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Quotes List

Series : The Original Series | The Next Generation | Deep Space Nine | Voyager | Enterprise | Picard | Strange New Worlds | The Animated Series | Films

Quote Episode
Picard : 
"Let's see what's out there..."
ordering the Enterprise into the unknown
TNG : Encounter at Farpoint
McCoy : 
"Treat her like a lady and she'll always bring you home."
to Data; on the Enterprise-D
TNG : Encounter at Farpoint
Yar : 
"You jewel, that's exactly what I wanted to hear!"
to Data; on discovering that he is 'fully functional' in matters of sexuality
TNG : The Naked Now
Yar : 
"In my world it's a greater honour to refuse..."
when Yareena challenges her to fight for her honour
TNG : Code of Honor
Riker : 
"Fear is the true enemy. The only enemy."
to Portal
TNG : The Last Outpost
Kozinsky : 
"In three centuries of space travel we've charted just 11% of our galaxy. And then... we accomplish this."
on the Enterprise being hurled into another galaxy
TNG : Where No One Has Gone Before
Picard : 
"The search for knowledge is always our primary mission."
to Crusher
TNG : Lonely Among Us
Worf : 
"Nice planet."
to Riker; hugging Rivan
TNG : Justice
Wesley : 
"I'm with Starfleet; we don't lie."
to the Mediator
TNG : Justice
Troi : 
"Sharing an orbit with God is no small experience."
to Picard
TNG : Justice
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
Kazago : 
"As you hew-mons say... I'm all ears."
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
Q : 
"A macro head with a micro brain..."
on Worf, the first time he calls him micro brain
TNG : Hide and Q
Data : 
"Please continue the 'petty bickering'."
to the party guests
TNG : Haven
Redblock : 
"One look at you, sir, is proof that nothing is impossible."
to Data
TNG : The Big Goodbye
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
Riker : 
"In our society we share the responsibility and the pleasures equally."
to Beata; on Human gender equality (there wasn't much to choose from in this one.)
TNG : Angel One
Worf : 
"If winning is not important, then Commander... why keep score?"
to Riker
TNG : 11001001
Riker : 
"A blind man teaching an android how to paint? That's got to be worth a couple of pages in somebody's book!"
to Data and Geordi
TNG : 11001001
Riker : 
"Blondes and Jazz seldom go together."
while creating Minuet
TNG : 11001001
Riker : 
"What's a knockout like you doing in a computer generated gin joint like this?"
to Minuet
TNG : 11001001
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
The Microbrain : 
"Ugly giant bags of mostly water."
describing humans
TNG : Home Soil
Worf : 
"…But is it alive?"
Computer : "Probability, positive."
Worf : 
"I wasn't asking you."
 
contemplating the Microbrain
TNG : Home Soil
Worf : 
"Only fools have no fear..."
to Wesley
TNG : Coming of Age
Remmick : 
"You don't like me very much, do you?"
Worf : 
"Is it required, sir?"
TNG : Coming of Age
Konmel : 
"What magnificent battles we could have at the helm of this ship!"
to Worf; on the Enterprise
TNG : Heart of Glory
Worf : 
"Cowards take hostages, Klingons do not."
to Yar
TNG : Heart of Glory
Worf : 
"The true test of a warrior is not without, it is within!"
to Korris
TNG : Heart of Glory
Worf : 
"Yet in all you say, where are the words duty, honour, loyalty? Without which a warrior is nothing!"
to Korris
TNG : Heart of Glory
Korris : 
"You are a sham! My words were dust upon the ground! Your blood has no fire! You are weak like them! I don't care what you look like, you are no Klingon!"
Worf : 
"Perhaps not."
 
Worf shoots Korris, killing him.
TNG : Heart of Glory
Riker : 
"The name of my ship is the Lollipop. It's a good ship."
to the Rice image
TNG : The Arsenal of Freedom
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
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
Yar's image : 
"So you will understand when I say that death is that state in which one exists only in the memories of others. Which is why it is not an end."
to her friends
TNG : Skin of Evil
Data : 
"You are capable of great sadism and cruelty. Interesting. No redeeming qualities."
Armus : 
"So what do you think?"
Data : 
"I think you should be destroyed."
TNG : Skin of Evil
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
Tasha : 
"Hello, my friends. You are here now watching this image of me because I have died. It probably happened while I was on duty, and quickly, which is what I expected. Never forget I died doing exactly what I chose to do. What I want you to know is how much I loved my life, and those of you who shared it with me. You are my family."
to The Bridge crew
TNG : Skin of Evil
Picard : 
"Enough of this self indulgence."
chiding himself for spending time on personal matters
TNG : We'll Always Have Paris
Worf : 
"Swimming is too much like... bathing!"
on the horrors of being clean
TNG : Conspiracy
Picard : 
"I am never critical of any member of my staff being curious."
TNG : The Neutral Zone
Data : 
"One is my name. The other is not."
to Pulaski; on her mispronunciation of his name
TNG : The Child
Riker : 
"Yes. Absolutely. I do indeed concur wholeheartedly!"
when asked by the computer if he concurs in aborting the autodestruct sequence
TNG : Where Silence Has Lease
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
Okona : 
"Life is like loading twice your cargo weight into your spacecraft. If it's canaries and you can keep half of them flying all the time, you're all right."
to Data; He's actually wrong about the canaries thing, but it's a good line
TNG : The Outrageous Okona
Troi : 
"Confidence is faith in oneself. It can't easily be given by another."
to Picard
TNG : Loud as a Whisper
Picard : 
"No being is so important that he can usurp the rights of another."
to Data and Graves; on Data
TNG : The Schizoid Man
Pulaski : 
"Scientists believe no experiment is a failure, that even a mistake advances the evolution of understanding... but all achievement has a price."
Log entry
TNG : Unnatural Selection
Klag : 
"If Klingon food is too strong for you, perhaps we can get one of the females to breast feed you."
to Riker
TNG : A Matter of Honor
O'Brien : 
"Good luck, Commander."
Riker : 
"Thanks, O'Brien."
O'Brien : 
"I wouldn't want to go."
Riker : 
"Why?"
O'Brien : 
incredulous "You're not afraid, are you?"
Riker : 
"No, I'm not."
O'Brien : 
"I would be."
TNG : A Matter of Honor
Klag : 
regarding two Klingon females "They are inquisitive. They wonder how you would endure."
Riker : 
"Endure what?"
Klag : 
"Them."
Riker : 
smiling slowly "One, or both?"
TNG : A Matter of Honor
Klag : 
"A Klingon is his work, not his family. That is the way of things."
to Riker
TNG : A Matter of Honor
Riker : 
"Enterprise, this is Captain William Riker of the Klingon vessel Pagh. I order you to lower your shields and surrender."
to Picard
TNG : A Matter of Honor
Riker : 
"Cloaking shields off."
 Dukath hesitates
Riker : 
"Obey my orders!"
Tactical Officer Dukath : 
"We will be destroyed!"
Riker : 
"If we are, it will be in battle, and I will die with you. So I repeat... cloaking shields off!"
