Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series)
The Best of Both Worlds: Part 1 (1990)
Elizabeth Dennehy: Lt. Cmdr. Shelby
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Quotes
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Commander William T. Riker : You disagree with me, fine. You need to take it to the Captain, fine - through me. You do an end run around me again, I'll snap you back so hard you'll think you're a first-year cadet again.
Lt. Cmdr Elizabeth Paula Shelby : May I speak frankly, sir?
Commander William T. Riker : By all means.
Lt. Cmdr Elizabeth Paula Shelby : You're in my way.
Commander William T. Riker : Really? How terrible for you!
Lt. Cmdr Elizabeth Paula Shelby : All you know how to do is play it safe. I suppose that's why someone like you sits in the shadow of a great man for as long as you have, passing up one command after another.
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[Shelby gets early on site without permission]
Lt. Cmdr Elizabeth Paula Shelby : Morning. Early bird gets the worm, eh? We've had some interesting results.
Commander William T. Riker : Commander Shelby... Walk with me, Commander.
Lt. Commander Data : [to La Forge] Early bird...? I believe Commander Shelby erred. There is no evidence of avifaunal or crawling vermicular life forms on Jouret IV.
Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : That's not what she meant, Data. But you're right. She erred.
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Lt. Cmdr Elizabeth Paula Shelby : Tell me, Commander, is serving aboard the Enterprise as extraordinary an experience as I've heard?
Commander William T. Riker : Every bit.
Lt. Cmdr Elizabeth Paula Shelby : Good. Because I intend to convince Captain Picard that I'm the right choice for the job.
Commander William T. Riker : Job? Which job?
Lt. Cmdr Elizabeth Paula Shelby : Yours, of course.
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Lt. Cmdr Elizabeth Paula Shelby : If you can't make the big decisions, Commander, I suggest you make room for someone who can.
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Commander William T. Riker : [the Borg want Captain Picard] What the hell do they want with you?
Lt. Cmdr Elizabeth Paula Shelby : I thought they weren't interested in human life forms. Only our technology.
Capt. Picard : That priority seems to have changed.
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Lt. Cmdr Elizabeth Paula Shelby : Data was available. I took him, we came.