Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series)
The Last Outpost (1987)
Jonathan Frakes: Commander William Thomas 'Will' Riker
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Commander William T. Riker : One final request, sir. Permission to beam a box of Data's Chinese finger puzzles over to the Ferengi? A thank you, for all they tried to do.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Make it so.
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Portal : [referring to the Ferengi] What of them? Shall I destroy them?
Commander William T. Riker : Then they would learn nothing.
Portal : A most interesting conclusion, but... what if they never learn, Riker?
Commander William T. Riker : Is this a test also?
Portal : Hm. In life, one is always tested.
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Commander William T. Riker : Yankee traders. I like the sound of that.
Lt. Commander Data : Well, sir, I doubt they wear red, white, and blue or look anything like Uncle Sam.
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Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Sometimes, Riker, the best way to fight is not to be there.
Commander William T. Riker : [citing Sun Tzu] Yes, sir. "He will triumph who knows when to fight and when not to fight."
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Lt. Commander Data : With this power drain, we may have trouble communicating with the Enterprise, sir.
Commander William T. Riker : Understood. Anything else?
Lt. Commander Data : Due to this force field, there is presently no way to beam us back, sir.
Lieutenant Geordi La Forge : Oh, you had to ask...
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Portal : The Empire is forever.
Commander William T. Riker : Your Empire fell prey to a supernova.
Portal : We are forever.
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Portal : You have a single chance for life - one only. What is the answer to my challenge? I offer a thought. "He will triumph who knows when to fight and when not to fight."
[he lifts his halberd over his head]
Portal : You are being tested, Riker. What is the answer?
Cmdr. William Riker : How do you know my name?
[Portal swings his halberd around his head, gradually picking up speed as he inches closer to Riker. The swinging climaxes when the Portal stops the blade, just an inch away from Riker's shoulder. Riker stands his ground, composed]
Portal : Ah, you face fate with composure. But what is the answer to my challenge.
Cmdr. William Riker : Fear... is the real enemy, the only enemy.
Portal : [impressed] Unlike the little ones who close their minds, your mind contains interesting thoughts.
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Commander William T. Riker : Fear is the true enemy. The only enemy.
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Cmdr. William Riker : [Riker and Data are exploring the planet's surface when Riker sees something] What's that?
Lt. Cmdr. Data : What, Commander?
Cmdr. William Riker : [points] That.
[They realize who it is...]
Cmdr. William Riker , Lt. Cmdr. Data : Geordi!
[Riker and Data run over to Georgi who is hanging upside down, suspended from a tree branch]
Cmdr. William Riker : Are you conscious?
Lt. Geordi La Forge : Do I *look* conscious?
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Commander William T. Riker : [the Enterprise is immobilized] Obviously, we've underestimated their technology, Captain.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Considerably. It appears the Ferengi have us right where they want us: in their sights.
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Captain Jean-Luc Picard : [catching up to a Ferengi marauder] Very impressive design.
Commander William T. Riker : Anything on that design, Data?
Lt. Cmdr. Data : Nothing specific, sir. As you know, Ferengi technology is estimated to be generally equal to our own.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : But that does not mean identical, however.
Lt. Cmdr. Data : Correct, sir. We are no doubt advanced in some areas, they in others.
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Counselor Deanna Troi : I'm sensing nothing from them, sir. Which could mean they can shield their thoughts and emotions from others.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Which still makes it our move.
Counselor Deanna Troi : Sir, they may know as little about us as we know about them.
Commander William T. Riker : Except that they know that they've got us in deep trouble.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : If so, then the question becomes what do they do with that knowledge? Data, do you have any information touching this on any file?
Lt. Cmdr. Data : None, sir. Only hearsay and third-hand reports, most of which conflict.
Commander William T. Riker : Which reports do not conflict?
Lt. Cmdr. Data : That the Ferengi are... well, the best description may be "traders".
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : What kind of traders?
Lt. Cmdr. Data : A comparison modern scholars have drawn from Earth history likens the Ferengi to the ocean-going Yankee traders of 18th- and 19th-century America, sir.
Commander William T. Riker : From the history of my forebears; Yankee traders.
Lt. Cmdr. Data : Who, in this case, sail the galaxy in search of mercantile and territorial opportunity.
Commander William T. Riker : And are these scholars saying that the Ferengi may not be unlike us?
Lt. Cmdr. Data : Hardly, sir. I believe the analogy refers to the worst quality of capitalists. The Ferengi are believed to conduct their affairs of commerce on the ancient principle caveat emptor: "let the buyer beware".
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Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Ferengi vessel, we await your response.
Lieutenant Tasha Yar : Suggest first strike, sir. Our shields now only have 63 seconds of power left before lowering.
Lieutenant Worf : If the Ferengis' ship sensors can read us, sir, they will be waiting until we are most vulnerable.
Commander William T. Riker : I'm afraid I agree, Captain. They have not responded...
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : We will wait a bit more, Number One.
Lieutenant Tasha Yar : 50 seconds.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Patience. Patience.
Daimon Tarr : The quicker we can come to terms, the better, NCC-1701-D.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Who is speaking?
Daimon Tarr : I am Tarr, DaiMon of the Ferengi. You wish to discuss surrender, Captain Picard?
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : What I said, DaiMon Tarr, is...
Daimon Tarr : Unconditional surrender, I warn you, is totally unacceptable. We will die to the last one of us before such dishonor.
Lieutenant Tasha Yar : [Picard gives her the "cut it" gesture] Hailing frequencies closed, sir.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Something has seized their ship, too. They're in the same predicament as us. Launch a sensor probe. Set it to search for the source of... whatever this "something" is that is holding both ships.
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Commander William T. Riker : Bottom line, La Forge.
Lieutenant Geordi La Forge : Uh, it's not good, sir. The Ferengi force field that holds this ship compensates almost as fast as we can increase power.
Commander William T. Riker : Almost?
Lieutenant Geordi La Forge : Well, there's a .372 millisecond delay between the use of our power and the neutralizing counterforce of the Ferengi. See, we push and they push back with equal force, sir.
Commander William T. Riker : [wandering over and glancing at the warp core] What's our acceleration delay between slow-reverse impulse and top warp speed?
Lieutenant Geordi La Forge : Well, that's .300 milliseconds, sir, but there's... ah, I see where you're going. We shift down, then kick hard into warp nine. Yeah, come back fighting! Whoo-ee!
Commander William T. Riker : Can we do it, Geordi?
Lieutenant Geordi La Forge : Ask me after it's done, sir.
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Commander William T. Riker : [as the Enterprise is fired on] Shall we return their fire, sir?
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Negative, Number One. They're just responding to our close pursuit. Fall back a bit, but stay with them.
Lt. Commander Data : They are slowing, too, sir.
Lieutenant Tasha Yar : They may be turning to fight.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Open hailing frequen... why are we gaining on them? Don't anticipate.
Lieutenant Geordi La Forge : I'm not, sir. Something's wrong.
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Cmdr. William Riker : [while fighting a Ferengi] I got this one!
Lt. Cmdr. Data : [while holding a flailing Ferengi up with one arm] Be careful, commander. They are a lot stronger than...
[the Ferengi whom Riker is fighting with, punches Riker in the face. Riker falls to the ground heavily. Data winces in chagrin and shakes his head]
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Letek : [inspecting Riker's Starfleet communication badge] It looks like gold... tastes like gold...
Cmdr. William Riker : [catching the Ferengi by surprise] It IS gold.
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Cmdr. William Riker : [on the planet's stormy surface; echoing] Anybody?