Madam Secretary
Sundays 10:00 PM on CBSMadam Secretary Season 5 Quotes
Elizabeth: I don't know how to do this.
Alison: What?
Elizabeth: Run for President and be a wife and mother.
When you're not to the manor born, you have to fight for everything. And it starts with standing up for yourself.
Herman
No, Senator, I'm asking that you stand up for our shared American ideals. Without them, NATO is just an acronym. Like the UN. Or USA.
Henry
The Western World is crumbling and on top of that I have to deal with tabloid stupidity?
Elizabeth
I know you're running for President, and this is good for publicity But when the United States doesn't speak with one voice about foreign policy, we as a country are weakened.
Russell
You're the President. You may not have ordered this murder, but you were involved in the cover-up. That makes you corrupt, complicit, and unfit to lead.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth: I want to send her some flowers. Something that says...
Nina: Sorry you got shot, glad you didn't die?
Dalton: Well done.
Russell: Indeed. Now we just have to explain why we kept the leadership out of the loop, kidnapped an ally, and interfered with Polish sovereignty.
Sir, this administration has pushed a narrative that we do not turn a blind eye to the suffering of others.
Henry
What is NATO good for if it stands for state-sponsored assassination?
Elizabeth
Russell: Why take her out in broad daylight?
Dalton: To send a message to other agitators. It's straight out of the autocrat's handbook.
SInce you're a babe in the woods, let me give you some advice. Washington is dog-eat-dog, so you can't let people walk all over you. If you want to be a doormat, go work in a carpet shop.
Herman
