Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) - Quotes

Communication Among Crew Members

Jean-Luc Picard: Geordi.

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The Conflict Between Tradition and Change

Anij: We've always known that to survive, we had to remain apart. Hasn't been easy. Many of the young people want to know more about the offland. They're attracted to stories of a faster pace of life.

Jean-Luc Picard: Most of my people who live that fast a life, would sell their souls to slow it down.

Anij: But not you?

Anij: You don't live up to your reputation as an offlander, Picard.

Jean-Luc Picard: Well, in defense of offlanders, there are many more like me.

Anij: Who wouldn't be tempted by the promise of perpetual youth? I don't think so.

Jean-Luc Picard: You give me more credit than I deserve. Well, of course I'm tempted, who wouldn't be? But some of the darkest chapters in the history of my world involve the forced relocation of a small group of people, to satisfy the demands of a large one. I'd hoped that we'd learned from our mistakes, but... it seems that some of us haven't. (Picard turns to a beautifully made blanket) This is extraordinary craftsmanship.

Anij: It's the work of students. They're almost ready to become apprentices. In 30 or 40 years, some of them will take their place among the artisans.

Jean-Luc Picard: Apprenticing for 30 years. Did your people's mental discipline develop here?

Anij: More questions. Always the explorer. If you stay long enough, that will change.

Jean-Luc Picard: Will it?

Anij: You stop reviewing what happened yesterday. Stop planning for tomorrow. Let me ask you a question. Have you ever experienced a perfect moment in time?

Jean-Luc Picard: A perfect moment?

Anij: When time seemed to stop, and you could almost live in that moment.

Anij: Yes, exactly. Nothing more complicated than perception. You explore the universe. We've discovered that a single moment in time can be a universe in itself. Full of powerful forces. Most people aren't aware enough of the now to even notice.

Jean-Luc Picard: I wish I could spare a few centuries to learn.

Anij: It took us centuries to learn that it doesn't have to take centuries to learn.

Jean-Luc Picard: There's one thing I don't understand. In 300 years, you never learned to swim?

Anij: Ha ha ha! I just haven't got around to it yet. I wonder if you're aware of the trust you engender, Jean-Luc Picard. In my experience, it's unusual for -

Jean-Luc Picard: For an offlander?

Anij: For someone so young.

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Confusion Over Gorch in Starfleet Briefing

Worf: No, sir.

Jean-Luc Picard: [Notices a huge blemish on Worf's face] Debrief them again. Have you been in a fight, Mr. Worf?

Worf: [sighs] No, sir. It is a gorch.

Jean-Luc Picard: Gorch?

Data: [whispers] Pimple, sir.

Jean-Luc Picard: Oh, well, it's, uh-- it's hardly noticeable.

William Riker: [Referring to his own clean-shaven face] Smooth as an android's bottom, eh, Data?

Data: I beg your pardon, sir?

Data: May I? raises his hand to Riker's face

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Stranded in Water: A Call for Help

Anij: Help! I can't swim!

Jean-Luc Picard: Don't panic!

Anij: I've been shot at, thrown into a lake out of a ship that's come to abduct us - what's there to panic about?

Data: In the event of a water landing, I have been designed to serve as a flotation device.

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Memory Gaps and Mission Recall in Star Trek

Data: [Geordi shows several microchips he is holding] I seem to be missing several memory engrams. There they are.

Jean-Luc Picard: Data, what's the last thing that you remember?

Data: [singing] His nose should pant, and his lip should curl--

Jean-Luc Picard: Uh, from the mission.

Data: I was in an isolation suit gathering physiometric data on the Ba'Ku. My last memory is going into the hills following some children.

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Time Travel and Unexpected Surprises

William Riker: Counselor, do you think it's possible for two people to go back in time, fix a mistake they've made?

Deanna Troi: [Riker kisses her, and she pushes him away] On this ship, anything's possible. Yuck!

William Riker: Yuck"?

Deanna Troi: I never kissed you with a beard before.

William Riker: I kiss you, and you say "yuck"?

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Debate on Non-Interference and Cultural Interaction

Jean-Luc Picard: Our people have a strict policy of non-interference in other cultures. It's our Prime Directive.

Anij: Your directive apparently doesn't include spying on other cultures.

Tournel: There was a phase variance in his positronic matrix which we were unable to repair.

Anij: I think the Captain finds it hard to believe that we'd have any skills for repairing positronic devices.

Sojef: Our technological abilities are not apparent because we have chosen not to employ them in our daily lives. We believe when you create a machine to do the work of a man, you take something away from the man.

