Quotes from Stargate: SG-1

Teal'c (Christopher Judge)

“Indeed”

Season One

O'Neill: I can save these people! Help me! Help me.
Teal'c: Many have said that. But you are the first I believe could do it!

O'Neill: Hey! C'mon.
Teal'c: I have nowhere to go.
O'Neill: For this you can stay at my place. Let's go!

Teal'c: Am I a prisoner?
O'Neill: Uh... yeah.
Teal'c: I understand.
O'Neill: We're not exactly living up to your expectations of us, are we?

Kennedy: These slaves, where do they come from?
Teal'c: There is a tale of a primitive world the Goa'uld discovered Millennia ago. The Tau'ri. First world where forms of this type evolved. It is said the Goa'uld harvested among the primitives. Some became Goa'uld hosts, others became Jaffa. The rest were taken as slaves and seeded among the stars to serve them. That world has been lost for centuries.
Kennedy: Teal'c, beings of this form evolved here on Earth.
Teal'c: This world—
O'Neill: —is the world you're talking about. Ra came here. If our ancestors hadn't rebelled and buried the Stargate—
Teal'c: You would have not become strong enough to challenge them.
Kennedy: Then the galaxy is populated by the ancient peoples of Earth.
Hammond: There could be millions by now.
Teal'c: Then you are their greatest hope. And mine.

Carter: So you think this new anesthesia will be a miracle drug on Earth?
Jackson: Well if it is I bet somebody else will get the credit. We can never say where it came from.
O'Neill: Damn! Guess I'm going to have to cancel that Oprah interview.
Teal'c: What is an "oprah"?

Jackson: What a mess.
Teal'c: This temple was destroyed long ago.
O'Neill: Let's get a move on before we meet somebody who remember why.

Mughal: If you travel this country you must learn our ways.
Carter: I'm thinkin' we should just go back while we're ahead.

Carter: Daniel, find me an anthropologist that dresses like this and I will eat this headdress.

Jackson: How is it that you always come up with the worst case scenario?
O'Neill: I practice.

Mughal: All Shavadai, be free! (the women remove their veils) It is how you will be remembered, Carter.

Carter: So you think this new anesthesia will be a miracle drug on Earth?
Jackson: Well if it is I bet somebody else will get the credit. We can never say where it came from.
O'Neill: Damn! Guess I'm going to have to cancel that Oprah interview.
Teal'c: What is an "oprah"?

Teal'c mapping out the area: This is the Stargate. Here is the temple.
Jamala: Good drawing.
Teal'c: Thank you.

Teal'c: You received permission for me to fire my staff weapon in the gate room?
Carter: Oh yeah.
Jackson: Absolutely.

Hammond: Teal'c, you'll have to leave that here.
Teal'c: I have seen your world. I wil need it.

Season Two

Teal'c: Things will not calm down, Daniel Jackson. They will, in fact, calm up.

Teal'c: Undomesticated equines could not remove me.

Ally: Don't sweat it.
Teal'c: I can not prevent it.

Ally: Listen, you're a sitting duck down here.
Teal'c: And ducks are bad?
Ally: Um... the sitting kind are.

Teal'c: In my culture, I would be well within my rights to dismember you.

O'Neill: How'd you know that would work?
Teal'c: I did not.

Teal'c on hitchhiking: This method appears to be ineffective. {he jumps out of the culvert and stares down a van}
O'Neill: Teal'c? Teal'c! What are you thinking?
Teal'c: That it is effective, O'Neill.

Michael: We're even thinking of crossing the border up to Canada.
Teal'c: For what reason?
Michael: You know, man. The war.
Teal'c: The war with Canada.
Michael: No.

Season Three

Teal'c: There is an old Jaffa saying, General Hammond. "They do not build them as they once did."

Teal'c: Because the creature represents Setesh, the elements of the Setesh guard have continued to be the source of many jokes among the Jaffa.
O'Neill: Jaffa jokes? Let's hear one of them.
Teal'c: I shall attempt to translate one, O'Neill. A Serpent guard, a Horus guard and a Setesh guard meet on a neutral planet. It is a tense moment. The Serpent guard's eyes glow. The Horus guard's beak glistens. The Setesh guard's nose drips. {he starts laughing... and no one else does}

Hamner: I have to prepare for the worst. If your people have been caught and I don't act, it's on me if they get killed.
Jacob: It won't be on you, it'll be on me.
Teal'c: It will reside on me also.

