Robin Lefler (person)

Character on Star Trek: The Next Generation played by Ashley Judd.

Starfleet Lieutenant who began her career as a mission specialist, doing tours onboard the USS Enterprise (as seen in Darmok (TNG) and The Game (TNG)) and is currently serving as operations officer on board the USS Excalibur-A, captained by Mackenzie Calhoun.

Most well known for her 125 phrases, known as Lefler's Laws, which has become a way for her to recall "essential information".

Known laws include:

• Law #1: "You can only count on yourself."
• Law #17: "When all else fails, do it yourself."
• Law #32: "If life hands you lemonade, don't try to make lemons out of it."
• Law #36: "You gotta go with what works."
• Law #46: "Life isn't always fair."
• Law #52: "Never underestimate a man's ability to make you laugh."
• Law #83: "Whenever you've eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."
• Law #91: "Always watch your back."
• Law #103: "A couple of light years can't keep good friends apart."
• Law #105: "These laws are stupid."
• Law #108: "It's not over until it's over, and sometimes not even then."
• Law #125: "Getting information out of Zak Kebron is like interrogating a statue."