The A-Team (TV Series)

Semi-Friendly Persuasion (1984)

George Peppard: John 'Hannibal' Smith

Quotes 

• Col. John "Hannibal" Smith : Face, we were fired. We don't work for them anymore. We work for us. And we're gonna go back there, and take Kale and his sleazeballs and teach 'em a little A-Team religion.

• Kerl : Are you expecting me to thank you?

  Col. John "Hannibal" Smith : No. No, even though you're one of the most narrow minded men I ever met in your own way, I admire you for one thing, Kerl: You don't change your tune when you win. Most people do.

• Face : You say you're Society doesn't believe in violence, well, eh, we're not exactly caterers.

  Eric : We want you to build our meeting house.

  Hannibal : We're not exactly carpenters, either.

• Hannibal : [sees Ollie riding in the truck]  Who's you're friend?

  "B.A." Baracus : Oh, he's a little roughneck I picked up. He promised if I gave him a ride this far, he wouldn't tear us apart.

  Hannibal : Better keep an eye on him.

• Kerl : [appalled at seeing the A-Team's weapons]  Are those the tools of logic, Colonel?

  Col. John "Hannibal" Smith : In some circles, yes they are.

• "Hannibal" Smith : Well you see, that's what comes when you build too close to the road: anything can crawl in.

  Kale Sykes : Who the hell are you?

  "Faceman" Peck : Pretty snappy comeback!

  Kale Sykes : I asked you a question, boy!

  "Hannibal" Smith : Face, did he call me 'boy'?

  "Faceman" Peck : Yeah, no doubt about it, this is definitely a force to be reckoned with.

• Hannibal : It's just society's electricity, guys. The freedom to think... People's thought are the most elusive and their most valuable. And the soldiers pay the price to protect it.

• Hannibal : Cowards like to talk about what they'll never do.