John Sheppard quotes from Stargate Atlantis

Dr. McKay

You'll only have 30 seconds to release it before it explodes, you need to get as far away as you can.

Maj. Sheppard

Get as far away from the nuclear explosion as possible. That's good advice, Rodney. Thanks.

Dr. McKay

Well, I think we both knew what you were going to say long before you even went in there.

[unhappy] We prayed for Athar's guidance.

Dr. McKay

And what did Athar say? You're hiding behind your religion to justify your complete and utter selfishness.

Maj. Sheppard

Rodney -

Dr. McKay

If Athar existed she would be ashamed of herself.

What my people value most is spiritual knowledge. What can your culture provide in that regard?

Dr. Weir

Earth's people don't share a single Spiritual belief - we embrace a number of different religions and philosophies: Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Islam -

Maj. Sheppard

Hinduism ... Kwanzaa.

Dr. McKay

Word of caution? The whole "Captain Kirk" routine is problematic to say the least, let alone morally dubious.

Maj. Sheppard

What routine?

Dr. McKay

The romancing of the alien priestess? It's very 1967 of you.

Dr. McKay

According to the database, she's been in there for ten thousand years.

Dr. Weir

Ten thousand years?!

Maj. Sheppard

Doesn't look a day over nine thousand.

Is time-travel possible?

Dr. McKay

Well, according to Einstein's General Theory of Relativity, there's nothing in the laws of physics to prevent it. Extremely difficult to achieve, mind you – you need the technology to manipulate black holes to create wormholes not only through points in space, but time.

Maj. Sheppard

Not to mention a really nice De Lorean.

Dr. McKay

Don't even get me started on that movie!

Maj. Sheppard

I liked that movie!

Dr. McKay

The Puddle Jumper they escaped in must have been some sort of a time machine. It had to have an additional component built into it.

Maj. Sheppard

Flux capacitor!

Dr. McKay

...Yeah.

Dr. McKay

I died?!

You never gave up trying, right until the end.

Dr. McKay

[shocked] Well, a man wonders how he would choose to go out, given such dire circumstances. Now I know.

Trying to save the lives of others.

Maj. Sheppard

[smug] But ultimately failing!

Dr. McKay

[smugly grinning] Ha! Ah, the bitter taste of ultimate failure, hmm?

Maj. Sheppard

Well, if you’d just figured out how to fix the damn shield in the first place, none of us would have died.

Dr. McKay

I did everything I could, including valiantly attempting to save your sorry-

Dr. Weir

Gentlemen, focus.

Dr. McKay

[to John, Aiden and Teyla] I’m heading to bed.

Maj. Sheppard

Ah, which bed might that be?

Rodney

Huh, what?

Think Allina might have a little crush on you, Doc.

Dr. McKay

She does?

Teyla

It is very clear to us all.

Dr. McKay

It is?

Maj. Sheppard

To everyone but you, apparently.

Dr McKay

So you think this Wraith scientist was trying to make humans what, more tasty?

Dr Weir

The log seems to indicate that he was looking for a way to make the feeding process more efficient.

Dr McKay

But I thought you said they already had a number of genetic characteristics similar to humans.

Dr Beckett

They do. But they're still much closer to the bug creature that attacked Major Sheppard than to us.

Maj. Sheppard

Hey! I thought we weren't going to mention that anymore.

We can't possibly consider staying and fighting!

Maj. Sheppard

I disagree! I think it's entirely within the realm of possibility.

[as if speaking to a very young child] There are tens of thousands of life-sucking aliens in highly advanced spaceships on their way here to destroy us!

Maj. Sheppard

What about M1K-439?

Which one's that?

Maj. Sheppard

The one with all the waterfalls

See, why can't we just call it 'Planet Waterfall'? [Sheppard gives him "the look"] What? I say we should just give them names.

How about next time you can be the bait?

Maj. Sheppard

Yeah, next time. Maybe...

Maj. Sheppard

[over radio] Atlantis base this is Sheppard.

Dr. Weir

[in disbelief] John?

Maj. Sheppard

What other Sheppards do you know?