[over ship's intercom] To all Starfleet personel, this is the Captain. It is my sad duty to inform you that a member of the crew, Ensign Sito Jaxa has been lost in the line of duty. She was the finest example of a Starfleet officer and a young woman of remarkable courage and strength of character. Her loss will be deeply felt by all who knew her. Picard out.
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S1 E15Unfinished Business
Geordi,…what…does it feel like…when a person is losing his mind?
Have I been dreaming again?
Do not approach me unannounced—especially while I am eating.
One thing is clear: you'll never look at your hairline the same way again.
Oh, you'd like me to connect the dots for you, lead you from A to B to C, so that your puny mind could comprehend. How boring.
Goodbye, Jean-Luc. I'm gonna miss you…you had such potential. But then again, all good things must come to an end…
[In Future Timeline]
[In distance] Captain Picard to the bridge. Captain we've got a problem with the warp core, or the phase inducers, or some other damn thing.
Geordi!
[At Cambridge University where Data holds the Lucasian Chair.]
JJessel
If you're really his friend you'll get him to take that gray out of his hair.
Jessel...
JJessel
Looks like a bloody skunk.
She can be frightfull trying at times, but, she does make me laugh.
Data, what is it with the hair anyway?
I've found that a touch of gray adds an air of distinction.
You say this is Earl Grey, I'd swear that it was Darjeeling.
JJessel
Hmm.
Time may be eternal, Captain, but our patience is not. It's time to put an end to your little "trek" through the stars; make room for other more…worthy species.
You're...going to deny us travel through space?
[to crowd] He doesn't understand! [to Picard] You obtuse piece of flotsam, you are to be denied existence. Humanity's fate has been sealed, you will be destroyed.
[In Future Timeline]
[Appearing aged, raises an ear trumpet] Eh? What did she say, sonny? I couldn't quite hear her.
Q! What is going on? Where is the anomaly?
Where's your mommy? Well, I don't know!
You just don't get it, do you, Jean-Luc? The trial never ends. We wanted to see if you had the ability to expand your mind and your horizons. And for one brief moment, you did.
When I realized the paradox.
Exactly. For that one fraction of a second, you were open to options you had never considered. That is the exploration that awaits you. Not mapping stars and studying nebulae, but charting the unknowable possibilities of existence.
Q, what is it you're trying to tell me?
[Q considers, then opens his mouth as if to answer...but changes his mind, steps back and smiles]
You'll find out. In any case, I'll be watching. And if you're very lucky I'll drop by to say hello from time to time. See you...out there.
[Picard is playing poker with the senior staff for the first time.]
I should have done this a long time ago.
You were always welcome.
So, five-card stud, nothing wild... and the sky's the limit.
[Final line of the series]
Those who rely on luck... never win the battle.
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