The Neutral Zone (Star Trek: The Next Generation) Quotes

The Neutral Zone (Star Trek: The Next Generation) is a TV show that debuted in 1970 . The Neutral Zone ended in 1970.

It features Ron Jones (composer) in charge of musical score.

The Neutral Zone (Star Trek: The Next Generation) Quotes

• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "A lot has changed in the past three hundred years. People are no longer obsessed with the accumulation of things. We've eliminated hunger, want, the need for possessions. We've grown out of our infancy."
• (Ralph Offenhouse) "You've got it all wrong. It has never been about possessions. It's about power."
• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "Power to do what?"
• (Ralph Offenhouse) "To control your life, your destiny."
• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "That kind of control is an illusion."
• (Ralph Offenhouse) "Really? I'm here, aren't I? I should be dead. But I'm not."

• (L. Q. 'Sonny' Clemonds) "I'd like me, uh, a thick Kansas City steak and, uh, some country fried potatoes and, uh, a mess of greens. Oh, hell, just forget all that and give me a martini, straight up with, er, two olives; for the vitamins."

• (L. Q. 'Sonny' Clemonds) "Let's see if the Braves are on, how do you cut on this teevee?"
• (Commander William T. Riker) "Teevee?"
• (L. Q. 'Sonny' Clemonds) "Yeah, the boob tube. Uh, I'd like to see how the Braves are doing after all this time. Probably still finding ways to lose."

• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "They were already dead. I mean, what more could have happened to them?"

• (Lt. Commander Data) "They are the most unusual humans I have ever encountered."
• (Commander William T. Riker) "Well, from what I've seen of our guests, there's not much to redeem them. Makes one wonder how our species survived the 21st century."

• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "Stay sharp, no surprises. I would rather out-think them than out-fight them."

• (Lieutenant Worf) "What gives them the right to enter Federation space?"
• (Commander Tebok) "Silence your dog, Captain."
• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "Lt. Worf's question is valid."
• (Subcommander Thei) "To even ask such a question implies that we need permission. We do not."

• (Lieutenant Geordi La Forge) "The last time we encountered them was decades ago. Cost thousands of lives."
• (Ralph Offenhouse) "I can believe that."

• (L. Q. 'Sonny' Clemonds) "What's this 'Neutral Zone'?"
• (Lt. Commander Data) "It is a buffer between the Romulan Empire and the Federation."
• (L. Q. 'Sonny' Clemonds) "Why does that make me nervous?"
• (Lt. Commander Data) "I do not know."
• (L. Q. 'Sonny' Clemonds) "Well, we won't be invitin' these Romulans to our party, will we?"
• (Lt. Commander Data) "No, that would not be -- appropriate."

• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "Welcome to the 24th century."

• (Lieutenant Worf) "Captain, these are Romulans. They are without honor. They killed my parents in an attack on Khitomer when they were supposed to be our allies. They believe Humans and Klingons are a waste of skin."

• (L. Q. 'Sonny' Clemonds) "The whole deal was a long shot, but I figured, what the hell, might as well give them the dough instead o' leavin' it to my ex-wives."

• (L. Q. 'Sonny' Clemonds) "What do you guys do? I mean, you don't drink and you ain't got no TV. Must be kind of boring, innit?"

• (L. Q. 'Sonny' Clemonds) "I just got to have a little somethin' to jump-start the morning and a little somethin' else to shut down the night."
• (Doctor Beverly Crusher) "You have no medical need."
• (L. Q. 'Sonny' Clemonds) "Well, it ain't a matter of need, darling, it's a matter of survival."
• (Doctor Beverly Crusher) "Sorry."
• (L. Q. 'Sonny' Clemonds) "Not to worry, Old Watosh will scuffle along th' best way he can."

• (Ralph Offenhouse) "This is the worst run ship I have ever been on. You should take some lessons from the QE2. Now, that's an efficient operation."
• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "Data, identify: what is a QE2?"
• (Lt. Commander Data) "It was a passenger liner, which mostly traveled Earth's Atlantic Ocean during the late 20th and early 21st centuries."
• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "He's comparing the Enterprise to a cruise ship ?"

• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "This is the 24th century. Material needs no longer exist."
• (Ralph Offenhouse) "Then what's the challenge?"
• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "The challenge, Mr. Offenhouse, is to improve yourself. To enrich yourself. Enjoy it."

• (Ralph Offenhouse) "Captain, I didn't mean to come on so strong. It's just that I've built my whole life on knowing what's going on, and for the first time I feel -- completely out of touch. It's, er, making me crazy. You can understand that?"
• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "That's the first thing you've said I do understand. And please, stay off the com panels."

• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "Sounds like someone who hated life. Yet he had himself frozen, presumably so he could go through it all again."
• (Doctor Beverly Crusher) "Too afraid to live, too scared to die."

• (L. Q. 'Sonny' Clemonds) "Duty calls, hey, I understand. Why don't you come back later on an' you and me'll find us a couple o' low-mileage pit woofies and help 'em build a memory?"

• (Commander William T. Riker) "Having them on board is like a visit from the past."
• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "That would take us in the wrong direction. Our mission is to go forward; and it's just begun."

• (L. Q. 'Sonny' Clemonds) "You know, you're just about the prettiest little doctor I've ever seen."

• (Commander Tebok) "Your presence is not wanted. Do you understand my meaning, Captain? We -- are back."
• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "I think our lives just became a lot more complicated."

• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "Who is responsible?"
• (Ralph Offenhouse) "They haven't got a clue. They're hoping you know; but they're too arrogant to ask."
• (Commander William T. Riker) "You're out of line, Mister."
• (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) "Yes. But it's a correct assessment."

• (Ralph Offenhouse) "I'm not going anywhere."

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