Bernadette: That bitch.
Howard: Oh, come on, he means well. He's just trying to impress his girlfriend.
Bernadette: I'm talking about Ruchi. She's after my job. Why do you think she said, "Take all the time you need"?
Howard: Because she was being nice?
Bernadette: No, she's trying to steal my projects while I'm at home taking care of this useless plant and my dumb family.

Howard: Is he working on our guidance system or not?
Colonel Williams: Dr. Cooper contacted us with an idea on how to modify your technology into a communication system, and it seemed interesting.
Leonard: But our team developed that technology.
Colonel Williams: And he was your team leader.
Howard: Well, who said he was team leader?
Colonel Williams: He did. And I like that kind of "take charge" attitude.

Bernadette: I need you to find out if Ruchi's trying to steal my projects at work while I'm on bed rest.
Raj: She's not that kind of a person. She's-she's generous and charitable.
Bernadette: You're just saying that 'cause she's sleeping with you.
Raj: Yes, that's my favorite charity.

Amy: What's going on?
Howard: Sheldon went to the Air Force behind our backs.
Sheldon: I did nothing of the sort. I had an idea for a neutrino-based communication system, I presented it to them, and they were interested.
Howard: But your communication system was based on our guidance system.
Sheldon: And sonar is based on bats. You don't see them hanging upside down in a patent attorney's office.

Howard: You know, that guidance system was my idea. You figured out how to make it work. We didn't even need Sheldon.
Leonard: Let's not forget your idea was based on my theory.
Howard: Hey, we're bagging on Sheldon here! Focus!

Howard: I guess it was pretty smart using our quantum technology as the basis for a communication system.
Leonard: Be even better if he swapped out the helium for xenon.
Howard: Ooh. So instead of having to keep it at negative 271 degrees, you'd only have to keep it at negative 108. It would be way more efficient.
Leonard: And xenon has a bigger nucleus, so coherence would make it an easier signal to see.
Howard: You're brilliant!
Leonard: We should tell Sheldon.
Howard: You're an idiot! We don't tell Sheldon. We go to the military behind his back and we screw him like he screwed us.
Leonard: All right, you're right, you're right, we don't need him. We can do this all on our own.
Howard: Do you think you can do the math?
Leonard: No. But if someone else does it, I can double check the crap out of it.

Leonard: Kripke.
Barry Kripke: What's up, fellas?
Howard: Did you screw us over?
Barry Kripke: Ooh, I can't tell you that. It's classified.

Sheldon: Why did you tell Barry Kripke your idea? This is all your fault.
Leonard: No, it's your fault. If you would've come to us in the beginning, none of this would've happened.
Amy: Well, if it helps, you all behaved terribly and you deserve what you got.
Sheldon: Well, that doesn't help, at all. You know, sometimes your social skills are very poor.

Howard: Can't believe we let Kripke use us like that.
Penny: You know, maybe you're all more like the guy who didn't invent the electric car and less like the guy who didn't invent the lightbulb.

Leonard: No, we-we definitely mined some. I-I remember sitting in your bedroom and writing the program.
I think we ended up with a bunch of it.
Raj: Wow, and at, like, $5,000 apiece, that's-
Stuart: Sounds like a lot of money, which we agreed to share 'cause I-I was totally there. I remember now.

Sheldon: Before we begin, this may have some unprecedented tax implications. In fact, we should start early 'cause we are gonna be on the phone with the IRS for hours. (gasps) Did anybody else just get goose bumps?
Leonard: Great, so just the three of us.

Leonard: Sheldon, please.
Sheldon: Should I be the bigger man?
Amy: I think you should.
Sheldon: (snorts) Oh, why'd I ask you?

Penny: Hey, sweetie.
Leonard: Hey.
Penny: Everybody good?
Leonard: Yeah.
Howard: Fine.
Sheldon: Sure.
(Raj whispers to Howard)
Howard: You don't have to whisper, you can just nod your head.
Penny: Or you could just speak.
(Raj shakes his head)

Zack: So good to see you guys. Man, we should do this more often.
Penny: Come over to get laptops back from you?
Zack: Totally.

Zack: Are you guys fighting?
Penny: Yeah.
Leonard: No.
Zack: Are you fighting about whether or not you're fighting? 'Cause I've had that fight before. Turns out we were, and I lost.