Life Lessons From Captain Picard
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Patrick Stewart may have entertained geeks everywhere acting as the Starfleet's finest captain on Star Trek: The Next Generation, but his character also taught us a lot about life. Click through the gallery to read some of Captain Picard's most memorable quotes that showcase his sense of leadership, humanity, and hope.
On Being Judged
"We are what we are, and we're doing the best we can. It is not for you to set the standards by which we should be judged!"
On Equality and Peace
"If there is one ideal that the Federation holds most dear, it is that all men, all races can be united."
On Persistance
"There is a way out of every box, a solution to every puzzle; it's just a matter of finding it."
"Things are only impossible until they're not!"
On Facing Issues Head-On
"If your issues are with me, then deal with me. This has nothing to do with my ship, nothing to do with the Federation!"
On Having Faith in Others
"All I can say is that although we have only been together for a short time, I know that you are the finest crew in the fleet. And I would trust each of you with my life. So, I am asking you for a leap of faith — and to trust me. "
On Dreaming About a Better Life
"Buried deep within you, beneath all the years of pain and anger, there is something that has never been nurtured: the potential to make yourself a better man. And that is what it is to be human. To make yourself more than you are. Oh, yes — I know you. There was a time you looked at the stars and dreamed of what might be."
On Living in the Moment
"Time is a companion that goes with us on a journey. It reminds us to cherish each moment, because it will never come again. What we leave behind is not as important as how we have lived."