Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series)
The Outcast (1992)
Jonathan Frakes: Commander William Thomas 'Will' Riker
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Quotes
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Soren : My parents were pilots. I was flying with them before I could walk. As soon as I was old enough, I entered flight school. Krite was my instructor.
Commander William T. Riker : He had a good student.
Soren : "He"? Commander, there are no he's or she's in a species without gender.
Commander William T. Riker : Okay. For two days, I've been trying to construct sentences without personal pronouns. Now I give up. What should I use, 'it'? To us, that's rude.
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Commander William T. Riker : [about split pea soup] It's very healthy. Helps to keep you warm on cold Alaskan nights.
Soren : We prefer to stay warm by sleeping with a friend.
Commander William T. Riker : I see...
Soren : Not to mate. Just to sleep together - for warmth.
Commander William T. Riker : It still sounds better than pea soup.
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[Soren has asked what kind of women Human males prefer]
Commander William T. Riker : Some like quiet, demure women; others prefer a lot of energy. Some only respond to... physical attractiveness; others couldn't care less. There're no rules.
Soren : You make it sound very complex.
Commander William T. Riker : Believe me, it is.
Soren : Well, perhaps it is that complexity... which makes the differences in the sexes so... interesting.
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Soren : The idea of gender - it is offensive to my people. You see, long ago, we had two sexes, as you do. But we evolved into a higher form. I don't mean to sound insulting; but on my planet, we have been taught that gender is... primitive.
Commander William T. Riker : "Primitive"?
Soren : Less evolved.
Commander William T. Riker : Maybe so. But sometimes, there's a lot to be said for an experience that's "primitive".
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Soren : Tell me about males. What is it makes you different from females?
[Riker ponders on this]
Commander William T. Riker : Snips and snails and puppy dog tails...
Soren : You have a dog's tail?
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[Riker is protesting against the psychotectic therapy Soren is to undergo]
Commander William T. Riker : Did it occur to you that she might like to stay the way she is?
Noor : No, you don't understand. We have a very high success rate in treating deviants like this, and, without exception, they become happier people after their treatment, and grateful - that we care enough to cure them. You see, Commander, on this world, everyone *wants* to be normal.
Commander William T. Riker : She is!
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[Troi is looking at some old photos and other things of one of her father's ancestors]
Counselor Deanna Troi : I look at these faces and... I wonder who they are and if they could be related to me.
Commander William T. Riker : [holds up a teddy bear] This one looks like you.
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Commander William T. Riker : Soren... I love you.
Soren : I'm sorry.