TNG : A Matter of Honor
Klag : 
"You understand the Klingons better than I thought, Commander."
to Riker
TNG : A Matter of Honor
Riker : 
"You come from a very brave and unique people. I'm glad you're with us on the Enterprise."
to Worf
TNG : A Matter of Honor
Guinan : 
"Well consider that in the history of many worlds there have always been disposable creatures. They do the dirty work. They do the work that no one else wants to do because it's too difficult or too hazardous. And an army of Datas, all disposable... you don't have to think about their welfare, you don't think about how they feel. Whole generations of disposable people."
to Picard
TNG : The Measure of a Man
Phillipa : 
"It sits there looking at me, and I don't know what it is. This case has dealt with metaphysics, with questions best left to saints and philosophers. I am neither competent nor qualified to answer those. I've got to make a ruling, to try to speak the the future. Is Data a machine? Yes. Is he the property of Starfleet? No. We have all been dancing around the basic issue. Does Data have a soul? I don't know that he has. I don't know that I have! But I have got to give him the freedom to explore that question himself. It is the ruling of this court that Lieutenant Commander Data has the freedom to choose."
Her ruling on Data
TNG : The Measure of a Man
Louvois : 
"It brings a sense of order and stability to my universe to know that you're still a pompous ass... and a damn sexy man."
to Picard
TNG : The Measure of a Man
Wesley : 
"This is all just beginning; We've only charted 19% of our galaxy. The rest is out there just waiting."
to Salia
TNG : The Dauphin
Riker : 
"Fate. Protects fools, little children, and ships named Enterprise."
to bridge crew
TNG : Contagion
Picard : 
"It was a dark and stormy night..."
to Deanna; Reading the first line of the novel Hotel Royale
TNG : The Royale
Riker : 
"One of your strengths is your ability to evaluate the dynamics of a situation and then take a definitive, pre-emptive step, take charge. Now you're frustrated because you not only can't see a solution, you can't define the problem."
to Picard
TNG : Time Squared
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
Troi : 
"Respect is earned, not bestowed."
TNG : The Icarus Factor
Riker : 
"In your position it's important to ask yourself one question : What would Picard do?"
to Wesley; on the difficulties of command
TNG : Pen Pals
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
Riker : 
"O'Brien, take a nap. You didn't see any of this. You're not involved."
O'Brien : 
"Right, sir. I'll just be standing over here dozing off."
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
Q : 
"If you can't take a little bloody nose, maybe you ought to go back home and crawl under your bed. It's not safe out here. It's wondrous, with treasures to satiate desires both subtle and gross... but it's not for the timid."
to Picard
TNG : Q Who
Pakled : 
"We are smart."
to Riker
TNG : Samaritan Snare
Picard : 
"Sometimes, Number One, you just have to bow to the absurd."
to Riker
TNG : Up The Long Ladder
Danilo : 
"What the hell was that thing?"
Worf : 
"Automated fire system. A force field contains the flame until the remaining oxygen within the field has been consumed."
Danilo : 
"What if I had been under that thing?"
Worf : 
"You would have been standing in the fire."
TNG : Up The Long Ladder
Brenna : 
"And what are you staring at? Have you never seen a woman before?"
Riker : 
"I thought I had."
TNG : Up The Long Ladder
Brenna : 
"Do you not like girls?"
Riker : 
"Of course I do. Oh... is there a technique to this foot washing?"
Brenna : 
"You generally start at the top and work your way down..."
TNG : Up The Long Ladder
Danilo : 
"You see lad, every moment of pleasure in life has to be purchased by an equal moment of pain."
to Worf
TNG : Up The Long Ladder
Troi : 
"I didn't want to frighten you."
to Riker; on her reason for not revealing that a Betazoid woman's sex drive more than quadruples during the Phase
TNG : Manhunt
Picard : 
"Lieutenant, I order you to relax!"
to Worf
TNG : The Emissary
Worf : 
"Comfortable chair."
to Riker; on the joys of command
TNG : The Emissary
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
Worf : 
"My experiences aboard this ship have taught me that most problems have more than one solution!"
to K'Ehlyer
TNG : The Emissary
 K'Ehleyr surveys the dead aliens on the holodeck
K'Ehleyr : 
"It's not much of a programme.
 Worf slowly walks over, picks up a pair of swords, and hands one to her
Worf : 
"Computer... level two."
 The dead aliens leap back to their feet and charge them both twice as hard
TNG : The Emissary
K'Ehleyr : 
"Worf, you're the perfect Klingon. The ultimate minimalist. Talk to me!"
to Worf
TNG : The Emissary
Data : 
"Sensors show life forms aboard, but I am unable to ascertain whether they are awake or dormant. However, the vessel's propulsion systems are inactive, so I would hypothesize that the crew is asleep."
 The Tong fires disruptors at the Enterprise-D
Data : 
"...however, I could be in error."
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
Data : 
"It is a matter of perspective Doctor. In the strictest sense, I did not win."
Everyone : "Data!"
Data : 
"I busted him up."
TNG : Peak Performance
Riker : 
"If you drop a hammer on your foot, it's hardly useful to get mad at the hammer."
to Picard
TNG : Shades of Gray
Riker : 
"Deanna, facing death is the ultimate test of character. I don't want to die, but if I have to, I'd like to do it with a little pride."
to Deanna
TNG : Shades of Gray
Stubbs : 
"A brand new era in astrophysics... postponed one hundred and ninety six years on account of rain."
to Wesley; bemoaning the disruption of his experiment
TNG : Evolution
Data : 
"This is just a thing, and things can be replaced. Lives cannot."
to Gosheven
TNG : The Ensigns of Command
Worf : 
"Sir, may I say your attempt to hold the away team at bay, with a non-functioning weapon, was an act of unmitigated gall."
Kevin : 
"Didn't fool you, huh?"
Worf : 
"I admire gall."
TNG : The Survivors
Worf : 
"Good tea. Nice house."
to Rishon
TNG : The Survivors
Kevin : 
"Are eleven thousand people worth fifty billion? Is the love of a woman worth the destruction of an entire species?"
to Picard; agonizing over his crime
TNG : The Survivors
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?
Troi : 
"That's the problem with believing in a supernatural being... trying to determine what he wants."
to Liko
TNG : Who Watches The Watchers?
Riker : 
"Maybe if we felt any loss as keenly as keenly as we felt the death of one close to us, Human history would be a lot less bloody."
to Data
TNG : The Bonding
Geordi : 
"You know, I've always thought technology could solve almost any problem. It enhances the quality of our lives, lets us travel across the galaxy, even gave me my vision. But sometimes you just have to turn it all off."
to holo-Leah; on the solution to their problem
TNG : Booby Trap
Bochra : 
"And they let you live?"
Geordi : 
"Of course they let me live! What kind of question is that?"
 
On Geordi's parents reaction to his being born blind.