Teal'c: I have given my allegiance to you, to the SGC and to the people of this world freely. I will however not see to the petty needs of these Goa'uld.
Jackson: I'll... see to the petty needs of the Goa'uld, sir.

Teal'c: I did not attack Kronos.
Jackson: Well we believe you, Teal'c. But I don't think anyone else is going to.
O'Neill: Certainly not those lying, scheming, no good, slimy, overdressed style mongers—

Kalan: Colonel O'Neill. You are most punctual. Both Merrin and I are eager to participate in this exchange between our worlds.
O'Neill: Major Carter's eager as well. She's really looking forward to it. So's Teal'c.
Teal'c: I will share my knowledge of the Goa'uld freely.
O'Neill: Teal'c's eager on the inside.

Teal'c: I have vowed to battle the Goa'uld and to free my people. If I allow the symbiote that I carry to be implanted, I would be perpetuating all that I oppose.
Tomin: What happens if you do not find a host for this Goa'uld?
Teal'c: It will die.
Tomin: If the Goa'uld dies, then you will die as well? That would be unfortunate.

Aris Boch: And you, O'Neill, you're considered, well, you're a pain in the mikta.
O'Neill: Neck?
Teal'c: No.

Teal'c: I know of no Goa'uld capable of showing the necessary compassion or benevolence that I have read of in your Bible.
O'Neill: You read the Bible, Teal'c?
Teal'c: It is a sigificant part of your Western culture. Have you not read the Bible, O'Neill?
O'Neill: Oh, yeah. Yeah, not all of it. Actually I'm listening to it on tape. Don't tell me how it ends.

Teal'c: They are intar.
O'Neill: Short for?
Teal'c: Intar.

Teal'c: This is Colonel O'Neill. He is much loved by Apophis.

O'Neill: She's dead, Daniel. I'm sorry.
Jackson: How?
Teal'c: It is I who am responsible. I was forced to fire upon and terminate the life of Shar'e. Although I assure you, it was done only to save your life.

Teal'c: I have seen many humans killed by Goa'uld ribbon devices. You would have been dead in mere seconds had I not acted.
O'Neill: Teal'c did the right thing, Daniel.
Teal'c: I am sorry Share is dead. However you are my friend. If I had to do it again I would do the same.

Teal'c: Is there not some form of human ritual in which I may ask your forgiveness?
Jackson: No.

Jackson: What happens if two Goa'ulded hosts have a child?
Teal'c: It is strictly forbidden. Punishable by death.
Jackson: Really? Why?
Teal'c: If two hosts were to mate and have a child, that child would contain all the knowledge of the Goa'uld.
Jackson: So the genetic memory that Goa'uld have in their DNA is passed on to the human offspring.
Teal'c: That is correct. Such children are called Harcesis. These children are hunted down and destroyed by the Goa'uld with great impunity.
Jackson: So the offspring—the Harcesis—would contain all the knowledge, all the secrets of the Goa'uld that—
Teal'c: Yes, Daniel.

Teal'c: I am sorry, Daniel Jackson.
Jackson: You did the right thing, Teal'c.

Orner: Who would give you a name like Teal'c?
Teal'c: It was given by my father. It means strength.
Layale: You remember your father?
Teal'c: For as long as I draw breath.

O'Neill: I was just thinking about amnesia. Doesn't quite track with Linea's nickname.
Teal'c: Destroyer of Worlds.
O'Neill: Yeah. That one.
Carter: Well actually in a sick way it sort of does. I mean Ke'ra said herself that their society was on the verge of collapse despite their efforts. This world was in trouble, sir.
Teal'c: Perhaps Linea was experimenting with other ways in which to destroy worlds.
O'Neill: Variety being the spice of life and all.

Martouf: The Tok'ra believe that Sokar is about to launch a massive attack against the System Lords.
O'Neill: Isn't that good news?
Teal'c: The chaotic and feudal disorganization of the System Lords' fragmented rule is a far more vulnerable target than that of one powerful Goa'uld.
Martouf: Especially if that Goa'uld is Sokar.

