The more difficult the task, the sweeter the victory.
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| — | Cmdr. William T. Riker, Star Trek: The Next Generation (Captain’s Holiday) |
There comes a time when a man finds that he can’t fall in love again, he knows that it’s time to stop.
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| — | Capt. Montgomery “Scotty” Scott, Star Trek: The Next Generation (Relics) |
Imprisonment is an injury, regardless of how you justify it.
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| — | Capt. Jean-Luc Picard, Star Trek: The Next Generation (Allegiance) |
A Klingon’s honor means more to him than his life.
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| — | Kurn, Star Trek: The Next Generation (Sins of the Father) |
If being human is not simply a matter of being born flesh and blood, if it is instead a way of thinking, acting and feeling, then I am hopeful that one day I will discover my own humanity. Until then… I will continue learning, changing, growing, and trying to become more than what I am.
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| — | Lt. Cmdr. Data, Star Trek: The Next Generation (Data’s Day) |
…it is the struggle itself that is most important. We must strive to be more than we are… It does not matter that we will never reach our ultimate goal. The effort yields its own rewards.
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| — | Lt. Cmdr. Data, Star Trek: The Next Generation (The Offspring) |
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.
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| — | Lt. Natasha Yar, Star Trek: The Next Generation (Yesterday’s Enterprise) |
…in our system of jurisprudence, a man is innocent, until proved guilty.
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| — | Capt. Jean-Luc Picard, Star Trek: The Next Generation (A Matter of Perspective) |
It was a mistake! I never should’ve picked human! I knew it the moment I said it. To think of a future in this shell, forced to cover myself with a fabric because of some outdated human morality! To say nothing of being too hot or too cold. Growing feeble with age. Losing my hair. Catching a disease? Being ticklish? Sneezing? Having an itch? A pimple? Bad breath? Having to bathe?!
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| — | Q, Star Trek: The Next Generation (Deja Q) |
