- Lt. Col. Samantha Carter: But the truth is the Stargate program just doesn't get the support it used to from the people in charge.
- Jacek: Why not?
- Dr. Bill Lee: Eureka! One down, twelve to go.
- Jacek: That's too bad because after all your Stargate program has accomplished for this network of planets, I would think that the decision makers would show it the respect it deserves.
- Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell: So, what's the deal with the accent, or in your father's case, the lack thereof?
- Vala Mal Doran: Well, the accent, like most of my other good qualities, I got from my mother, my charm, my wit, my good looks.
- Dr. Daniel Jackson: What'd you get from your dad?
- Vala Mal Doran: Some minor food allergies.
- Jacek: I suppose, for the benefit of your friends there, you're gonna wanna list all the reasons why I was such a bad father.
- Vala Mal Doran: Oh, I wish I could, but a wormhole can only be maintained for 38 minutes.
- Jacek: Say, how'd you like to go out to dinner with me once this is all is over?
- Lt. Col. Samantha Carter: Oh, I don't think so.
- Jacek: Why not?
- Lt. Col. Samantha Carter: Well, I'm an incredibly busy person with very little free time. Oh; and you're a jerk!
- Jacek: Oh, of course there's that.
- Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell: [Carter and Vala are carrying shopping bags] So, what is this, girls' day out?
- Vala Mal Doran: Well, yes, if I'm going to integrate into Earth society, we thought it was very important that I immerse myself in the local cultural offerings.
- Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell: Uh, and by "cultural offerings", you mean...
- Lt. Col. Samantha Carter: Pedicures, mochaccinos, and Victoria's Secret.
- [first lines]
- Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell: They cancelled it? Really? I didn't even know the new season had started.
- Vala Mal Doran: [On giving sanctuary to Jacek, Vala's father] General, you're making a terrible mistake. Uh, with all due respect, it's not too late to change your mind.
- Major General Hank Landry: I made a deal. I'm not going back on my word.
- Vala Mal Doran: Then might I suggest a more liberal interpretation of the agreement? For instance, the word "sanctuary" could mean anything from accommodations in an idyllic tropical setting to say... a lifetime's incarceration in one of this planet's more unpleasant penal facilities.
- Jacek: For once in the last 20 years, could you call me "Dad"?
- Vala Mal Doran: You haven't earned that right yet.
- Vala Mal Doran: You didn't trust him, but you talked me into coming here anyway.
- Dr. Daniel Jackson: He's not my father.
- Dr. Carolyn Lam: [after agreeing to arrange a dinner with her estranged father and mother] And you know that brown sports jacket that you have with the patches on the sleeves?
- Major General Hank Landry: [Smiles and nods excitedly]
- Dr. Carolyn Lam: Don't wear that.