TNG : The Enemy
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
Crusher : 
"I fell in love in a day. It lasted a week... but what a week!"
to Troi; on love at first sight
TNG : The Price
Worf : 
"Your ambushes would be more successful if you bathed more often!"
to Gatherers
TNG : The Vengeance Factor
Admiral Jarok : 
"I will never see my child smile again. She will grow up believing that her father was a traitor. But she will grow up."
on his reasons for betraying his government
TNG : The Defector
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
Roga Danar : 
"Survival is not enough... to simply EXIST is not enough..."
to Danarto Nayrok
TNG : The Hunted
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
Flinn : 
"Don't you know? A dead martyr's worth ten posturing leaders."
to Crusher
TNG : The High Ground
Devos : 
"In a world where children blow up children, everyone's a threat."
to Riker
TNG : The High Ground
Q : 
"What must I do to convince you people?"
Worf : 
"Die."
TNG : Deja Q
Q : 
"I'm not good in groups. It's difficult to work in a group when you're omnipotent."
to Data
TNG : Deja Q
Q : 
"As I learn more and more what it is to be human, I am more and more convinced that I would never make a good one. I don't have what it takes. Without my powers I'm frightened of everything. I'm a coward... and I'm miserable... and I can't go on this way."
to Picard
TNG : Deja Q
Q : 
"There are creatures in the universe who would consider you the ultimate achievement, android. No feelings, no emotions, no pain, and yet you covet those qualities of Humanity. Believe me, you're missing nothing. But if it means anything to you, you're a better Human than I."
to Data
TNG : Deja Q
Q : 
"Oh, you're so stolid! You weren't like that before the beard!"
to Riker
TNG : Deja Q
Manua : 
"I must apologize for my husband's lack of social graces. He may be one of the great scientific minds in the galaxy... but he does come up a bit short in other areas."
to Riker; on her husband Doctor Nel Apgar
TNG : A Matter of Perspective
Picard : 
"Dr. Apgar killed himself – during his attempt to kill Commander Riker."
TNG : A Matter of Perspective
Worf : 
"A warriors drink!"
to Guinan; about prune juice
TNG : Yesterday's Enterprise
Yar : 
"Guinan says I died a senseless death in the other time line. I didn't like the sound of that, Captain. I've always known the risks that come with a Starfleet uniform. If I'm to die in one, I'd like my death to count for something."
to Picard
TNG : Yesterday's Enterprise
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
Lal : 
"Thank you for my life."
to Data; Her last words
TNG : The Offspring
Haftel : 
"There was nothing anyone could have done. We'd repolarize one pathway and another would collapse. And then another. His hands were moving faster than I could see, trying to stay ahead of each breakdown. He refused to give up. He was remarkable."
to Crew
TNG : The Offspring
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
Worf : 
"I am Klingon! If you doubt it, a demonstration can be arranged!"
to Kurn
TNG : Sins of the Father
Worf : 
"It is a good day to die, Duras... and the day is not over yet."
to Duras; the first time this 'Klingon' saying is used
TNG : Sins of the Father
Riker : 
"I imagine it must be very difficult for you to work with a crew that is so different. I would be happy to guide you in that regard, if it would be helpful."
Kurn : 
"No Commander. It wouldn't."
Riker : 
"This is not a Klingon ship, sir."
Kurn : 
"No Commander, it is not. If it were a Klingon ship, I would've killed you for offering your suggestion."
TNG : Sins of the Father
Kurn : 
"How long has the bird been dead? It appears to have been lying in the sun for quite some time."
Geordi : 
"It's not dead, it's been replicated. You do understand that we cook most of our foods?"
Kurn : 
"Ah, yes... I was told to prepare for that. I shall try some of your burned replicated bird meat."
TNG : Sins of the Father
Kurn : 
"This entire ship seems built on comfort, relaxation, being at ease. It is not the ship of a warrior... not the ship of a Klingon."
to Worf; a calculated insult.
TNG : Sins of the Father
Worf : 
"I wish to know if I have given you offence."
Kurn : 
"I am not human. If you had given offence, you would not need to ask."
TNG : Sins of the Father
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
Kahlest : 
"My life ended on Khitomer. I served a proud family, a strong house. All that is gone."
to Picard
TNG : Sins of the Father
Kahlest : 
"You are brave, cha'DIch. Worf chose well."
to Picard
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 : 
"The Empire will not be destroyed for one family's honour!"
to Picard
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
Esoqq : 
"My given name is Esoqq. It means 'fighter'!"
Tholl : 
"I'll bet half the names in the Chalnoth language mean 'fighter'."
TNG : Allegiance
Tholl : 
"It's well known that my species possesses superior intelligence and I am considered among the brightest of my people."
Haro : 
"And the least modest!"
TNG : Allegiance
Esoqq : 
"Collaboration is what your species does best!"
to Tholl
TNG : Allegiance
Riker : 
"You've shown none of the concern that Captain Picard would for the safety of his ship, the welfare of his crew."
to Fake Picard
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
Riker : 
"The more difficult the task, the sweeter the victory."
to Troi
TNG : Captain's Holiday
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
Riker : 
" Have I mentioned how imaginative the Risian women are, sir?"
Troi : 
"Too often, Commander."
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
Data : 
"Is that the purpose of existence? To care for someone?"
to Elbrun
TNG : Tin Man
Data : 
"Through joining, they have been healed. Grief has been transmuted to joy. Loneliness to belonging."
to Troi
TNG : Tin Man
DeSoto : 
"Well, you know, they send you Galaxy Class boys out here to the far reaches. Me, I'm just hauling my butt back and forth between Starbases."
to Picard
TNG : Tin Man
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
Elbrun : 
"The people who've studied the transmissions think it's a starship. And they're sure it's alive."
to Geordi
TNG : Tin Man
Crusher : 
"The more unusual a life form is, the better he likes it. His personnel file shows that he's gravitated toward assignments that isolate him from other humanoids."
to Picard; discussing Tam Elbrun
TNG : Tin Man
Data : 
"Since there is no known natural phenomenon capable of travel at warp velocities, there are but two possibilities. Either it is a sensor malfunction, another ship is following us covertly."
to Picard
TNG : Tin Man
Elbrun : 
"Beautiful creatures, the Chandrans. Their minds are glacial. They have a lovely three day ritual for saying hello. Peaceful, untroubled people."
to Deanna
TNG : Tin Man
Elbrun : 
"Well, except for your friend Data. I like him. He's restful."
Troi : 
"I believe your impression of Data is probably unique."
TNG : Tin Man
Elbrun : 
"Think of it, Dee... this intelligence that swims naked through space like a fish in the sea. Totally alien, mysterious, not like us at all. Ancient. And alone. So lonely, for so long."
to Deanna
TNG : Tin Man
Elbrun : 
"Captain, Gomtuu knows that the star will go nova soon. That's why it's here... it wants to die. There was an explosion in space. Radiation penetrating the outer layers. The crew. Oh, the crew died. Such loss. Empty pain... hollowness..."
to Picard
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
Guinan : 
"The idea of fitting in just repels me."
to LaForge
TNG : Hollow Pursuits
Holo-Troi : 
"I feel your confidence, your arrogant resolve. It excites me..."
to Barclay
TNG : Hollow Pursuits
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
Geordi : 
"Maybe I'm not make myself clear, Guinan. Barclay, well, he's always late. The man's nervous. Nobody wants to be around this guy."
