As a being whose future entails intensive diagnostics when he fails to out-strategize an organic life form, it can't be said that her sentiment has the full impact she might wish. Data is beginning to come to his own terms with the notion that many humans aren't capable of purely objective assessments of his qualities, however. One of the side effects of friendship or camaraderie. That understanding has a value to him. Which is to say, he'll safely talk around their differing definitions of 'less perfect'.

To their creator, his programming was preferable to Lore's programming, even while Lore's human qualities were ultimately more organic. It presents a difficult puzzle to piece together.

"Human standards are the standards by which I choose to shape my existence: and by those standards, flaws and imperfections do not inherently impact the value of one's contributions. That my brother and I were created in the same image by the same scientist, yet retained properties unique to our person, is a matter of great interest to me.

I believe I am capable of understanding what you are attempting to convey. Though properties that others may find enviable in me are purely subjective."