The West Wing (TV Series)
The Drop In (2001)
Martin Sheen: President Josiah Bartlet
Quotes
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President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet : You know what you are? You're the Charlie Brown of missile defense. The Pentagon is Lucy.
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Josh Lyman : You know, can I say this? Why don't we just give the $60 billion to North Korea in exchange for not bombing us?
President Josiah Bartlet : It's almost hard to believe that you're not on the National Security Council.
Josh Lyman : I know, I feel like they're missing an important voice.
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President Josiah Bartlet : Sweden has a 100% literacy rate, Leo. 100%! How do they do that?
Leo McGarry : Well, maybe they don't and they also can't count.
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President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet : The number of different words they had for "manipulative," Leo, there's no way they didn't have a thesaurus in front of them.
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President Josiah Bartlet : [following the appointment of Marbury to be the British Ambassador to the United States] What made you agree to take the post?
Brit. Ambassador Lord John Marbury : I don't know, I suppose it's possible I was drunk.
Josh Lyman : Reasonable bet.
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Leo McGarry : By how much did it miss the target? Colonel?
Colonel Chase : One three seven.
Leo McGarry : We missed it by a hundred and thirty-seven feet.
Colonel Chase : Miles.
Leo McGarry : We missed it by a hundred and thirty-seven miles?
President Josiah Bartlet : When you consider the size of outer space, Leo, that's not so bad.
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Brit. Ambassador Lord John Marbury : [to Leo:] You think you can make it stop? Well, you can't. We build a shield, and somebody'll build a better missile.
President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet : Well, it's a discussion for serious men. They say a statesman is a politician who's been dead for fifteen years. I'd like us to be statesmen while we're still alive.
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President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet : Where are you on the missile shield?
Brit. Ambassador Lord John Marbury : Well, I think its dangerous, illegal, fiscally irresponsible, technologically unsound, and a threat to all people everywhere.
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President Josiah Bartlet : 2,000 environmentalists are going to try to kill me tomorrow night.
Charlie Young : We should go, sir.
President Josiah Bartlet : They're going to come after me with vegan food and pitchforks.
Charlie Young : That doesn't really sound like something people do.
President Josiah Bartlet : Still, I'd like you to get between me and any boiled seaweed you see coming my way.
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President Josiah Bartlet : It's good to have you here.
Brit. Ambassador Lord John Marbury : Your servant, as always.
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Brit. Ambassador Lord John Marbury : I'm required to attend the State of the Union?
President Josiah Bartlet : Yes!
Brit. Ambassador Lord John Marbury : Oh, well, then attend it I shall.
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President Josiah Bartlet : Mr. Sumatra, I understand you're a sports fan.
Tada Sumatra : Yes sir, golf.
President Josiah Bartlet : Okay, well, golf's not a sport.
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President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet : Leo, seriously, when they were telling you that on the phone, how stupid did you think you'd sound saying it to me?
Leo McGarry : This project needs money.
President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet : It doesn't work.
Leo McGarry : Neither did several phases of Apollo 11, but Neil Armstrong claims it was a success.
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President Josiah Bartlet : I want to know, when you're pushing me toward the missile shield, it's not 'cause you want me to look strong on defense?
Leo McGarry : I'm not.
President Josiah Bartlet : Don't.
Leo McGarry : I'm pushing you toward the shield 'cause I think it works.
President Josiah Bartlet : Based on what?
Leo McGarry : Confidence. And the understanding that there has been a time in the evolution of everything that works when it didn't work.
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President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet : I'm victim to my own purity of character.
Leo McGarry : Whatever.
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President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet : To McGarry: By the way, the words you are looking for are, "Oh, good grief!"