"Pen Pals" (1 May 1989) by Hannah Louise Shearer
Q: What justifies that smugness?
Jean-Luc Picard: Not smugness, not arrogance. But we are resolute, we are determined, and your help is not required.
• "Q Who" (8 May 1989) by Maurice Hurley
Q: What justifies that smugness?
Jean-Luc Picard: Not smugness, not arrogance. But we are resolute, we are determined, and your help is not required.
• "Q Who" (8 May 1989) by Maurice Hurley
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Remembrance and regrets, they too are a part of friendship.
— Jean-Luc Picard
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Q: What justifies that smugness?
Jean-Luc Picard: Not smugness, not arrogance. But we are resolute, we are determined, and your help is not required.
• "Q Who" (8 May 1989) by Maurice Hurley" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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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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