Aldwin: I'm sorry I doubted you.
Teal'c: I am surprised as you that we survived.

Fraiser: Hey Teal'c. How're you feeling? You went a little crazy on us so we had to sedate you. Do you what happened?
Teal'c: I do not.
Fraiser: SG-1 was exposed to chemical fumes from the spill. You became delusional and attacked several people trying to escape from the base.

O'Neill: You will come with me.
Teal'c: I will submit to no further experiments.
O'Neill: Oh, but you will. {Teal'c gives him the eye and O'Neill gives him the eyebrow}

Teal'c: O'Neill, I presume.
O'Neill: What gave it away?

O'Neill: You sure you're up to this?
Teal'c: As always.
O'Neill: You're an animal.

Carter: The probe indicates sustainable atmosphere. The temperature's seventy-eight degrees fahrenheit, barometric pressure is normal.
Jackson: No obvious signs of civilization.
Carter: P4X-884 looks like an untouched paradise, sir.
Teal'c: Appearances may be deceiving.
O'Neill: One man's ceiling is another man's floor.
Jackson: A fool's paradise is a wise man's hell.
O'Neill: Never run with scissors.

Jackson: Wow. This coffee's great.
Carter: I was just thinking that.
O'Neill: Is that cinnamon?
Jackson: It's chickory.
O'Neill: Chickory. {Teal'c grabs the pot and downs the rest of the coffee}
Carter: Teal'c?
O'Neill: Isn't that hot?
Teal'c: Extremely.

Teal'c: We are not wild animals.
Urgo: Speak for yourself. Big fella.

Carter: Teal'c you'll need to secure yourself above the event horizon as soon as you're on the other side. You'll have to carry everything you need.
Teal'c: I understand.
Hammond: I hope you do, son. Because if you fail to dig your way to the surface, this will be a one-way trip.

Season Six

O'Neill: Hammond is insisting SG-1 needs a sociopolitical nerd to offset our overwhelming coolness.
Teal'c: Have you considered Jonas Quinn?
O'Neill: Now I know you've been practicing but I still can't tell. Is that a joke?

Bra'tac: Teal'c chose your mother's fate no more than he chose his own. We are all victims of the Goa'uld.
Teal'c: No Master Bra'tac, Rya'c is correct. I have failed both he and his mother.
Bra'tac: The boy passes judgment without ever having fought a single battle. to Rya'c: Hm? Fighting a war that appears unwinnable does not make one's cause less noble.

Bra'tac: He directs his malice towards you because he believes you doubt him as much as he doubts himself.
Teal'c: Why would he believe such a thing?
Bra'tac: Because you are his father. And you have not told him otherwise.

Rya'c: I do not understand. There was at least eight of them.
Bra'tac: Ten.
Rya'c: How did neither of you get hit?
Teal'c: It is always more difficult to hit a moving target.
Bra'tac: It is also helpful to be lucky.

Jonas: Why would he bring me all the way out here if I'm not going to be allowed to contribute anything?
Teal'c: This is your first mission. It may take some time for Colonel O'Neill to gain confidence in your abilities.
Jonas: So it was the same for you?
Teal'c: No it was not.

Jonas: Those of us who weren't originally from the planet Earth gotta stick together, right?
Teal'c: Are you suggesting an alien conspiracy?

Teal'c: You have much to learn about humans.
Jonas: That's kind of my point. How are we supposed to fit in if we spend all our time on base?

Teal'c: I have a sufficient understanding of Earth culture.
Jonas: But you'll never really be one of them.
Teal'c: This is not my home. When my time with SG-1 is done, I will return to Chulak with my son.
Jonas: I guess that's the difference between us. I don't think I'll be able to go back.

Teal'c: Still, the people of this town are behaving strangely. {Carter looks at him.} Even for humans.

Teal'c: The Kelownan delegation will arrive soon. Is there a problem, Jonas Quinn?
Jonas: Just been so caught up in being a member of SG-1, I kinda forgot how this whole thing started.
Teal'c: We have take similar paths. I too was forced to betray all of that in which I had placed my faith.

Fraiser: It checks out. The same bladed weapon killed both of them and probably the others too. Single thrust, up through the symbiote, continuing up, piercing his heart. He was dead before he hit the ground.
O'Neill: Nirrti's been working out.
Teal'c: Not Nirrti. An Ashrak.