Guinan : 
"If I felt that nobody wanted to be around me, I'd probably be late and nervous too."
Geordi : 
"Guinan, that's not the point!"
Guinan : 
"Are you sure?"
TNG : Hollow Pursuits
Barclay : 
"Being afraid all the time, of forgetting somebody's name, not knowing what to do with your hands. I mean, I'm the guy who writes down things to remember to say when there's a party. And then when he finally get there, he winds up alone in the corner trying to look comfortable examining a potted plant."
Geordi : 
"You're just shy, Barclay!"
Barclay : 
"Just shy. Sounds like nothing serious, doesn't it? You can't know."
TNG : Hollow Pursuits
Holo-Riker : 
"I warn you. It would be wise for you to put your affairs in final order before you meet him in combat. You challenge the greatest sword-"
Riker : 
"In all the holodeck!"
TNG : Hollow Pursuits
Holo-Troi : 
"I am the goddess of Empathy. Cast off your inhibitions and embrace love, truth, joy."
Geordi : 
"Oh... my... god..."
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
Fajo : 
"Wondrous. The detail. The balance. Was I not right, Varria? What a remarkable piece of work."
to Varria; describing Data
TNG : The Most Toys
Data : 
"I've been delivered here against my wishes. I would like to know the reason."
Fajo : 
"Certainly. You have been brought here for my enjoyment and my appreciation."
TNG : The Most Toys
Fajo : 
"I know, I know. What I've done is evil, selfish, immoral, unprincipled, illegal. Well, I've learned to live with it."
to Data
TNG : The Most Toys
Data : 
"Clearly, Mister Fajo has no moral difficulty with my imprisonment here."
 Varria "Mister Fajo has no moral difficulties at all."
TNG : The Most Toys
Varria : 
"Kivas finds a way to get what he wants from his people. His rewards for loyalty are lavish. His punishments for disloyalty are equally lavish. You won't find anyone here on this ship to help you escape. Face it, android. He has you."
to Data
TNG : The Most Toys
Data : 
"I have been designed with a fundamental respect for life in all its forms and a strong inhibition against causing harm to living beings."
Fajo : 
"What a marvellous contradiction. A military pacifist!"
TNG : The Most Toys
Fajo : 
"It's not just lethal. It's vicious. It tears a body apart, inside out - and very slowly too, by your phaser standards. It's tortuous. A very, very painful death. I've always wanted to try this!"
to Data
TNG : The Most Toys
Data : 
"I cannot permit this to continue..."
to Fajo
TNG : The Most Toys
Riker : 
"For an android with no feelings, he sure managed to evoke them in others."
to Picard; on Data
TNG : The Most Toys
Fajo : 
"You'll fire? Empty threat and we both know it. Why don't you accept your fate? You will return to your chair and you will sit there. You will entertain me and you will entertain my guests. And if you do not, I will simply kill somebody else. Him, perhaps. It doesn't matter. Their blood will be on your hands too, just like poor Varria's. Your only alternative, Data, is to fire. Murder me. That's all you have to do. Go ahead. Fire. If only you could feel rage over Varria's death. If only you could feel the need for revenge, then maybe you could fire. But you're just an android. You can't feel anything, can you? It's just another interesting intellectual puzzle for you. Another of life's curiosities."
to Data
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
Sarek : 
"I have been accused of many things in my life, never an excess of emotion."
to Picard
TNG : Sarek
Sarek : 
"A mind-meld can be a terrible intimacy, captain."
to Picard
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
Geordi : 
"What can I say? To us it's a slime pit, but to them it's home."
to Wesley; on the Legaran environment
TNG : Sarek
Riker : 
"Is it my imagination, or have tempers become a little frayed on this ship lately?"
Worf : 
"I hadn't noticed."
 Riker and Worf walk into Ten Forward and find a bar brawl going on
Worf : 
"...I see what you mean!"
TNG : Sarek
Sarek : 
"It is a generous offer. But I must warn you that while I would gain your stability, you would experience the fierce onslaught of emotions unleashed by my condition. Vulcan emotions are extremely intense. We have learned to suppress them. No human would be able to control them. They would overwhelm you. The mind-meld can be a terrible intimacy."
to Picard
TNG : Sarek
Picard : 
"Gentlemen, I have the utmost confidence in your ability to perform the impossible."
to crew
TNG : Menage a Troi
Lwaxana : 
"Can you imagine that dreadful little creature talking to me like that? Doesn't he realise that I am a daughter of the Fifth House of Betazed. Holder of the Sacred Chalice of Rixx?"
Troi : 
"The Sacred Chalice of Rixx is an old clay pot with mold growing inside it."
TNG : Menage a Troi
Farek : 
"She is exhilarating, isn't she? Now, I want her more than ever! Lwaxana Troi, you will be mine!"
to Tog
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
Lwaxana : 
"Let's get one thing straight, little man. I am not for sale. And if, by some chance, I were to become available, I would rather eat Orion wing slugs than deal with a toad-faced troll like you! So go away and find yourself somebody else to become your property!"
to Tog
TNG : Menage a Troi
Lwaxana : 
"You said you didn't want to hear about my other romances. I have a new love, Jean-Luc. And you can't keep killing all my lovers. That simply has to stop."
to Picard
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
Worf : 
"Words come later. It is the scent that first speaks of love."
to LaForge
TNG : Transfigurations
Worf : 
"I have much to teach you about women."
to Geordi
TNG : Transfigurations
Borg : 
"Strength is irrelevant. Resistance is futile. We wish to improve ourselves. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us."
to Picard; the first time their mission statement is heard
TNG : The Best of Both Worlds, Part 1
Hanson : 
"The truth of the matter is... hell, we are not ready. We knew they were coming for over a year. We've thrown every resource we have into this, but still..."
to Picard
TNG : The Best of Both Worlds, Part 1
Hanson : 
"He's hurting his career by staying put. If I were you, I'd kick him in the rear end for his own good."
to Picard; About Riker
TNG : The Best of Both Worlds, Part 1
Shelby : 
"The soil contains the same magnetic resonance traces. That's our footprint. There's no doubt anymore. It is the Borg."
to Riker
TNG : The Best of Both Worlds, Part 1
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
The Borg : 
"Jean-Luc Picard, captain of the starship Enterprise, registry NCC-1701-D, you will lower your shields and prepare to transport yourself aboard our vessel. If you do not co-operate, we will destroy your ship."
to Picard
TNG : The Best of Both Worlds, Part 1
Shelby : 
"If you can't make the big decisions, commander, I suggest you make room for someone who can."
to Riker
TNG : The Best of Both Worlds, Part 1
Locutus : 
"I am Locutus of Borg. Resistance is futile. Your life, as it has been is over. From this time forward you will service us."
to Riker
TNG : The Best of Both Worlds, Part 1
Riker : 
"Mr. Worf... fire."
to Worf
TNG : The Best of Both Worlds, Part 1
Shelby : 
"Tell me, Commander. Is serving aboard the Enterprise as extraordinary an experience as I've heard?"
Riker : 
"Every bit."
Shelby : 
"Good. Because I intend to convince Captain Picard I'm the right choice for the job."
