Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series)

The Best of Both Worlds: Part 1 (1990)

Whoopi Goldberg: Guinan

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• Guinan : Trouble sleeping?

  Capt. Picard : It's something of a tradition, Guinan - Captain touring the ship before a battle.

  Guinan : Hmm. Before a *hopeless* battle, if I remember the tradition correctly.

  Capt. Picard : Not necessarily. Nelson toured the HMS Victory before Trafalgar.

  Guinan : Yes, but Nelson never returned from Trafalgar, did he?

  Capt. Picard : No, but the battle was won.

  Guinan : Do you expect this battle to be won?

  Capt. Picard : We may yet prevail. That's a... a conceit. But... it's a healthy one. I wonder if the Emperor Honorius watching the Visigoths coming over the seventh hill truly realized that the Roman Empire was about to fall. This is just another page in history, isn't it? Will this be the end of *our* civilization? Turn the page.

• Guinan : This isn't the end.

  Capt. Picard : You say that with remarkable assuredness.

  Guinan : With experience. When the Borg destroyed my world, my people were scattered throughout the universe. We survived - as will humanity survive. As long as there's a handful of you to keep the spirit alive, you will prevail - even if it takes a millennium.