Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series)
Pen Pals (1989)
Brent Spiner: Lieutenant Commander Data
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Quotes
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Lt. Commander Data : Eight weeks ago, I received a transmission. A simple four word message. "Is anybody out there?" I answered it.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : There is a... a loneliness inherent in that whisper from the darkness.
Lt. Commander Data : Yes, sir. I am glad you understand, sir.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : But it didn't end there.
Lt. Commander Data : No, sir. We speak often. It is a young female, humanoid.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Her society is aware that there is interstellar life?
Lt. Commander Data : No, sir.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Oops.
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Lt. Commander Data : Captain, your orders were to deliver the message, correct?
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Yes.
Lt. Commander Data : Then, what is the difference between sending the message and delivering it personally?
Commander William T. Riker : A whopping big one, and you know it.
Lt. Commander Data : Sir, we have come this far.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : In for a penny, in for a pound. Is that what you're saying, Mr. Data?
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Lt. Commander Data : The Dremans are not a subject for philosophical debate. They are a people.
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Captain Jean-Luc Picard : You reminded us that there are obligations that go beyond duty.
Lt. Commander Data : I appreciate your seeking other options, sir. Your decision could have been unilateral.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : One of my officers, one of my friends, was troubled. I had to help. Is Sarjenka safely home?
Lt. Commander Data : Yes, sir. She will not remember me, sir, but I will remember her.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Remembrance and regrets, they, too, are a part of friendship.
Lt. Commander Data : Yes, sir.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : And understanding that has brought you a step closer to understanding humanity.
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Sarjenka : Is anybody out there?
Lt. Commander Data : Yes.
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[the Enterprise investigates unusual geological activity in the Selcundi Drema sector]
Lt. Commander Data : Commander, I have been reviewing the unmanned probe scans. At some point during the last 150 years, the fifth planet of Selcundi Drema has shattered, forming an asteroid belt.
Commander William T. Riker : I'd call that geological instability.
Lieutenant Worf : Is there any indication that this is the work of an unknown intelligence?
Commander William T. Riker : This is geology, not malevolence. These planets live fast and die hard. The question is, why?
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Sarjenka : You have many different kinds of people here.
Lt. Commander Data : Yes.
Sarjenka : When I'm bigger, can I be on your ship?
Lt. Commander Data : I am certain that you could.
Sarjenka : I wish I could come with you now.
Lt. Commander Data : I am afraid that is not possible.
Sarjenka : I know, but I can still wish for it.