Teal'c: Goa'uld symbiotes.
Jonas: Are you sure?
Teal'c: Yes. And there are a great many.

Jonas: Wait a minute. "Here lies Egeria, betrayer of the Goa'uld. May she ... suffer for all eternity.” Egeria. Dr. Jackson's notes mention her. Isn't she supposed to have been killed?
Teal'c: Indeed she was. Yet this would seem to indicate otherwise.
Jonas: That means—
Teal'c: The queen the Pangarans are breeding is not Goa'uld. She is the origin of the Tok'ra.

Hammond: Welcome home, SG-1. How did it go?
O'Neill: Oh, you know General how I love those sandy planets.
Teal'c: The wind was most pleasant.
O'Neill: Jaffa sarcasm at its finest, General.

Jonas: How'd you learn how to drive?
Teal'c: Daniel Jackson instructed me.
Jonas: When was that?
Teal'c: I believe the year was 1969.

 

O'Neill: So, what's your impression of Alar?
Teal'c: That he is concealing something.
O'Neill: Like what?
Teal'c: I am unsure. He is concealing it.

Teal'c: Trust in me, O'Neill.
O'Neill: What if I'm not O'Neill?
Teal'c: Then I was not talking to you.

Teal'c: I have read of a place where humans do battle in a ring of Jell-o.
O'Neill: Call Daniel.

Jackson: Okay, well... There's no easy way to tell you this so... Sam's just gonna come right out and say it.
Sam gives him a look.
Carter: Well, sir... as you know, the Asgard depend on cloning technology...
Young O'Neill: Oh, for cryin' out loud...
Teal'c: You have been cloned, O'Neill.

Aries' Prime: Know this, Shol'va, I will see to it that you suffer slowly.
Teal'c: And I will see to it that you die quickly.

Teal'c: Where is the rest of your team, Colonel Mitchell?
Mitchell: Actually it's still kind of SG-Me.

Mitchell: Wow. Politics really does suck everywhere you go.
Teal'c: Indeed.

Teal'c: Why are you hesitating, Gerak?
Gerak: If I help you, I will die. But I will die free!

Black Uniform Jackson: Wouldn't it have been easier just to zat him?
Black Uniform Teal'c: Easier, yes. But far less gratifying.
Black Uniform Mitchell: Did he just insult me?

Teal'c suddenly stops
Mitchell: What is it?
Teal'c: Birds.
Carter: What birds?
Teal'c: My point exactly.

Mitchell: Yeah, I was getting worked up, cussing at Teal'c, telling him to "go home. Leave me." It must have been 20 minutes that I realized he had gone home and I was sittin' there talking to myself.

Vala to Teal'c: Well, after you, Muscles.

Vala: I am absolutely terrified. Have any of you ever heard of anything like it?
Mitchell: Well there's one.
Teal'c: Darth Vader.
Vala: Really? How did that turn out?

Mitchell about the dragon's name: So what are we supposed to do, just start guessing?
Vala: Darryl the dragon.
Mitchell: How 'bout Smokey?
Teal'c: Perhaps Puff.

Ba'al: Merlin’s little trick with my vocal cords expired when he did.
Teal'c: Yet another reason to mourn his passing.

Teal'c: Can I give you some advice?
Jacek: Any input is appreciated.
Teal'c: Three words: be less annoying.

Vala: So where are the boys tonight?
Carter: Cameron has a date, Daniel is exhausted. And Teal'c got tickets to some show...

Landry: What do we do now?
Teal'c: Kill them both.
Mitchell: Hard to argue with that logic. It's a two-fer.

Adria: Have you decided what to do with me?
Mitchell: Well we're still weighing our options. Teal'c here had a good idea.
Ba'al/Adria: I can imagine.
Teal'c: No. You can't.

Teal'c: At least we may take comfort in the knowledge that Ba'al is dead.
Mitchell: Wouldn't put a deposit down on that.

UNENDING

You know, as hard as it is not knowing, it must be torture for you not to tell us.
Teal'c: Indeed.

Landry: Good luck, SG-1.
Mitchell: Just another mission to save the galaxy, sir.
Everyone: Indeed.
Landry: God speed.