Scott: "Do you mind a little advice? Starfleet captains are like
children. They want everything right now, and they want it their
way. But the secret is to give only what they need, not what they
want!" LaForge: "Yeah, well I told the captain I'd have this analysis
done in an hour." Scott: "How long would it really take?" LaForge:
"An hour!" Scott: "Oh, you didn't tell him how long it would *really*
take, did you?" LaForge: "Well of course I did." Scott: "Oh, laddie,
you've got a lot to learn if you want people to think of you as a
miracle worker!"
-- "Relics", Stardate Unknown
children. They want everything right now, and they want it their
way. But the secret is to give only what they need, not what they
want!" LaForge: "Yeah, well I told the captain I'd have this analysis
done in an hour." Scott: "How long would it really take?" LaForge:
"An hour!" Scott: "Oh, you didn't tell him how long it would *really*
take, did you?" LaForge: "Well of course I did." Scott: "Oh, laddie,
you've got a lot to learn if you want people to think of you as a
miracle worker!"
-- "Relics", Stardate Unknown
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LaForge: "Me, sir." Picard: "Yes. Look, this is not an order.... - Riker: "We should probably get you to Sickbay. Doctor Crusher will want to
have--"
Sco
You've changed the resonator array!" Riker: "Geordi, I think our guest is going to have a lot of engineering questions.... - Scott: "Laddie, you need to phase-lock the warp fields within three percent, or
they'll become unstable!
LaForge: "What?!" Scott: "Well look here! The warp--" LaForge... - LaForge: "Can I ask you a question? What in the world made you think of using
the transporter pattern buffer to survive?
Scott: "Well, we didn't have enough supplies to wait for the rescue, so we had to think of something.... - Beverly: "Captain, the first thing you need to get is some rest.
Now this has been a shock to your system and I want you to not push yourself.... - LaForge: "You know, I think you're going to enjoy the twenty-fourth
century, Mister Scott.
We've made some pretty incredible advances these last eighty years.... - Scott: "Shut the duterium from the main cryo pump to the auxillary tank.
LaForge: "The tank can't withstand that kind of pressure.... - Scott: "What've you done with the duotronic enhancers?
LaForge: "Well, those were *replaced* with isolinear chips about forty years ago.... - LaForge: "Captain Scott! I've tried to be patient, I've tried to be polite.
But I've got a job to do here! And quite frankly, you're in the way!...
