Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series)
Time Squared (1989)
Jonathan Frakes: Commander William Thomas 'Will' Riker
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Quotes
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Commander William T. Riker : Captain, I think this is one instance where you should suppress your natural tendencies.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Oh, really?
Commander William T. Riker : One of your strengths is your ability to... evaluate the dynamics of a situation, and then take a definitive, pre-emptive step, take charge. Now you're frustrated because you not only can't see the solution, you can't even define the problem.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Hm... Go on.
Commander William T. Riker : What we're facing is neither a person nor a place, at least not yet. It's time.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : You're saying I should just sit down, shut up and wait.
Commander William T. Riker : Well, I wouldn't have put it exactly like that.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Not something I'd do easily.
Commander William T. Riker : Your Persian flaw.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Yes, perhaps it is.
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Commander William T. Riker : Well, I know this much: we can't avoid the future.
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[Riker makes omelets for his fellow crew members]
Dr. Kate Pulaski : Ah, you have a practiced hand, Commander.
Commander William T. Riker : Yes, I have my father to thank.
Dr. Kate Pulaski : Your father? Liked to cook?
Commander William T. Riker : No, he hated it. That's why he left the chore to me.
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Commander William T. Riker : A cook is only as good as his ingredients.
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Commander William T. Riker : Flair is what marks the difference between artistry and mere competence.
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Commander William T. Riker : When we brought the shuttle and the other Picard on board, we committed to a sequence of events which may be unalterable.
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Commander William T. Riker : Like a rag in a dog's mouth.
[after Picard has been twice hit and thrown about by an energy beam]
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Capt. Picard : [discussing duplicate shuttle and Picard on board, Picard paces as Riker is seated] What force or... phenomenon could cause the shuttle to be thrown back in time?
Cmdr. William Riker : None that we've encountered. In theory, accelerating beyond Warp 10.
Capt. Picard : Using the gravitational pull of a star to slingshot back in time; is that what happened here?
Cmdr. William Riker : The shuttle doesn't have warp capability.
Capt. Picard : No. So, some external force was needed.
Cmdr. William Riker : We've never encountered a natural force that powerful. Why only six hours? Why not a day, or a year?
Capt. Picard : Are you saying that... there was some conscious mind at work here?
Cmdr. William Riker : There's no evidence either way.
Capt. Picard : [sits] The Traveler moved through time using the power of his mind.
Cmdr. William Riker : I don't think that's the case here.
Capt. Picard : No...
[pauses]
Capt. Picard : And, Mannheim's experiments with gravity and time were rudimentary... and uncontrollable.
Cmdr. William Riker : Captain, I think this is one instance where you should suppress your natural tendency.
Capt. Picard : Oh, really?
Cmdr. William Riker : One of your strengths is your ability to evaluate the dynamics of a situation, and then, take a definitive preemptive step. To take charge. Now, you're frustrated because you not only can't see the solution, you can't even define the problem.
Capt. Picard : Hmm. Go on.
Cmdr. William Riker : What we're facing is neither a person or a place, at least not yet. It's time.
Capt. Picard : You're saying I should just sit down, shut up, and wait?
Cmdr. William Riker : [grins] Well, I wouldn't have put it exactly like that.
Capt. Picard : It's not something I do easily.
Cmdr. William Riker : Your Persian flaw.
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[last lines]
Cmdr. William Riker : I'll be on the bridge, sir.