing that I hold most dear."
Geordi : 
"It won't turn out that way, Captain. We still have time to make it better."
TNG : Force of Nature
Admiral Blackwell : 
"Captain Picard Day?"
Picard : 
"Oh uh…Yes it's a… it's it's for the children. I'm a… (nervous chuckle) I'm a role model."
Admiral Blackwell : 
"I'm sure you are. Starfleet out."
TNG : The Pegasus
Picard : 
"Oh, you'll be interested to know that I've arranged for a Commander Riker Day next month. I'm even considering making an entry myself."
Riker : 
"Great..."
TNG : The Pegasus
Riker : 
"Sir, may I suggest you take this up with Admiral Pr…"
Picard : 
"I'm taking this up with you, Will! The Judge Advocate thought that you were participating in a conspiracy to cover up the truth!"
TNG : The Pegasus
Picard : 
"That's what it's about... a cloaking device. In the Treaty of Algeron, the Federation specifically agreed not to develop cloaking technology."
Pressman : 
"And that treaty is the biggest mistake we ever made! Its kept us from exploiting a vital area of defense!"
Picard : 
"That treaty has kept us in peace for sixty years! And as a Starfleet officer, you're supposed to uphold it."
Pressman : 
"Now that's enough! I'm taking command of this vessel! Mr. Worf, escort the captain to his quarters!"
 Worf folds his arms and neither moves nor speaks.
Picard : 
"I don't think anyone's going to come to your defense this time."
TNG : The Pegasus
Pressman : 
"I have a lot of friends at Starfleet Command, Captain!"
Picard : 
"You're going to need them."
TNG : The Pegasus
Picard : 
"This is one of those times when we must face the ramifications of the Prime Directive and honor those lives which we cannot save."
Nikolai Rozhenko : 
"I find no honor in this whatsoever, Captain."
TNG : Homeward
Picard : 
"In my years as a Starfleet captain, I've had to… notify many parents of the loss of loved ones but never before to suicide."
TNG : Eye of the Beholder
Picard : 
"Well… before I begin swinging through the ship, looking for breakfast, we need to find some answers."
TNG : Genesis
Picard : 
"Well, good luck, Mister… good luck, Wesley."
Wesley : 
"Thank you… for a lot of things."
TNG : Journey's End
Picard : 
"You'll never look at your hairline the same way again."
to Jason
TNG : Bloodlines
Picard : 
"Yes, yes, Data. I know about the Orient Express but what is it doing on Prospero's island?"
to Data; after nearly getting run over by the Orient Express
TNG : Emergence
Picard : 
"I should have done this a long time ago."
Troi : 
"You were always welcome."
 
as he joins the senior officers for a game of poker
TNG : All Good Things
Picard : 
"Five card stud, nothing wild... and the sky's the limit."
to crew; the final words spoken in the series
TNG : All Good Things
Picard : 
"Space, the final frontier these are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. It's continuing mission..."
Kirk : 
"...to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilisations..."
Archer : 
"...to boldly go where no man has gone before."
 
