Madam Secretary
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Henry: Oh, hey, here's something weird. I got a call from the CIA. They want me to come in for an Ex Post Facto Re-Debrief regarding Black Dog Station.
Elizabeth: Well, I was in the CIA for 20 years, and I've never heard of an Ex Post Facto Re-Debrief.
Henry: When they shut the operation down, they called it a "hotwash," now they want to get me debriefed. Why does all their terminology sound like that happens in a nursing home?
They don't want you to be a street fight like me. They want you to be a knight.
Russell [to Dalton]
Elizabeth: Stevie's engaged!
Juliet: Wow! You like the guy?
Elizabeth: Yes, I do. Maybe even more than she does.
Elizabeth: It's freezing in here.
Juliet: You get used to it. It burns calories.
Stress didn't clog his arteries. He thinks I don't know he cheats on his diet when he comes home reeking of pâté.
Carol
Carol: You want another heart attack?
Russell: Let's see the results, I'll let you know.
If you want to do good, you have to be prepared to do bad. Okay? To be canny and watchful and mean. So when the bad guys come, you know just where to stick the knife. 'Cause it is a fight to the death, and that is the only language they understand.
Russell
Stevie: Maybe I'm just being entitled and stupid.
Jason: You and the rest of America.
Can't you find another Harvard alum? This is D.C., they're everywhere, telling people they went to Harvard.
Henry
Henry: How's the world doing today?
Elizabeth: Well, the fate of the Middle East rests on China's appetite for chicken.
In theory, I'm eligible to be Pope. Other than being married and not Catholic
Russell
Blake {about the election returns]: I prefer to watch at home where I can curl into the fetal position with my blanket.
