Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series)
Up the Long Ladder (1989)
Jonathan Frakes: Commander William Thomas 'Will' Riker
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Quotes
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Brenna Odell : And what are you staring at? You never seen a woman before?
Commander William T. Riker : I thought I had.
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Commander William T. Riker : There is something damn odd going on here.
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Brenna Odell : You may have all the time in the world, but I've dozens of frightened and hungry children and women to look after.
Commander William T. Riker : And what about the men?
Brenna Odell : Well, I'm sure they'll find their comfort as they always do - in the bottom of a mug of homebrew!
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[Riker observes Brenna cleaning the floor]
Commander William T. Riker : That isn't necessary. The ship will clean itself.
Brenna Odell : Well - good for the bloody ship.
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Commander William T. Riker : I can see why your father wants to marry you off.
Brenna Odell : Oh! And why is that?
Commander William T. Riker : So he can have a pipe and a mug of beer in peace.
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Captain Jean-Luc Picard : They started out together. It seems only... fitting they should end up together.
Doctor Pulaski : It's a match made in heaven.
Commander William T. Riker : Unfortunately, it will have to be a shotgun wedding.
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[Granger has asked to take fresh DNA from some of the Enterprise crew in order to clone them, which Riker refuses]
Commander William T. Riker : One William Riker is... unique, perhaps even special, but a hundred of him, a thousand of him... diminishes me in ways I can't even imagine.
Prime Minister Granger : You would be preserving yourself.
Commander William T. Riker : Human beings have other ways of doing that. We have children.
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Doctor Pulaski : Tell me, is your entire population made up of clones, Prime Minister?
Lieutenant Worf : Clones?
Commander William T. Riker : Clones?
Prime Minister Granger : Clones.
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Doctor Pulaski : [about the Bringloidi] You know, they were anachronistic in 2123. It will be interesting to see how they cope.
Commander William T. Riker : They'll learn and adapt. If Danilo Odell is any indication, they'll be running this place inside of a week.