| Quotation | Character |
| 'Without showing cause, I would say that the order constitutes an illegal search, and I would order that the employee be reinstated.' | |
| 'You were right.' ... 'It doesn't go away.' | |
| 'I wouldn't stop for red lights.' | |
| 'Are you the unmitigated jackass who has the DNC choking off funding for the O'Dwyer campaign in the California forty-sixth?' | |
| 'Andrew Jackson,... in the main foyer of the White House had a big block of cheese. The block of cheese was huge... ' | |
| 'You have a once in a generation mind, sir. Ultimately, they'll respect that. They'll advise you well and go where you point. Let the chiefs get to know you, sir.' | |
| 'I am the Lord your God. Thou shalt worship no other God before me.' | |
| 'She passed away last month, so I've taken over her seat in Congress.' | |
| 'I thought you were the butler.' | |
| 'Hey, you guys give me monologue material every night, you know.' | |
| 'I talked to the mission commander, guy name of Peter Jobson.' | |
| 'How the hell do you know if I'm raising my voice to you?' | |
| 'I said, gym class. Gym class! Bruce, Bruce! 'Cause it's important in gym to try, but it is not necessarily-' | |
| 'I'm tired of being the field captain for the team that couldn't shoot straight!' | |
| 'Oh, I'm sorry. Is that Leo McGarry, or is that Fred Astaire?' | |
| | Quotation | Character |
| 'Reverend, please! They think they're so much smarter. They think it's smart talk. But nobody else does.' | |
| 'I've got my own press secretary.' | |
| 'I miss my boys.' | |
| 'Is the reason you won't tell us about it that it's a secret?' | |
| 'Strength, guts or courage? ... You just said three things that all mean the same thing.' | |
| 'I was getting a drink for C.J.!' | |
| 'Someone took the time to translate the Constitution into Latin. I think it was a high school project, actually, and uh, it got published.' | |
| 'I'm not embarrassed my son was gay. My government is.' | |
| 'How could you write that position paper?' | |
| 'In the mean time, please don't tell me how to be a leader of black men. You look like an idiot.' | |
| 'On the flag burning, the bottom line couldn't be clearer. If he says nothing, he takes a hit, but not a fatal one. If he stands in opposition to the amendment, you can all start u | |
| '''Vengeance is mine,' sayeth the Lord.' You know what that means? God is the only one who gets to kill people.' | |
| 'I saw something.' | |
| 'I've got some real honest to God battles to fight Leo. I don't have time for the cosmetic ones.' | |
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