The last words spoken in the series
ENT : These Are The Voyages...
Soran : 
"Ah, Captain. You must think I'm quite the madman."
Picard : 
"The thought had crossed my mind."
ST-G : Generations
Picard : 
"Somehow I doubt this ship will be the last to carry the name 'Enterprise'."
to Riker
ST-G : Generations
Picard : 
"They invade our space and we fall back. They assimilate entire worlds and we fall back. Well no further... the line must be drawn here... and I will make them pay for what they've done!"
to Lily
ST-FC : First Contact
Picard : 
"You want to destroy the ship and run away, you coward!"
Worf : 
"If you were any other man, I would kill you where you stand!"
ST-FC : First Contact
Picard : 
"Actually, I think you are the bravest man I've ever known."
to Worf; apologising
ST-FC : First Contact
Picard : 
"And he piled upon the whale's white hump, the sum of all the rage and hate felt by his whole race. If his chest had been a cannon, he would have shot his heart upon it."
quotes Moby Dick
ST-FC : First Contact
Dougherty : 
"Jean-Luc, we're only moving six hundred people!"
Picard : 
"How many people does it take, Admiral, before it becomes wrong? Hmm? A thousand? Fifty thousand? A million? How many does it take, Admiral?"
ST-I : Insurrection
Data : 
"The B-4 is physically identical to me, although his neural pathways are not as advanced. But even if they were, he would not be me."
Picard : 
"How can you be sure?"
Data : 
"I aspire, sir. To be better than I am. The B-4 does not. Nor does Shinzon."
ST-N : Nemesis
Picard : 
"Will Riker, you have been my trusted right arm for fifteen years. You have helped keep my course true and steady. Deanna Troi, you have been my conscience and guide. You have helped me to recognize the best parts of myself. You are my family. And in maritime tradition, I wish you clear horizons... my friends, make it so."
His wedding speech
ST-N : Nemesis
Janeway : 
"The Son'a... the Borg... the Romulans... you always get the easy assignments."
Picard : 
"Just lucky, I guess."
ST-N : Nemesis
Picard : 
"Because it was no longer Starfleet! We withdrew. The galaxy was mourning, burying its dead, and Starfleet had slunk from its duties. The decision to call off the rescue and to abandon those people we had sworn to save was not just dishonourable. It was downright criminal!"
STP : Remembrance
Picard : 
"Picard, P-I-C-A-R-D, Jean-Luc"
upset that he wasn't recognised by a young ensign at Starfleet HQ.
STP : Maps and Legends
Agnes : 
"Ah, you have a taste for the classics, I see."; holding a copy of The Complete Robot by Isaac Asimov.
Picard : 
"I never really cared for science fiction... I guess I just didn't get it."
STP : Maps and Legends
Picard : 
"Engage"
on the Bridge of La Sirena, when leaving orbit, the first time we heard this since Nemesis.
STP : The End is the Beginning
Picard : 
"One impossible thing at a time"
to Raffi; remembering what they used to say when planning the rescue of the Romulans.
STP : Absolute Candor
Elnor : 
"Are we still pretending?"
Picard : 
"No Elnor, I think everyone has finally stopped."
STP : Stardust City Rag
 Three Romulan guards appear and hold pistols on them, saying, hands in the air. One falls to the floor and Elnor is behind with his sword, moments later all three Romulans are dead.
Picard : 
"Elnor, I told you to stay on the ship."
Elnor : 
"Yes. I didn't listen."
Picard : 
"Thank you."
STP : The Impossible Box
Troi : 
"I'm not as brave as I used to be, Jean-Luc."
Picard : 
"Then you're getting wiser."
 Discussing her worry that Kestra might get hurt.
STP : Nepenthe
Picard : 
"Commander Riker and I served together on the USS Enterprise."
Soji : 
"And you were the greatest captain ever, I heard."
Riker : 
"The greatest captain ever? Where'd you get that nonsense?"
Kestra : 
"From you."
Riker : 
"From me? I must have been drinking at the time."
STP : Nepenthe
Clancy : 
"That's a hell of a report."
Picard : 
"And you thought I was a desperate old man. Quixotic, paranoid, possibly senile..."
Clancy : 
"Let's just leave it at 'quixotic'."
Picard : 
"And now the windmills have turned out to be giants."
Clancy : 
"You want an apology?"
Picard : 
"I want a squadron."
Clancy : 
"Jean-Luc..."
Picard : 
"Clancy! Out there, in the Vayt system, right now, beings who have as much right to life and liberty as you and I or Commander Data are being hunted down by an enemy who seeks to exterminate them..."
Clancy : 
"Jean-Luc!"
Picard : 
"No, Clancy. If you say this is not a job for Starfleet, then I'm sorry, but you are a waste of space!"
Clancy : 
"Admiral Picard, with all due respect and at long last, shut the fuck up. I'm sending a squadron to rendezvous with you at DS12. Now stay put until they get there."
STP : Broken Pieces
Picard : 
"One more thing, I have a brain abnormality. I've known for years. I never had any symptoms, so I never thought much about it. However, just before we left the Earth, I learned that my condition was more acute. The prognosis was terminal, and there is no effective treatment. There will be no further discussion. Anyone who treats me like a dying man will run the risk of pissing me off. Is that clear?"
to the crew of La Sirena
STP : Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1
Altan Soong : 
"I take it my face looks familiar."
Picard : 
"I feel as if I'm looking at Data."
Altan Soong : 
"Data if he had gotten old and gone soft. Must be disturbing. I know it is for me. Doctor Altan Inigo Soong, mad scientist. My father had me, but he created Data... a fact he never let me forget."
STP : Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1
Raffi : 
"After everything that you've done for me... I need to say... thank you. I love you, JL. Oh, you don't have to say it back to me. I just..."
Picard : 
"I don't?"
Raffi : 
"Not unless you want to. Oh, s... Yeah. No, it's fine. It's fine."
Picard : 
"Okay."
Raffi : 
"Okay."
Picard : 
"I love you too, Raffi."
STP : Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1
Soji : 
"Picard, try to see this from our point of view. You choose if we live, you choose if we die. You choose! We have no choice! You organics have never given us one."
Picard : 
"To say you have no choice is a failure of imagination."
STP : Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2
Agnes : 
"They've left us behind, Picard! They're generations beyond us!"
Picard : 
"In one sense, yes, but in another, as you said, they are children. And until now, the only teachers that they've had are a couple of hermits, and the fear of extermination. But fear is an incompetent teacher. Yes, they have life. But no one is teaching them what it's for. To be alive is a responsibility, as well as a right."
Agnes : 
"How are they supposed to learn that lesson in six minutes, and eleven seconds?"
Picard : 
"The way that children learn most things, by example."
STP : Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2
Agnes : 
"So, how do we hold off 218 warbirds until Starfleet gets here? If they get here? … Are you not answering to build suspense, or…?"
Picard : 
"At the present moment, Dr. Jurati, I am trying to pilot a starship for the first time in a very long time, without exploding or crashing! If that is alright with you."
Agnes : 
"No, totally, good call. One impossible thing at a time."
STP : Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2
Picard : 
"Raffi? You were quite right."
to Raffi; his last words
STP : Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2
Admiral Picard : 
"We often refer to space as the final frontier. But the older I get, the more I come to believe… that the true final frontier is time."
to Starfleet academy cadets
STP : The Star Gazer
Q : 
"Do you recall what I said to you when last we parted ways? The trial never ends."
Jean-Luc : 
"What the hell are you doing here?"
Q : 
"You've been talking a lot about second chances. Well, my friend, welcome to the very end of the road not taken."
STP : The Star Gazer
Jean-Luc : 
"Q, I am too old for your bullshit!"
to Q
STP : Penance

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