Synths don't just wake up one morning and turn homicidal.

Raffi

I never dreamed that Starfleet would give in to intolerance and fear.

Picard

Raffi: There has to be something. Some last, desperate, wild solution, J.L.? That's what you do!
Picard: My resignation was the last, desperate, wild solution. I never believed that they would accept it.

There's no more despised people in the galaxy than the X-Bs. People either see us as property to be exploited or as a hazard to be warehoused. Our host, the Romulans, have a more expansive vision. They see us as both.

Hugh

Soji: Usually I find that if I ask people for help, they're happy to give it.
Hugh: That has not been my experience. In particular, with Romulans.

Soji: All the disordered are Romulans?
Hugh: The only Romulans ever assimilated as far as I know.

Picard: What happened to you?
Rios: I didn't die.

Picard: I'm not in the habit of consulting lawyers before I do what needs to be done. You?
Rios: I'm not in the habit of consulting anybody about anything. Especially a lawyer.

EMH: There we are. Now for the dermal regenerator.
Rios: Leave it. Give me that. Get lost.
EMH: He never gets any nicer.
Picard: Duly noted.

Picard: You are Starfleet. To the core. I can smell it on you.
Rios: That's just my tragic sense of life.

So, are we excited? Intimidated? Maybe a teensy bit starstruck? Jean-Luc Picard! Chief contact with the Q Continuum. Arbiter of Succession for the Klingon Empire. Savior of Earth from Borg invasion. Captain of the Enterprises D and E. The man even worked alongside the great Spock!

EMH

Rios: Why are you still here?
EMH: Well, someone is experiencing an acute moodiness overload.

Star Trek: Picard Season 1 Episode 3 Quotes

I never dreamed that Starfleet would give in to intolerance and fear.

Picard

Synths don't just wake up one morning and turn homicidal.

Raffi