From: Star Trek: The Next Generation
Genre: Television
Who said it?: Captain Jean-Luc Picard
The story behind the quote: This week’s quote comes from Star Trek: The Next Generation. The show successfully introduced new fans to the sci-fi world where humans explored the final frontier. The series also gave us many memorable characters and, thankfully, lots of great quotes.
This week’s quote comes from The Next Generation episode entitled “When the Bough Breaks“, wherein the USS Enterprise‘s children are kidnapped by a planet who want to use them to help repopulate their community. Captain Jean-Luc Picard (played by Patrick Stewart) orders Data (played by Brent Spiner) to find a way to break through the planet’s forcefield so they can rescue the children. When Data replies it might not be possible, Picard barks out the quote.
Geek wisdom: Things that were previously thought of as impossible have been proven possible. Humans can now ride vehicles that can fly. World records are broken with astonishing frequency. The only thing that prevents us from doing the impossible is when we don’t try.
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