Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series)
Family (1990)
Patrick Stewart: Captain Jean-Luc Picard
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Quotes
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Captain Jean-Luc Picard : You don't know, Robert. You don't know... They took everything I was. They used me to kill and to destroy and I couldn't stop them.
[sobs]
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : I should have been able to stop them. I tried... I tried so hard. But I wasn't strong enough! I wasn't good enough! I should have been able to stop them, I should've, I should...!
Robert Picard : So - my brother is a human being after all. This is going to be with you a long time, Jean-Luc. A long time. You have to learn to live with it. You have a simple choice now: live with it below the sea with Louis - or above the clouds with the Enterprise.
[they help each other up from the ground]
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : You know, I think you were right, after all. I think I did come back so that you could help me.
Robert Picard : Yeah... Do you know what? I still don't like you, Jean-Luc.
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René Picard : I know who you are.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Then you have the advantage.
René Picard : You're my nephew, Jean-Luc, from the Starship Enterprise.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Then you must be my uncle René.
René Picard : I'm not your uncle. It's the other way around.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Too bad. I rather enjoyed the idea.
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René Picard : You know, you don't seem so arrow... arrow... you know...
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Arrogant?
René Picard : Yes, arrogant. You don't seem that way to me. What does it mean, anyway? "Arrogant son of a..."
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Let's talk about that later, shall we?
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[the Picards are drinking wine]
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : This the '46?
Robert Picard : '47. You've been drinking too much of that artificial stuff. What do you call it? Synthehol? Spoiled you. Ruined your palate.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : On the contrary. I think that synthehol heightens one's appreciation for the genuine article.
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Captain Jean-Luc Picard : My ship will be ready to leave orbit soon. And I belong aboard. If I should ever doubt that again, I know where to come.
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Counselor Deanna Troi : Interesting.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Counselor...
Counselor Deanna Troi : I just find it interesting. Captain Jean-Luc Picard, the man who couldn't be pried out of his seat for a vacation for three years!
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : It's Earth. It's home. Do I need another reason?
Counselor Deanna Troi : I don't know, what do you think?
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Your help has been invaluable during my recovery, but... look, I'm, uh... I'm better! The injuries are healing.
Counselor Deanna Troi : Those you can see in the mirror.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : The nightmares have ended. All I need now is a little time to myself.
Counselor Deanna Troi : I agree. In fact, I'm delighted you're going. It's just that... the choice of where you're going could stand some scrutiny.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : If you wish to believe my going home is a direct result of being held captive by the Borg, be my guest.
Counselor Deanna Troi : Is that what you believe?
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : I hate it when you do that.
Counselor Deanna Troi : Captain, you do need time. You cannot achieve complete recovery so quickly. And it's perfectly normal, after what you've been through, to spend a great deal of time trying to find yourself again.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : And what better place to find oneself than on the streets of one's home village.
Counselor Deanna Troi : Interesting.