Riker : 
"Job? Which job?"
Shelby : 
"Yours, of course. I'm sorry. I heard that you were leaving."
TNG : The Best of Both Worlds, Part 1
Shelby : 
"Really, Commander, if we ran into the Borg here, two extra bodies wouldn't've made a hell of a difference, now would they? We had three hours before the storm front hit, less than two hours now. Data was available. I took him. We came. I don't see your problem."
Riker : 
"My problem, Commander, is I expect to be notified before there's a change in my orders."
TNG : The Best of Both Worlds, Part 1
Hanson : 
"At nineteen hundred hours yesterday, the USS Lalo departed Zeta Alpha Two on a freight run to Sentinel Minor Four. At twenty two hundred hours and twelve minutes, a distress signal was received at Starbase one five seven. The Lalo reported contact with an alien vessel described as cube shaped. The distress signal ended abruptly, and she's not been heard from since."
to Picard
TNG : The Best of Both Worlds, Part 1
Riker : 
"You disagree with me, fine. You need to take it to the Captain, then fine. Through me. You do an end run around me again, I'll snap you back so hard, you'll think you're a first year cadet again."
Shelby : 
"May I speak frankly, sir?"
Riker : 
"By all means."
Shelby : 
"You're in my way."
TNG : The Best of Both Worlds, Part 1
Guinan : 
"When a man is convinced that he is going to die tomorow, he'll probably find a way to make it happen."
to Riker
TNG : The Best of Both Worlds, Part 2
Marie : 
"He's still out there, dreaming about starships and adventures. It's getting late."
Robert : 
"Yes. But let him dream."
TNG : Family
Beverly : 
"They're brothers, Data. Brothers forgive."
to Data
TNG : Brothers
Worf : 
"You are Human, and amongst Humans females can achieve anything that the males can."
to Jono
TNG : Suddenly Human
Picard : 
"You're probably not aware of this, but I have never been particularly comfortable around children."
Troi : 
"...really?"
TNG : Suddenly Human
Beverly : 
"If there's nothing wrong with me, maybe there's something wrong with the universe!"
to herself; The sheer chutzpah of this statement is staggering
TNG : Remember Me
Beverly : 
"Computer, what is the nature of the universe?"
Computer : "The universe is a sphereoid region 705 metres in diameter."
TNG : Remember Me
Riker : 
"Without trust there's no friendship, no closeness, none of the emotional bonds that make us who we are."
to Data
TNG : Legacy
Data : 
"The Enterprise is not a ship of war. It is a ship of exploration."
to Ishara
TNG : Legacy
Data : 
"As I experience certain sensory input patterns, my mental pathways become accustomed to them. The input is eventually anticipated and even 'missed' when absent."
to Ishara; on his definition of friendship
TNG : Legacy
K'Ehleyr : 
"Not even a bite on the cheek for old time's sake?"
to Worf
TNG : Reunion
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
K'mpec : 
"Find the assassin. The Klingon who kills without showing his face has no honour! He must not lead the Empire. Such a man would be capable of anything... even war with the Federation."
to Picard
TNG : Reunion
Worf : 
"You have never seen death? Then look, and always remember."
to Alexander
TNG : Reunion
Duras : 
"I'm the only one, Worf! The only one who can prove your innocence! Kill me and you're a traitor forever!"
Worf : 
"Then that is how it shall be!"
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
Riker : 
"Shut up! As in, close your mouth and stop talking!"
to the fake Picard
TNG : Future Imperfect
Picard : 
"Wesley, you remember... I was always proud of you."
to Wesley
TNG : Final Mission
Guinan : 
"Human intuition and instinct are not always right, but they do make life interesting."
to Troi
TNG : The Loss
Riker : 
"Some days you get the bear, and some days the bear gets you."
to Picard
TNG : Data's Day
O'Brien : 
"It's not you I hate, Cardassian. I hate what I became, because of you."
to Glinn Daro
TNG : The Wounded
Ardra : 
"I pity you. We live in a universe of magic, which evidently you cannot see."
to Riker
TNG : Devil's Due
Picard : 
"To many Humans, a mystery is irresistable. It must be solved."
to Troi/Paxan
TNG : Clues
Chancellor Avel Durkem : 
"I will have to say... this morning I was the leader of the universe as I knew it. This afternoon I am only a voice in a chorus. But I think it was a good day."
to Picard; on meeting aliens for the first time
TNG : First Contact
Geordi : 
"There's theory and then there's application. They don't always jibe."
to Brahms
TNG : Galaxy's Child
Troi : 
"To admit that you're afraid gives you strength."
to Worf
TNG : Night Terrors
Geordi : 
"Computer, remove La Forge."
in the holodeck
TNG : Identity Crisis
Crusher : 
"You're worried about Geordi, aren't you?"
Data : 
"I am an android; it is not possible for–"
 Crusher interrupts
Crusher : 
"… you to feel anxiety."
Data : 
"Starfleet personnel have vanished. Others may be at risk. We must do the best we can to find out why. However, I am... strongly motivated to solve this mystery."
TNG : Identity Crisis
Barclay : 
"Young children are sometimes frightened of the world. That doesn't mean that their parents should let them stay in their cribs."
to Troi
TNG : The N'th Degree
Worf : 
"Sir, I protest! I am NOT a merry man!"
to Picard; outraged
TNG : Qpid
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
Troi : 
"Counselor Deanna Troi, personal log, stardate 44805.3. My mother is on board."
to the computer; in the voice of doom
TNG : Half a Life
Geordi : 
"That man's in a lot of trouble."
to O'Brien; regarding Lwaxana's interest in Timicin
TNG : Half a Life
Lwaxana : 
"What does that little one do, Mister Woof?"
Worf : 
"Please, Madam! That is a torpedo launch initiator... and it is Worf, Madam, not Woof."
TNG : Half a Life
Troi : 
"I know you, Mother, and believe me... you will never be one of those who dies before they die."
to Lwaxana
TNG : Half a Life
Timicin : 
"No parent should expect to be paid back for the love they've given their children."
to Lwaxana
TNG : Half a Life
Odan : 
"Speak softly governor. Those who cannot hear an angry shout may strain to hear a whisper."
to Governor Trion Leka
TNG : The Host
Taibak : 
"Welcome, Mr. La Forge. We've waited a long time to meet you."
Geordi : 
"I can tell you've gone to a lot of trouble!"
TNG : The Mind's Eye
Taibak : 
"Who is that man sitting over there?"
Geordi : 
"That's Chief O'Brien."
Taibak : 
"How long has he served with you?"
Geordi : 
"Almost four years."
Taibak : 
"I want you to kill him."
Geordi : 
"OK."
 
after Geordi is brainwashed
TNG : The Mind's Eye
Data : 
"Data to Lieutenant Worf. Priority one."
Worf : 
"Go ahead."
Data : 
"Take Commander La Forge into custody immediately."
Worf : 
"Sir?'"
Data : 
"That is an order."
