Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge Quotes in Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

Dr. Zefram Cochrane: I've gotta take a leak.

Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge: Leak? I'm not detecting any leak.

Dr. Zefram Cochrane: Don't you people from the 24th century ever pee?

[Riker, LaForge and Cochrane have made humanity's first warp speed test flight]

Dr. Zefram Cochrane: Is that Earth?

Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge: That's it!

Dr. Zefram Cochrane: It's so small...

Cmdr. William Riker: It's about to get a whole lot bigger.

Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge: Look, Doc, we can't do this without you!

Dr. Zefram Cochrane: I don't care. I don't want to be a statue.

Cmdr. William Riker: Doctor...

Dr. Zefram Cochrane: You stay away from me!

[runs off]

Cmdr. William Riker: We don't have time for this.

[pulls out a phaser and stuns Cochrane who falls in a creekbed]

Cmdr. William Riker: [to Geordi] You told him about the statue?

Cmdr. William Riker: Doctor, tomorrow morning when they detect the warp signature from your ship and realize that humans have discovered how to travel faster than light, they decide to alter their course and make first contact with Earth, right here.

Dr. Zefram Cochrane: Here?

Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge: Well, actually, over there.

Cmdr. William Riker: It is one of the pivotal moments in human history, Doctor. You get to make first contact with an alien race! And after you do... everything begins to change.

Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge: Your theories on warp drive allow fleets of starships to be built and mankind to start exploring the Galaxy.

Cmdr. Deanna Troi: It unites humanity in a way no one ever thought possible. When they realize they're not alone in the universe, poverty, disease, war - they'll all be gone within the next fifty years.

Cmdr. William Riker: But unless you make that warp flight tomorrow morning before eleven fifteen, none of it will happen.

Dr. Zefram Cochrane: And you people, you're all astronauts on... some kind of star trek.

Lt. Barclay: Commander, this is what we're thinking of using to replace the damaged warp plasma conduit.

[smiles at Cochrane]

Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge: [examines the unit] Yeah, Reg... yeah, that's good. But you're going to need to reinforce this copper tubing with a nanopolymer.

Lt. Barclay: [nods quickly and turns to Cochrane] Dr. Cochrane, I know this sounds silly, but could I shake your hand?

Dr. Zefram Cochrane: [sighs heavily, clearly not wanting to egg on Barclay's enthusiasm, but reluctantly extends his hand]

Lt. Barclay: Oh! Thank you, Doctor! You have no idea what an honor it is to work with you on this project!

Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge: Reg...

Lt. Barclay: I never thought I would ever meet the man who invented warp drive! I...

Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge: *Reg!*

Lt. Barclay: Hmm?

[realizes he's fawning]

Lt. Barclay: Oh! Yes, of course, I'm sorry...

[nervously shuffles off]