- Dr. McKay: Hey, I'm Dr. Rodney McKay, all right? "Difficult" takes a few seconds; "impossible," a few minutes.
- [to Neil deGrasse Tyson]
- Dr. McKay: Hey, at least I didn't declassify Pluto from planet status. Way to make all the little kids cry, Neil. That make you feel like a big man?
- Terrence Kramer: Some of these worst-case scenarios are terrifying...
- Malcolm Tunney: Of course, they're terrifying. They're worst-case scenarios! They are the worst possible thing that could ever happen. Ever.
- Dr. McKay: [referring to Malcolm] If he's so worried about global warming, why did he fly us here on a private jet that spews out more CO2 than Sweden?