10 inspiring quotes from sci-fi hero Jean-Luc Picard

Try dropping a line from the hero of ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ at your next staff meeting.

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Last weekend, for example, I took my inaugural trip to a science fiction/comic book convention. For the first time in years, I was immersed in the science fiction that I used to love in college—”Star Wars” and “Star Trek,” to name a few.

Here’s a look at the best lines uttered by one of the greatest sci-fi characters of all time: Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) from “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” How do these tie in to corporate communications? Perhaps I’ll use one or two of these in my next staff meeting.

10. “I am Locutus of Borg. Resistance is futile.”

9. “You may test that assumption at your convenience.”

8. “There are four lights.”

7. “The line is drawn here! This far, no farther!”

6. “Let’s make sure history never forgets the name . . . Enterprise.”

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