Encounter at Farpoint Quotes

Encounter at Farpoint is a TV show that appeared on TV in 1970 . Encounter at Farpoint ended its run in 1970.

It features Dennis McCarthy (composer) in charge of musical score.

Encounter at Farpoint Quotes

• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "Shut off that damn noise. Go to yellow alert."

• (Q) "I see now, it was too simple a puzzle. Generosity has always been my -- weakness."

• (Q) "Thou art notified that thy kind hath infiltrated the galaxy too far already. Thou art directed to return to thine own solar system immediately."

• (Commander William T. Riker) "Personal log, Commander William Riker, stardate 41153.7; The USS Hood has dropped me off at Farpoint Station, where I await the arrival of the new USS Enterprise, to which I have been assigned as First Officer. Meanwhile, I have been asked to visit the Farpoint administrator's office in the old city."

• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "You will agree, Data, that Starfleet's orders are difficult."
• (Lt. Commander Data) "Difficult? Simply solve the mystery of Farpoint Station."

• (Lieutenant Geordi La Forge) "Sir, the Enterprise is arriving, but --"

• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "Now hear this: printout message, urgent, all stations on all decks. Prepare for emergency saucer sep. You will command the saucer section, Lieutenant."
• (Lieutenant Worf) "I'm a Klingon, sir. For me to seek escape when my Captain goes into battle --"
• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "You are a Starfleet officer, Lieutenant."
• (Lieutenant Worf) "Aye, sir."

• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "We've no fear of what the true facts about us will reveal."

• (Q) "You must return to your world and put an end to the commies. All it takes are a few good men."

• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "He does seem to have a very good grasp of starship operations."
• (Doctor Beverly Crusher) "You've just won his mother's heart, Captain."

• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "Commander, signal the following in all languages and on all frequencies: we surrender. State that we are not asking for any terms or conditions."

• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "Lieutenant. Do you intend to blast a hole in the viewer?"

• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "We humans know our past, even when we're ashamed of it. I recognize this court system as the one that agreed with that line from Shakespeare: "Kill all the lawyers.""
• (Q) "Which was done."
• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "Leading to the rule "Guilty until proven innocent.""
• (Q) "Of course. Bringing the innocent to trial would be unfair."

• (Battle Bridge Conn) "You know anything about Farpoint Station, sir? It sounds like a fairly dull place."
• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "We've heard that we may find it rather interesting."

• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "Isn't it a little presumptuous of a first officer to second-guess his captain's judgment?"
• (Commander William T. Riker) "Permission to speak candidly, sir?"
• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "Always."
• (Commander William T. Riker) "Having been a first officer yourself, you know that assuming that responsibility must, by definition, include the safety of the captain. I have no problem with following any rules you lay down, short of compromising your safety."
• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "And you don't intend to back off from that position?"
• (Commander William T. Riker) "No, sir."

• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "Leave us. We've passed your little test."
• (Q) "Temper, temper, mon Captaine."
• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "Get off my ship."
• (Q) "I do so only because it suits me to leave. But I will not promise never to appear again."

• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "Lieutenant; are you recommending that we fight a life form that can do all those things?"

• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "Let's see what this Galaxy-class starship can do."

• (Doctor Beverly Crusher) "Actually, we were about to do some shopping."

• (Wesley Crusher) "Mother. It's Commander Riker."

• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "Come."

• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "What the hell? Children are not allowed on the bridge."
• (Doctor Beverly Crusher) "Sir, my son is not on the bridge; he merely accompanied me on the turbolift."
• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "Your son?"
• (Doctor Beverly Crusher) "His name's Wesley. You last saw him years ago, when --"
• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "Ah -- Well; as long as he's here --"
• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "I, er -- I knew -- I knew your father, Wesley."

• (Counselor Deanna Troi) "Farpoint Station. Even the name sounds mysterious."

• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "Captain's log, stardate 41153.7; Our destination is planet Deneb IV, beyond which lies the great, unexplored mass of the galaxy. My orders are to examine Farpoint, a starbase built there by the inhabitants of that world. Meanwhile, I am becoming better acquainted with my new command, this Galaxy-class USS Enterprise. I am still somewhat in awe of its size and complexity. As for my crew, we are short in several key positions, most notably a first officer. But I'm informed that a highly experienced man, one Commander William Riker, will be waiting to join the ship at our Deneb IV destination."