TNG : The Mind's Eye
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
Worf : 
"I have been told that patience is sometimes a more effective weapon than the sword."
to Picard
TNG : Redemption, Part 1
Duras : 
"The grasp of Duras reaches out from the grave. Much of the Council is still loyal to his family. I must have the Council's support to survive. I cannot expose their treachery. You chose to accept this disgrace for the good of the Empire. Now you must live with your decision... like a Klingon."
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
Gowron : 
"You come to me and demand the restoration of your family honour and now you hide behind human excuses? What are you, Worf? Do you tremble and quake with fear at the approach of combat, hoping to talk your way out of a fight like a human? Or do you hear the cry of the warrior calling you to battle, calling you to glory like a Klingon?"
to Worf
TNG : Redemption, Part 1
Gowron : 
"You both fought as warriors. You have proved your hearts are Klingon. I return your family honour. I give you back that which was wrongfully taken from you. Let your name be spoken once again. You are Worf, son of Mogh."
to Worf
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
Ro : 
"That's one reason why I ran away. They're lost, defeated. I will never be."
to Picard
TNG : Ensign Ro
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
Worf : 
"Congratulations, you are fully dilated to ten centimetres. You may now give birth."
to Keiko
TNG : Disaster
Troi : 
"I never met a chocolate I didn't like."
to Riker
TNG : The Game
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
Dokachin : 
"He probably figures that we don't get to see a lot of handsome women out this way, and someone like you might get a little more cooperation from me. He's probably right."
to Troi
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
Helena : 
"You must do what you think is best for him. That's all a parent can hope to do."
to Worf
TNG : New Ground
Data : 
"I would gladly risk feeling bad at times, if it also meant I could taste my dessert."
to Timothy; Nice foreshadowing of Generations here.
TNG : Hero Worship
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
Geordi : 
"Who gave them the right to decide whether or not I should be here? Whether or not I might have something to contribute?"
to Hannah; regarding the settlement's decision to remove all disabilities from their offspring
TNG : The Masterpiece Society
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
Worf : 
"To die defending his ship is the hope of every Klingon."
to the alien in Data
TNG : Power Play
Crusher : 
"You scare me, doctor. You risk your patient's lives and justify it in the name of research. Genuine research takes time, sometimes a lifetime of painstaking, detailed work in order to get any results. Not for you, you take shortcuts, right through living tissue. You put your research ahead of your patient's lives and as far as I am concerned, that's a violation of our most sacred trust. I'm sure your work will be hailed as a stunning breakthrough. Enjoy your laurels, doctor. I'm not sure I could."
to Russell
TNG : Ethics
Worf : 
"A warrior does not let a friend face danger alone."
to Riker
TNG : The Outcast
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
Worf : 
"You're just supposed to sit here?"
on the mud bath
TNG : Cost of Living
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
Data : 
"It is interesting that people try to find meaningful patterns in things that are essentially random. I have noticed that the images they percieve sometimes suggest what they are thinking about at that particular moment. Besides, it is clearly a bunny rabbit."
to Guinan; on the nebula cloud formations
TNG : Imaginary Friend
Crusher : 
"When I look at my patient, I don't see a collective consciousness. I don't see a hive. I see a living, breathing boy who's been hurt and who needs our help. And we're talking about sending him back to his people as an instrument of destruction."
to Picard
TNG : I, Borg
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
Geordi : 
"But my uniform, my VISOR... are you saying I'm some blind ghost with clothes?"
commenting on Ro's assertion that they are dead
TNG : The Next Phase
Eline : 
"If you remember what we were and how we lived, then we will have found life again."
to Picard
TNG : The Inner Light
Data : 
"I have often wondered about my own mortality as I have seen others age around me. Until now it has been theoretically possible that I would live an unlimited period of time. And although some might find this attractive, to me it only reinforces that fact that I am... artificial."
to Geordi
TNG : Time's Arrow, Part 1
Troi : 
"Poverty was eliminated on Earth a long time ago. And a lot of other things dissapeared with it; hopelessness, despair, cruelty..."
to Clemens
TNG : Time's Arrow, Part 2
Barclay : 
"I know, it sounds crazy, but…"
Troi : 
"It's not crazy at all. You are being taken apart molecule by molecule."
TNG : Realm of Fear
Geordi : 
"Reg, transporting really is the safest way to travel."
to Barclay
TNG : Realm of Fear
Barclay : 
"Chief."
O'Brien : 
"Lieutenant. Glad you could make it. You know, I think this is the first time we've ever spoken outside of the transporter room."
Barclay : 
"Well, to be honest, I've always avoided you."
O'Brien : 
"Why?"
Barclay : 
"Because you run the transporters, and I hate the transporters. At least, I used to."
TNG : Realm of Fear
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
Scotty : 
"N-C-C-1-7-0-1. No bloody A, B, C or D."
to the Holodeck
TNG : Relics
Data : 
"Felis Catus, is your taxonomic nomenclature,
An endothermic quadruped, carnivorous by nature,
Your visual, olfactory, and auditory senses,
Contribute to your hunting skills and natural defenses.
I find myself intrigued by your sub-vocal oscillations,
A singular development of cat communications,
That obviates your basic hedonistic predilection,
For a rhythmic stroking of your fur to demonstrate affection.
A tail is quite essential for your acrobatic talents,
You would not be so agile if you lacked its counterbalance,
And when not being utilized to aid in locomotion,
It often serves to illustrate the state of your emotion.
Oh Spot, the complex levels of behavior you display,
Connote a fairly well developed cognitive array,
And though you are not sentient, Spot, and do not comprehend,
I none-the-less consider you a true and valued friend."
TNG : Schisms
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
Worf : 
"The town of Deadwood may face danger again, Alexander. If they do they'll need a sheriff... and a deputy."
confirming that he will continue to play with Alexander on the holodeck
TNG : A Fistful of Datas
Data : 
"It is true I am acting on my personal beliefs. But I do not see how I can do otherwise."
to Riker
TNG : The Quality of Life
Jellico : 
"And... get that fish out of the ready room."
to Riker
TNG : Chain of Command, Part 1
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
Geordi : 
"What are you doing, Commander?"
Riker : 
"That may not be Lieutenant Uhnari."
 
while Riker as his phaser pointed at Aquiel
TNG : Aquiel
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
Troi : 
"In order to defeat your enemy, you must first understand them."
to Toreth
TNG : Face of the Enemy
Q : 
"That Picard never had a brush with death, never came face to face with his own mortality, never realised how fragile life is. Or how important each moment must be. So his life never came into focus."
to Picard
TNG : Tapestry
Picard : 
"You are a culture of one. Which is no less valid than a culture of one billion."
to Data
TNG : Birthright, Part 1
Toq : 
"You do not kill an animal unless you intend to eat it."
to Tokath
TNG : Birthright, Part 2
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
Romulan : 
"It would seem that we are not completely dissimilar after all. In our hopes, or in our fears."
to Picard
TNG : The Chase
Riker : 
"None of this is real!"
realising that everything he has experienced is a fantasy
TNG : Frame of Mind
Reyga : 
"After all, a Ferengi scientist is almost a contradiction in terms!"
to Crusher
TNG : Suspicions
Kahless : 
"Long ago a storm was heading toward the city of Quin'lat. The people sought protection within the walls, all except one man who remained outside. I went to him and asked what he was doing. 'I am not afraid,' he said. 'I will not hide my face behind stone and mortar. I will stand before the wind and make it respect me.' I honoured his choice and went inside. The next day the storm came, and the man was killed. The wind does not respect a fool."
to Gowron
TNG : Rightful Heir
Riker : 
"It pulses unendingly all through the night..."
