Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series)
The Emissary (1989)
Jonathan Frakes: Commander William Thomas 'Will' Riker
Quotes
-
[after Worf has temporarily played "Captain" of the Enterprise]
Commander William T. Riker : How did you like command?
Lieutenant Worf : Comfortable chair.
K'Ehleyr : And you wore it well.
-
[first lines]
Commander Riker : Looking good. I'll go five.
Doctor Pulaski : Five here.
Lieutenant La Forge : And five more.
Lt. Commander Data : I believe the wiser course of action is to bend.
Lieutenant La Forge : You mean fold, Data.
Lt. Commander Data : That is correct. Fold. To bend. To make compact or capitulate.
Lieutenant Worf : I raise fifty.
Lt. Commander Data : I do not believe Lieutenant Worf understands all the nuances of the betting process.
Commander Riker : I wouldn't be so quick to judge, Data. His pile's a lot bigger than yours.
Doctor Pulaski : Than any of ours.
Lt. Commander Data : The cards have been favouring the Lieutenant but that is the result of random chance. Therefore, a temporary condition.
Lieutenant La Forge : You hope.
-
[in a poker round, Riker seems unsure about how to proceed]
Doctor Pulaski : 50 is the bet. What's the matter? Your feet getting cold?
Commander William T. Riker : My cards are getting cold.
-
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : I've never before seen the Lieutenant so... unsettled.
Commander William T. Riker : The Iceman's finally melting.