Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series)

Encounter at Farpoint (1987)

John de Lancie: Q

Quotes 

• Captain Jean-Luc Picard : We humans know our past, even when we're ashamed of it. I recognize this court system as the one that agreed with that line from Shakespeare: "Kill all the lawyers."

  Q : Which was done.

  Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Leading to the rule "Guilty until proven innocent."

  Q : Of course. Bringing the innocent to trial would be unfair.

• Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Leave us! We've passed your little test.

  Q : Temper, temper, mon Captaine.

  Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Get off my ship!

  Q : I do so only because it suits me to leave. But I will not promise never to appear again.

• Q : You must return to your world and put an end to the commies. All it takes are a few good men.

• Q : Captain, you may find that you are not nearly clever enough to deal with what lies ahead for you.

• [the crew has solved the Farpoint mystery] 

  Q : I see now, it was too simple a puzzle. Generosity has always been my... weakness.

• [Q's first line] 

  Q : Thou art notified that thy kind hath infiltrated the galaxy too far already. Thou art directed to return to thine own solar system immediately.

• Q : You will now answer to the charge of being a grievously savage race.

  Captain Jean-Luc Picard : 'Grievously savage' could mean anything. I will answer only specific charges.

  Q : Are you certain you want a full disclosure of human ugliness? So be it, fool.

• Zorn : [of the space vessel life form]  Captain, that thing was killing my people!

  Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Was there a reason?

  Q : It is an unknown, Captain. Isn't that enough?

  Captain Jean-Luc Picard : If you'd earned that uniform you're wearing, you'd know that the unknown is what brings us out here.

  Q : Wasted effort considering human intelligence.

• Q : [of Picard]  He's such a dullard, isn't he?

• Q : Soldiers, you will press those triggers if this criminal answers with any word other than 'guilty'.