His poem
TNG : Second Chances
Riker : 
"All I remember is setting down the food... and then a hissing ball of fur came out of nowhere!"
on feeding Spot
TNG : Timescape
Data : 
"I got angry."
to Riker
TNG : Descent, Part 1
Lore : 
"They had lost their sense of purpose. Well, I gave them their purpose... and they gave me mine."
on the Borg he controlled
TNG : Descent, Part 2
Lore : 
"The reign of biological life-forms is coming to an end. You, Picard, and those like you, are obsolete!"
TNG : Descent, Part 2
Crusher : 
"What's your name?"
Taitt : 
"Taitt, sir."
Crusher : 
"I don't think I've seen you before."
Taitt : 
"I was just posted here six weeks ago."
Crusher : 
"Well, Taitt, I bet you never thought you'd be serving as Tactical Officer after only six weeks."
Taitt : 
"No, sir, I sure didn't!"
TNG : Descent, Part 2
Taitt : 
"If your calculations are even slightly off, we'd hit the atmosphere."
Barnaby : 
"Well, I'll just have to be sure my calculations are accurate, Ensign."
TNG : Descent, Part 2
Barnaby : 
"If her calculations are off that eruption could encompass us!"
Taitt : 
"Well, I'll just have to make sure my calculations are accurate, Lieutenant."
 
reversing the roles from earlier
TNG : Descent, Part 2
Data : 
"Lore. I must deactivate you now."
Lore : 
"Without me, you will never feel emotions again."
Data : 
"I know. But you leave me no other choice."
Lore : 
"I... love you... brother."
Data : 
"Goodbye, Lore."
 
their last ever conversation
TNG : Descent, Part 2
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
Geordi : 
"Data, I wouldn't be very much of a friend if I let you give up on a lifelong dream, now would I? Maybe... someday, when you're ready."
to Data; on not destroying the emotion chip
TNG : Descent, Part 2
Worf : 
"You are an insulting pompous fool. And if you were not an ambassador, I would disembowel you right here!"
to the Iyaaran ambassador
TNG : Liaisons
 On a recorded message
Silva LaForge : 
"I decided I missed my favorite son."
 In person
Geordi : 
"Your only son, Ma."
TNG : Interface
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
Riker : 
"My friend tells me you know something about the man we're looking for."
Yranac : 
"The only reason I'm talking to you is that I have a sister too."
 Riker looks questioningly at Worf
Worf : 
"I explained to him that we are looking for a man who impregnated your sister."
 Riker nods
Riker : 
"So you can imagine how much this means to me."
TNG : Gambit, Part 1
Bartender : "I think you've had a little too much to drink. You better leave. On your way, Yranac."
 Crusher pulls a phaser on the bartender
Crusher : 
"I'm sorry, but I think he wants to stay. Sit down.'"
Riker : 
"That's my sister. She's angry. She's got a vicious temper. I wouldn't cross her."
TNG : Gambit, Part 1
Yranac : 
"You'll like this. The man got what was coming to him. When they knocked him down, one of them took out a weapon and fired. He was vaporized!"
Troi : 
"He's telling the truth."
TNG : Gambit, Part 1
Data : 
"If Captain Picard were here..."
Riker : 
"He's not."
Data : 
"I realize that, sir. But if he were and he wanted to lead an away team, you would tell him that the captain's place..."
Riker : 
"...is on the bridge. Not this time."
TNG : Gambit, Part 1
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
Data : 
"May I inquire as to your destination?"
Koral : 
"No."
Data : 
"May I ask the purpose of your journey?"
Koral : 
"No."
TNG : Gambit, Part 2
Picard : 
"Oh, what a tangled web we weave."
to Riker
TNG : Gambit, Part 2
Troi : 
"He's alright, he's only stunned."
Data : 
"I must admit, I am experiencing a similar sensation."
Riker : 
"This is going to take a little time to explain."
 
after the Riker was "killed" by Picard
TNG : Gambit, Part 2
Worf : 
"It would take them at least 14 hours to reach that position."
Geordi : 
"We could be there in five."
Data : 
"Make it so."
Worf : 
"Finally."
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
Workman (parasite) : 
"Be quiet!"
to Data; annoyed at the irritating noise Data is producing
TNG : Phantasms
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
Data : 
"Goodnight Spot."
Spot : "Meow."
TNG : Phantasms
Data : 
"He will need to be fed once a day. He prefers feline supplement number 25."
Worf : 
"I understand."
Data : 
"And he will require water. And you must provide him with a sandbox. And you must talk to him. Tell him he is a pretty cat. And a good cat."
Worf : 
"I will feed him."
Data : 
"Perhaps that will be enough."
TNG : Phantasms
Troi : 
"Sometimes a cake is just a cake."
to Data
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
Lwaxana : 
"Aren't you going to mingle, Mr. Woof?"
Worf : 
"I do not care for telepaths. They make me... uneasy."
Lwaxana : 
"Don't worry. The Cairn couldn't read your thoughts even if they wanted to. Your brain isn't sophisticated enough."
 Riker smiles
Lwaxana : 
"Neither is yours, dear. They can only communicate with other telepaths."
TNG : Dark Page
Lwaxana : 
"I wish you could have known her, Deanna. I wish you two could have grown up together."
Deanna : 
"Tell me about her. I want to know everything."
TNG : Dark Page
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
Data : 
"Why is Spot under the bed?"
Geordi : 
"Probably because she knows if I catch her, I'm going to kill her."
TNG : Force of Nature
Geordi : 
"Half the time, I didn't know if she was going to lick me or scratch my face off."
to Data; on Spot
TNG : Force of Nature
Geordi : 
"How about a phaser? A low stun setting at just the right moment might do the trick..."
Data : 
"Geordi, I cannot stun my cat."
TNG : Force of Nature
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
Juliana Tainer : 
"I helped create you and now… look at you."
Data : 
"You were a colleague of Dr. Soong?"
Juliana Tainer : 
"I most certainly was... and I was also his wife. In a way, I suppose you could say I am your mother."
TNG : Inheritance
Juliana : 
"Some of the colonists objected to having an anatomically correct android running around without any clothes on."
to Data; on his early days
TNG : Inheritance
Data : 
"The positronic matrix I designed for her was unstable. She only lived a short time."
Juliana : 
"I see."
Data : 
"In a sense, you were her grandmother."
TNG : Inheritance
Worf : 
"That was not a Klingon song!"
Troi : 
"It wasn't easy to translate. There doesn't seem to be a Klingon word for 'jolly'."
