Captain Jean-Luc Picard: [Quoting "Moby Dick"] And he piled upon the whale's white hump, the sum of all the rage and hate felt by his whole race. If his chest had been a cannon, he would have shot his heart upon it.
Lt. Commander Worf: The Defiant?
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Adrift but salvageable.
Cmdr. William Riker: Tough little ship.
Lt. Commander Worf: Little?
Lily Sloane: Borg? Sounds Swedish.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: I'm about to commit a direct violation of our orders. Those of you who wish to object, you do so now. It will be noted in my log.
Lieutenant Commander Data: Captain. I believe I speak for everyone here, sir, when I say...
[pause]
Lieutenant Commander Data: To hell with our orders.
Lieutenant Commander Data: [about the Borg Queen] She brought me closer to humanity than I ever thought possible. And for a time, I was tempted by her offer.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: How long a time?
Lieutenant Commander Data: 0.68 seconds sir. For an android, that is nearly an eternity.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Mr. Worf... I regret some of the things I said to you earlier.
Lt. Commander Worf: "Some"?
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: As a matter of fact, I think you're the bravest man I have ever known.
Lt. Commander Worf: Thank you, sir.
Dr. Zefram Cochrane: I've gotta take a leak.
Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge: Leak? I'm not detecting any leak.
Dr. Zefram Cochrane: Don't you people from the 24th century ever pee?
Lt. Commander Worf: [before blasting some Borg] Assimilate this!
Lily Sloane: You gotta go?
[Picard nods "Yes"]
Lily Sloane: I envy you... the world you're going to.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: I envy YOU... taking these first steps into a new frontier. I shall miss you, Lily.
[Troi is drunk]
Cmdr. Deanna Troi: Timeline? This is no time to talk about time! We don't have the time!... What was I saying?
Cmdr. Deanna Troi: If you're looking for my professional opinion as ship's counselor: he's nuts.
Cmdr. William Riker: I'll be sure to note that in my log.
The Borg: We are the Borg. Lower your shields and surrender your ships. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Reports of my assimilation have been greatly exaggerated.
Cmdr. William Riker: Mr. Worf, you do remember how to fire phasers?
[Picard takes the phaser from Lily, and inspects it]
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Maximum setting. If you had fired this, you would have vaporized me.
Lily Sloane: [sheepish] It's my first ray gun.
