Sloan: You need to hurry before the trail gets cold.
Neal: You think the book may have been bought by a bank robber?

If a news outlet doesn't have credibility it doesn't matter what else it has.

Charlie

Will: I'm sorry I didn't explode for you.
Mac: It's a long night.

You look like you were grown in an environment where it's dark and damp.

Will

Don: Do you think there's any chance we just got incredibly lucky.
Maggie: Well our luck has been outstanding lately.

Someone has to endure the soul swallowing humiliation of having their name and face broadcast next to the ACN logo for the next six hours.

Charlie

Will: It was a great story.
Rebecca: If only it had been true.

Hallie: You believe I would violate our trust for a story.
Jim: I believe you'd sell me into slavery for a story.

You will resign when I fire you out of petty malice and not before.

Leona

I wouldn't have done it unless I was sure.

Jerry

I thought about having you killed. Then I thought what does Charlie Skinner fear more than death.

Shep

Will: How much of what you're saying do you actually believe right now?
Charlie: 60%.
Will: I thought it was in the mid-80s. You pulled it off.
Charlie: Experience.

The Newsroom Quotes

This is more than unprofessional, it's uncivilized and more than that, it's unprofessional.

First step in solving any problem is recognizing there is one. America is not the greatest country in the world anymore.

Will