Quotes from Dead Irish Writers
Bartlet: For dessert we're having Kumquat Napoleans.
Abbey: Shut up.
Bartlet: Okay.
Marbury: May I enquire, Mr. President, the first thing that attracted you to Abigail. Was it her magnificent breasts?
Abbey: It was.
Bartlet: Hello, John. There are places in the world where it might be considered rude to talk about the physical attributes of another man's wife.
Marbury: My God! Really?
Bartlet: Yeah.
C.J.: I say this about you, you can wear a tuxedo.
Sam: I know.
C.J.: I know you know.
Leo: You ever mix politics and the President's family and get a good result?
Sam: No.
Leo: Me neither, and I've been at this a lot longer.
Josh: Let me tell you why this is a dangerous area. Because I can't make decisions based on the fact that I like your smooth skin.
Toby: I think we have to be careful how we use the word terrorist. Can I call you John?
Marbury: I am John, Lord Marbury, Earl of Croy, Marquess of Needham and Dolby, Baronet of Brycey, England's Ambassador to the United States. A terrorist is a terrorist even if he wears a green necktie and sings "Danny Boy." Yes, you can call me John.
Enlow: We're talking about the U.S. Senate, kid. We're the saucer that cools the coffee.
Sam: And the drain that swallows it, sir.
Abbey: Claudia Jean.
C.J.: Yes, ma'am.
Abbey: Let's get drunk.
C.J.: Oh, okay.
Abbey: Amy.
Amy: Yes, ma'am?
Abbey: C.J. and I are gonna get drunk. Come on.
Amy: Yes, ma'am.
Josh: You're going?
Amy: The First Lady just asked me to get boozy with her. You don't think I want to write a book one day?
Sam: I need to you tell me everything you can tell me about the superconducting supercollider.
Millgate: How much time do you have?
Sam: About ten minutes.
Millgate: If you pay close attention, stay very very quiet, I can teach you how to spell it.
Sam: You're not in any way a helpful person.
Millgate: Don't have to be; I have tenure.
Toby: Say, speaking of dead Irish writers...
Marbury: Yes, another drink.
Amy: Canadian, huh?
Donna: Yeah.
Amy: You feel funnier?
Donna: No, but I am developing a massive inferiority complex.
Abbey: Did it come out?
C.J.: Next best thing, it's in the bottle.
Bartlet: In my house, anyone who used one word when they could have used ten just isn't trying hard.
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