Madam Secretary
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Elizabeth: Oh. I don't understand. We gave him the drinking talk.
Henry: Apparently it didn't take.
Elizabeth: Nadine's making a face. Maybe...we needed more than one talk. [pause] Now Blake is pointedly avoiding eye contact.
Henry: Well...he's already grounded for a month. We can wait till you get home to give him the big talking to.
Elizabeth: Okay. [pause] I'm afraid to say anything else, lest the mime troupe weighs in again.
There's no "we" in antiquities. I hunt terrorists, not tchotchkes.
Jose
I always thought it was a good metaphor for what I do -- getting foreign leaders to eat a plate of crap and like it.
Ambassador Curtis
Charm just looks creepy on you, Russell.
Ambassador Curtis
Matt: Seeds of democracy sown.
Elizabeth: Well, let's hope they get plenty of...
Matt: Sun.
Elizabeth: Yes. And...
Matt: Moisture. And love.
Elizabeth: O-kay.
Elizabeth: Where is Nadine?
Blake: She is on the phone in her office, ma'am. She waved me off like a thirsty fan boy when I tried to wrangle her.
Daisy: Does feel 20% less austere in here.
Alison: Very convincing, Mom.
Stevie: Hashtag "CIA training fail."
Jason: Hashtag "over hashtag jokes."
Jane Pauley: Are you breaking rank with the President and the party on this?
Elizabeth: Well, I-I've never been an official member of any political party. I'm not a partisan politician. I'm a public servant.
I mean, exactly when did the United States start making every decision based on strategic and politically expedient reasons? If we partner with nations just to remain dominant on the world stage, how are we any less imperialistic than Russia or China?
Elizabeth
There's this new thing called terrorism. It's really catching on.
Russell
Henry: I dare you to yell out "capital gains tax." See what happens.
Elizabeth: Be safer to yell "fire."
Henry: Well, well. Look at this. Did you happen to catch any philosophy?
Jose: Yeah, but I got a strong immune system.