 
after she attempted to translate "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow"
TNG : Parallels
Alternate Wesley Crusher : 
"Captain, we're receiving 285,000 hails."
to Alternate Picard
TNG : Parallels
Alternate Data : 
"At this rate, the sector will be completely filled with Enterprises within three days."
to Alternate Picard
TNG : Parallels
Deanna : 
"I know Klingons like to be alone on their birthdays. You probably want to meditate, or hit yourself with a painstick, or something."
to Worf
TNG : Parallels
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
Pressman : 
"Will, don't worry. It won't be like it was twelve years ago… and this time no one's going to stop us."
to Riker
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
Pressman : 
"I made you, mister and I can break you just as easily!"
to Riker
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
Nikolai Rozhenko : 
"I wasn't going to let those people die just because your captain started quoting Federation dogma."
TNG : Homeward
Worf : 
"It is the sign of La Forge."
to Boraalans; explaining a holodeck malfunction
TNG : Homeward
Worf : 
"I will have to explain this to Mother and Father."
Nikolai : 
"They won't understand."
Worf : 
"They may. I will tell them that you are happy."
TNG : Homeward
Beverly : 
"It's a family heirloom. It's been in the Howard clan for generations. It's supposed to symbolize the enduring Howard spirit. Wherever they may go, the shining light to guide them through their fortune. Nana always kept it lit. I remember sitting here listening to ghost stories with only the candle burning."
about the candle
TNG : Sub Rosa
Crusher : 
"You have been using me, Nana, my entire family for centuries!"
Ronin : 
"And I loved all of them! And they loved me."
TNG : Sub Rosa
Ronin : 
"Beverly... I love you. Bever..."
to Beverley; shooting him with her phaser
TNG : Sub Rosa
Riker : 
"Lavelle."
Lavelle : 
"Sir?"
Riker : 
"Resume previous course and speed."
Lavelle : 
"Aye-aye, sir."
Riker : 
"One "aye" is sufficient acknowledgment, Ensign."
TNG : Lower Decks
Sito : 
"How would you like to be a spider under that table?"
Lavelle : 
"What?"
Sito : 
"A spider under the table."
Lavelle : 
"Is that like a fly on the wall?"
Sito : 
"I guess so."
 
pondering what the senior officers are discussing
TNG : Lower Decks
Worf : 
"Defend yourself!"
to Sito
TNG : Lower Decks
Lavelle : 
"My grandfather was Canadian, you know."
Riker : 
"Really?"
Lavelle : 
"Aren't you one, too?"
Riker : 
"A grandfather?"
Lavelle : 
"No. Canadian, sir. Canadian."
Riker : 
"No, I grew up in Alaska."
Lavelle : 
"Oh. Well… they both… get a lot of snow."
Riker : 
"Yeah."
Lavelle : 
"It was good talking to you, sir."
Riker : 
"Yeah."
TNG : Lower Decks
Sito : 
"Sir, is there really such a thing as a gik'tal challenge?"
Worf : 
"No, there is not. But perhaps next time you are judged unfairly, it will not take so many bruises for you to protest."
TNG : Lower Decks
Ben : 
"Excuse me, sir, but I need to move this table."
Worf : 
"What?"
Ben : 
"There's an empty seat over there."
Worf : 
"I appreciate what you are trying to do, but it is not appropriate. You were her friends. I was only her commanding officer."
Ben : 
"Sir, I happen to know that she considered you a friend."
TNG : Lower Decks
 Riker makes his trombone "talk"
Troi : 
"You know, this is a much better way of communicating for you. It's far less confusing than the way you normally speak."
Riker : 
"Did you come here for something in particular, or just general Riker-bashing?"
TNG : Thine Own Self
Riker : 
"Congratulations, you just destroyed the Enterprise."
to Troi; on failing the bridge officers exam
TNG : Thine Own Self
Riker : 
"Congratulations, you passed."
Troi : 
"That's what this was all about, wasn't it – to see if I'd order someone to their death?"
Riker : 
"That's right…"
Troi : 
"I knew that was part of being in command, and I thought I'd prepared for it – but when the moment came, I hesitated…Maybe you were right, maybe I'm not cut out for this…"
Riker : 
"You did exactly what you had to do. You considered all your options, you tried every alternative, and then you made the hard choice."
TNG : Thine Own Self
Deanna : 
"Well… if you'll excuse me, um… I have the bridge this watch."
Data : 
"Counselor, have you been promoted in my absence?"
Deanna : 
"That's right. Which means from now on you can call me 'sir.'"
Data : 
"Yes, sir."
TNG : Thine Own Self
Data : 
"How can I reproduce a sound with clay?"
to Troi
TNG : Masks
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
Data : 
"Geordi, would you agree that the instinct for self-preservation is shared by most lifeforms?"
Geordi : 
"I'd say it's probably the most basic instinct, Data."
Data : 
"Hmm. That being the case, I find it difficult to understand why someone would deliberately terminate their own existence."
TNG : Eye of the Beholder
Riker : 
"Is there someone in particular that you're talking about?"
Worf : 
"No. Is there someone in particular you would rather I not be involved with?"
Riker : 
"Mr. Worf, you sound like a man who's asking his friend if he can start dating his sister!"
Worf : 
"No! No, I was merely… never mind. Excuse me, sir."
TNG : Eye of the Beholder
Crusher : 
"Reg, you don't have Terellian Death Syndrome!"
Barclay : 
"Are you… you're sure?"
Crusher : 
"I'm sure."
TNG : Genesis
Barclay : 
"Doctor! My capillaries are shrinking!"
to Crusher
TNG : Genesis
Picard : 
"Well… before I begin swinging through the ship, looking for breakfast, we need to find some answers."
TNG : Genesis
Crusher : 
"He transformed into a spider… and now he's had a disease named after him."
Troi : 
"I think I'd better clear my calendar for the next few weeks."
 
about Reg Barclay
TNG : Genesis
Nechayev : 
"Diplomacy is the art of the possible."
to Picard
TNG : Journey's End
Wesley Crusher : 
"Starfleet isn't for me."
TNG : Journey's End
Riker : 
"Earl Grey tea, watercress sandwiches, and Bularian canapés… are you up for promotion?"
to Picard
TNG : Journey's End
Anthwara : 
"I was right, captain. You did not take us from our land… and you have wiped clean a very old stain of blood."
to Picard
TNG : Journey's End
Picard : 
"Well, good luck, Mister… good luck, Wesley."
Wesley : 
"Thank you… for a lot of things."
TNG : Journey's End
Quark : 
"Yes, Lursa and B'Etor… big talk, small tips."
TNG : Firstborn
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
Data : 
"Unlikely as it may sound, I believe the Enterprise may be forming an intelligence."
TNG : Emergence
Riker : 
"I never thought we'd be firing on our own people to protect a Cardassian ship."
TNG : Preemptive Strike
Ro : 
"I've spent the better part of my life fighting the Cardassians. I never thought I'd be helping them out."
as she agrees to infiltrate the Maquis
TNG : Preemptive Strike
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
Data : 
"Q's interest in you has always been very similar to that of a master and his beloved pet. That was only an analogy, captain."
to Picard
TNG : All Good Things
Q : 
"Two down, one to go..."
to Picard; as two of the Enterprise-D's are destroyed
TNG : All Good Things
Q : 
"See you... out there."
to Picard
TNG : All Good Things
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

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