Picard: I sincerely hope that this is the last time that I find myself here.
Q: You just don't get it, do you, Jean-Luc? The trial never ends. We wanted to see if you had the ability to expand your mind and your horizons. And for one brief moment, you did.
P: When I realized the paradox. ["We think it started in the past, but it didn't. It started right here, in the future!"]
"So, five-card stud, nothing wild. And the sky's the limit."
Star Trek: TNG - "The Unknown Possibilities"
From the final episode (s07e25-26) of the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" - "All Good Things..." (1994)
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Anij: More questions. Always the explorer. If you stay long enough, that'll change.
Cpt. Picard: Will it?
A: You stop reviewing what happened yesterday, stop planning for tomorrow. Let me ask you a question. Have you ever experienced a perfect moment in time?
P: A perfect moment?
A: When time seemed to stop, and you could almost live in that moment?
P: Seeing my home planet from space for the first time.
A: Yes, exactly. Nothing more complicated than perception. You explore the universe. We've discovered that a single moment in time can be a universe in itself, full of powerful forces. Most people aren't aware enough of the now to even notice.
P: I wish I could spare a few centuries to learn.
A: It took us centuries to learn that it doesn't have to take centuries to learn.