The Bounty (March 23, 2023) by Christopher Monfette
Geordy La Forge: [speaking to Jean-Luc Picard about his daughter Sydney La Forge] Sidney, she was the hard one. Just stubborn. In truth, she probably got it from me. You always want to impart the best aspects of yourself to them.
Jean-Luc Picard: I've recently been reminded that we are not in control of what we pass on. Strengths, wisdom, talent, and also flaws. Weaknesses. Sins of our past.
• The Bounty (March 23, 2023) by Christopher Monfette
Geordy La Forge: [speaking to Jean-Luc Picard about his daughter Sydney La Forge] Sidney, she was the hard one. Just stubborn. In truth, she probably got it from me. You always want to impart the best aspects of yourself to them.
Jean-Luc Picard: I've recently been reminded that we are not in control of what we pass on. Strengths, wisdom, talent, and also flaws. Weaknesses. Sins of our past.
• The Bounty (March 23, 2023) by Christopher Monfette
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Fate has a way of surprising us.
— Jean-Luc Picard
What It Means
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Geordy La Forge: [speaking to Jean-Luc Picard about his daughter Sydney La Forge] Sidney, she was the hard one. Just stubborn. In truth, she probably got it from me. You always want to impart the best aspects of yourself to them.
Jean-Luc Picard: I've recently been reminded that we are not in control of what we pass on. Strengths, wisdom, talent, and also flaws. Weaknesses. Sins of our past.
• The Bounty (March 23, 2023) by Christopher Monfette" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Jean-Luc Picard" (Quotes, Star Trek: Picard: Laris: Bad dreams?
Jean-Luc Picard: The dreams are lovely. It's the waking up that I'm beginning to resent.)
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About Jean-Luc Picard
Jean-Luc Picard (13 July 2305–) is a character in the Star Trek fictional universe, the captain of the USS Enterprise-D and the Enterprise-E. He was played by British actor Patrick Stewart in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, the subsequent films and the streaming television series Star Trek: Picard.
About Jean-Luc Picard
Jean-Luc Picard (13 July 2305–) is a character in the Star Trek fictional universe, the captain of the USS Enterprise-D and the Enterprise-E. He was played by British actor Patrick Stewart in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, the subsequent films and the streaming television series Star Trek: Picard.
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