Anij: But at one time, we explored the galaxy just as you do.

Anij: Capability, yes. But where can warp drive take us, except away from here?

Jean-Luc Picard: I ...apologise for our intrusion.

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Discussion of Gilbert and Sullivan in Star Trek

Jean-Luc Picard: Mr. Worf, do you know Gilbert and Sullivan?

Worf: No, sir. I have not had a chance to meet all the new crew members since I have been back.

Jean-Luc Picard: They're composers, Worf. From the 19th century.

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Unexpected Guests Disrupt the Banquet

Beverly Crusher: You either need a new uniform or a new neck.

Jean-Luc Picard: Euchene Chefaw. My collar size is exactly as it was at the Academy.

Beverly Crusher: Of course it is.

William Riker: Our guests have arrived. They are eating the floral arrangements on the banquet tables.

Beverly Crusher: I guess they don't believe in cocktails before dinner.

Deanna Troi: Oh, my God. Are they vegetarian? That's not in there!

Jean-Luc Picard: Perhaps we should have the chef whip up a light balsamic vinaigrette-- Something that goes well with chrysanthemums.

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Resolution of Future Conflicts

Adhar Ru'afo: After today, that won't be a problem... for either of us.

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Longing for Unconventional Connections

Adhar Ru'afo: I'm going to miss these little flesh-stretching sessions of ours, my dear.

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Dinner Plans Altered by Admiral's Absence

Adhar Ru'afo: Admiral Dougherty will not be joining us for dinner. Deploy the collector.

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Eliminate Interference from Picard and Crew

Adhar Ru'afo: If Picard, or any of his crew interfere... eliminate them.

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Power and Authority in Space Conflict

Adhar Ru'afo: Picard's first officer? You really believe he'll listen? My ships are powerful enough to intercept the Enterprise before it reaches the perimeter. I could send them to... escort it back. But Commander Riker might not want to come.

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The Federation's Struggle for Survival

Adhar Ru'afo: Federation support. Federation procedures. Federation rules. Look in the mirror, Admiral. The Federation is old. In the past 24 months, they've been challenged by every major power in the quadrant: the Borg, the Cardassians, the Dominion. They all smell the scent of death on the Federation. That's why you've embraced our offer. Because it will give your dear Federation new life. Well, how badly do you want it, admiral? Because there are hard choices to be made now. If the Enterprise gets the news to the Federation about their brave captain's valiant struggle on behalf of the defenseless Ba'ku, your Federation's politicians will waver. Your Federation opinion polls will open a public debate. Your Federation allies will want their say. You-- need I go on?

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Impending Doom for the System's Inhabitants

Adhar Ru'afo: In six hours, every living thing in this system will be dead or dying.

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The Federation's Ignorance of the Truth

Adhar Ru'afo: The Federation will never know what happened here.

Worf's Unusual Craving for Kolar Beast Blood

Worf: I have an odd craving for the blood of a live kolar beast

Negotiation Driven by Imminent Danger

Worf: Captain, the Son'a crew want to negotiate a cease-fire. It may have something to do with the fact that they have 3 minutes of air left.

Worf Expresses His Aggressive Feelings

Worf: Definitely feeling aggressive tendencies, sir!

Confronting Adversity and Taking a Stand

William Riker: We're through running from these bastards.

Klingons and Their Grand Approaches

William Riker: [Notices a large pimple on Worf] Klingons never do anything small, do you?

Confronting Cowardice and Moral Courage

Jean-Luc Picard: And you? It's turned you into a coward. A man who denies his own conscience. A coward without the moral courage to prevent an atrocity. You offend me.

Time's Up in Star Trek: Insurrection

Jean-Luc Picard: Sorry. Time's up.

Aging and Responsibility in Starfleet

Jean-Luc Picard: Ru'afo, we're getting too old for this.

A Command to Destroy an Object

Jean-Luc Picard: Mr. Worf, destroy that thing.

A Plea for Humanity's Survival

Jean-Luc Picard: I am not pleading for my life. I'm pleading for yours.

The Morality of Numbers in Decision Making

Jean-Luc Picard: How many people does it take before it becomes wrong? A thousand? Fifty thousand? A million? How many people DOES IT TAKE, admiral?

Lessons from History's Dark Chapters

Jean-Luc Picard: But some of the darkest chapters in the history of my world involved the forced relocation of a small group of people to satisfy the demands of a large one. I'd hoped that we had learned from our mistakes, but it seems some of us haven't.