Riker: "When I was at the Academy, we had a Vulcan superintendent who would memorize the personnel files of every single cadet. Knew everything about them. Just like having your parents around all the time." Picard: "My superintendent was a Betazoid, full telepath. When he sent for you to his office he didn't have to ask what you've done." Riker: "You got called to the superintendent's office? That's a story I would like to hear."
	Picard: "Boothby?" Picard: "Jean-Luc Picard... class of twenty-seven." Boothby: "I knew that. What happened to your hair?" Picard: [smiling] "How are you?" Boothby: "I'm pretty damned cranky, thank you. I've already replanted this bed four times this week."
	Boothby: "Nothing you ever did surprised me, son. Nothing. Except that time you caught that Ligonian with a reverse body lift and pinned him in the first fourteen seconds of the match... didn't think you had it in you..."
	Picard: "I asked you a question, Cadet." Wesley: "I... choose not to answer, sir." Picard: "You choose not to answer... and yet you've already given an answer to the inquiry... and that answer was a lie." Wesley: "I said the accident occurred after the loop, and it did." Picard: "But you neglected to mention the fact that following the loop your team executed a dangerous maneuver which was the direct cause of the crash. Yes, you told the truth... but only to a point. And a lie of omission is still a lie."
	Picard: "Do you remember the day you first came aboard this ship? Your mother brought you to the bridge..." Wesley: "Yes." Picard: "You even sat in my chair. It annoyed me at first... a presumptuous child playing on my ship. But I never forgot the way you knew every control and display before you ever set foot on the bridge. You acted like you belonged there." Wesley: "I remember." Picard: "Later... when I decided to make you an acting ensign, I was convinced you would be an outstanding officer. I've never questioned that conviction... until now."
	Picard: "The first duty of every Starfleet officer is to the truth... be it scientific truth, historical truth, or personal truth. It is the guiding principle upon which Starfleet is based. If you cannot find it within yourself to stand up and tell the truth about what happened... you do not deserve to wear that uniform." [...] "Mister Crusher... I'll make this simple for you. Either you come forward and tell Admiral Brand what really took place... or I will." Wesley: "Captain..." Picard: "Dismissed."

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