• (Q) "Soldiers, you will press those triggers if this criminal answers with any word other than 'guilty'."

• (Q) "You will now answer to the charge of being a grievously savage race."
• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "'Grievously savage' could mean anything. I will answer only specific charges."
• (Q) "Are you certain you want a full disclosure of human ugliness? So be it, fool."

• (Commander William T. Riker) "Captain, if he's not open to evidence in our favor, where will you go from there?"
• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "I'll attend to my duty."
• (Commander William T. Riker) "To the bitter end?"
• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "I see nothing so bitter about that."

• (Lieutenant Worf) "Shields and deflectors up, sir."

• (Commander William T. Riker) "Do you consider yourself superior to us?"
• (Lt. Commander Data) "I am superior, sir, in many ways. But I would gladly give it up to be human."
• (Commander William T. Riker) "Nice to meet you -- Pinocchio."

• (Lt. Commander Data) "Sorry, sir. I seem to be commenting on everything."
• (Commander William T. Riker) "Good. Don't stop, my friend."

• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "Some problem, Riker?"
• (Commander William T. Riker) "Just hoping this isn't the usual way our missions will go, sir."
• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "Oh, no, Number One. I'm sure most will be much more interesting.; Let's see what's out there. Engage."

• (Lt. Commander Data) "At least we are acquainted with the judge, Captain."

• (Lt. Commander Data) "Prejudice is very human."

• (Zorn) "Captain. The Ferengi would be very interested in a base like this."
• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "Fine. Let's hope they find you as tasty as they did their past associates."

• (Zorn) "Captain, that thing was killing my people."
• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "Was there a reason?"
• (Q) "It is an unknown, Captain. Isn't that enough?"
• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "If you'd earned that uniform you're wearing, you'd know that the unknown is what brings us out here."
• (Q) "Wasted effort considering human intelligence."

• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "Space -- the Final Frontier. These are the voyages of the Star Ship, 'Enterprise'. Its continuing mission -- to see out new worlds. To seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go where no one has gone, before."

• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "One further thing; special favor."
• (Commander William T. Riker) "Anything, sir."
• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "Using the same strength you showed with Captain DeSoto, I would appreciate it if you could keep me from making an ass of myself with children."
• (Commander William T. Riker) "Sir?"
• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "I'm not a family man, Riker. And yet, Starfleet has given me a ship with children aboard."
• (Commander William T. Riker) "Yes, sir."
• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "And I, er -- I don't feel comfortable with children. But since a captain needs an image of genealogy, you're to see that's what I project."
• (Commander William T. Riker) "Aye, sir."
• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "Welcome to the Enterprise, Commander Riker."

• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "Would you object to your Captain ordering a clearly illegal kidnapping?"
• (Commander William T. Riker) "No objection, sir."

• (Commander William T. Riker) "What do we do now, Captain? With their monitoring our every move and every word?"
• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "We do exactly what we'd do if this Q never existed. If we're going to be damned, let's be damned for what we really are."

• (Admiral Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy) "Well, this is a new ship. But she's got the right name. Now, you remember that, you hear?"
• (Lt. Commander Data) "I will, sir."
• (Admiral Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy) "You treat her like a lady. And she'll always bring you home."

• (Commander William T. Riker) "He calls that a little adventure?"

• (Q) "Captain, you may find that you are not nearly clever enough to deal with what lies ahead for you."

• (Admiral Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy) "How old do you think I am, anyway?"
• (Lt. Commander Data) "137 years, Admiral, according to Starfleet records."
• (Admiral Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy) "Explain how you remember that so exactly."
• (Lt. Commander Data) "I remember every fact I am exposed to, sir."
• (Admiral Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy) "I don't see no points on your ears, boy, but you sound like a Vulcan."
• (Lt. Commander Data) "No, sir. I am an android."
• (Admiral Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy) "Hmph. Almost as bad."

• (Lt. Commander Data) "Inquiry: the word -- 'snoop'?"
• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "Data, how can you be programed as a virtual encyclopedia of human information without knowing a simple word like 'snoop'?"
• (Lt. Commander Data) "Possibility: a kind of human behavior I was not designed to emulate."

• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "Do we have clearance?"
• (Lt. Commander Data) "Aye sir, into standard parking orbit."
• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "Make it so."

• (Lt. Commander Data) "In the year 2036, the new United Nations declared that no Earth citizen could be made to answer for the crimes of his race or forbears."

• (Q) "He's such a dullard, isn't he?"

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