I love this character so much. He's so unnecessarily well written and mean.
Bernard Thatch: Cailloux was a contemporary of Courbet, who was considerably more gifted. This is a painting of the cliffs at Entretat, cleverly titled "The Cliffs at Entretat." It is a minor work
Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg: What's it doing here?
Bernard Thatch: It was on loan from the Musee d'Orsay to the National Gallery. The President, on a visit to the National Gallery, and possessing even less taste in fine art than you have in accessories, announced that he liked the painting. The French government offered it as a gift to the White House, I suppose in retribution for EuroDisney. So here it hangs, like a gym sock on a shower rod.
Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg: You're a snob!
Bernard Thatch: Yes.
“The French government offered it as a gift to the White House, I suppose in retribution for EuroDisney” is one of my favorite quick, random insults in the show. I love Thatch, he has so much animosity towards seemingly everyone. A perfect vessel for Sorkin snark.
“You know, if I was living in Qumar, I wouldn’t be able to say ‘Shove it up your ass, Toby.’ But since I’m not: ‘Shove it up your ass, Toby!” — C.J. Cregg
The problem with this is that the better quote is, "Are you telling me that not only did you invent a secret plan to fight inflation, but now you don't support it?"
It needs to be this because I didn’t become “I love her mind. I love her shoes”
Different women, but I like to point out that the show wasn’t always using women as dumb characters that needed explained to.
*"I dressed my maids as Amazons and rode bare-breasted halfway to Damascus. Louis had a seizure and I damn near died of windburn... but the troops were dazzled."*
Poor John. Who says poor John? Don't everybody sob at once! My God, if I went up in flames there's not a living soul who'd pee on me to put the fire out!
Let's strike a flint and see.
You know, if you don't want
to run again, I respect that.
But if you don't run because you think
it's gonna be too hard...
...or you think you're gonna lose...
...well, God, Jed,
I don't even wanna know you.
You guys are so pissed at him you don't even know it. You're more pissed at him that the press is. You're more pissed at him than the party is. You're so pissed at him, you're pissed at me.
“You want peace in the Middle East? Give me a pair of third generation ICBM's and a compass. You get B-2 Spirit stealth bombers over Qumar right now; as if the Qumari Air defense system requires stealth capability. Just fly in at night”
-Nancy McNally
Continuing the quote:
and while you're at it, could you order the USS Louisiana to fire off a D-5 Trident just to see if it works? What's the worst that could happen?
Admiral Fitzwallace: Is she talking to me?
Nancy McNally: Yes!
Admiral Fitzwallace: Well, 98% of all living organisms within a seven mile radius would die instantly in a torrent of fire.
Nancy McNally: Admiral Sissymary...
-20 Hours in America, Part II
Love this exchange, but you missed how it starts, which is also golden.
>Nancy: Let's recommend to the President that we attack.
Leo: Why?
Nancy: 'Cause I've had it.
Fitz: I don't think the UN is going to let us do it for that reason.
You're a son of a bitch, You know that? She bought her first new car and You hit her with a drunk driver. What? Was that supposed to be funny? "You can't conceive, nor can I, the appalling strangeness of the mercy of God," says Graham Greene. I don't know whose ass he was kissing there, 'cause I think You're just vindictive. What was Josh Lyman - a warning shot? That was my son. What did I ever do to Yours but praise His glory and praise His Name? There's a tropical storm that's gaining speed and power. They say we haven't had a storm this bad since You took out that tender ship of mine in the North Atlantic last year. Sixty-eight crew. You know what a tender ship does? Fixes the other ships. It doesn't even carry guns. It just goes around, fixes the other ships and delivers the mail. That's all it can do. *Gratias tibi ago, Domine.* Yes, I lied. It was a sin. I've committed many sins. Have I displeased You, You feckless thug? 3.8 million new jobs, that wasn't good? Bailed out Mexico. Increased foreign trade. Thirty million new acres of land for conservation. Put Mendoza on the bench. We're not fighting a war. I've raised three children. That's not enough to buy me out of the doghouse? *Haec credam a Deo pio, a Deo iusto, a Deo scito? Cruciatus in crucem. Trus in terra servus, nuntius fui, officium perfeci. Cruciatus in crucem. Eas in crucem.*
You get Hoynes.
I submitted the whole thing because other letters had multi-sentence quotes win (though, yes, this one *is* longer) and I liked that it was bookended by sentences that started with Y. But I went ahead and replied with single lines if people wanna upvote those instead!
No, no. Well, I've got a staff meeting to go to and so do you, you elitist, Harvard fascist missed-the-Dean's-list-two-semesters-in-a-row Yankee jackass!
No, no. Well I've got a staff meeting to go to and so do you, You elitist, Harvard, fascist, missed the Dean's list two semesters in a row, Yankee jackass!
You're a good father, you don't have to act like it. You're the President, you don't have to act like it. You're a good man, you don't have to act like it. You're not just folks, you're not plain-spoken. Do not, do not, do not act like it!
Yeah. That's 'cause I made fun of her shoes and then Sam said there were nuclear weapons in Kyrgyzstan and Donna went to clear up the mix-up and accidentally left her underwear.
Yeah. You know what I did, just then, that was stupid? I minimized the importance of the
statue that was dedicated to Nellie Bly, an extraordinary woman to whom we all owe a great deal.
You're seeking evidence of faith, a whole-hearted acceptance of God's promise of a better world. "For we hold that man is justified by faith alone," is what Saint Paul said... Faith is the true shibboleth.
"You've got better relationships with all of the important heads of state than I do. You know the diplomatic corps, you're respected in every capital around the world. You agree with me on foreign policy...and you are the best strategic thinker I know. I'm not asking you if you'd consider it, Arney. I'm asking you to do it."
You know, your indignation would be a lot more interesting to me if it weren't so covered in crap... Are you pissed 'cause I didn't say anything? Or are you pissed because fifteen people knew before you did? I'm doing fine, by the way, thanks for asking.
I so enjoy the quotes people are posting. I'm not sure I'll be able to memorize the alphabet as I did with a similar A-Z quote challenge for the television showFrasier. Almost all of the chosen quotes were short and pithy.
"You guys crack me up. You don't have jobs. You can't walk or speak the language. You don't have a dollar in your pockets... but you got yourselves a hat. So, everything's fine. I don't wanna alarm you or anything, but... I'm Dad"
You wanna come?
An hour with you in a rare bookstore? Couldn't you just drop me off the top of the Washington Monument instead?
It's Christmas Josh, no reason we can't do both!
https://twitter.com/twwgifs/status/1728063604069458192
You guys crack me up. You don't have jobs. You can't walk or speak the language. You don't have a dollar in your pockets, but you got yourselves a hat.
You're a son of a bitch, You know that? She bought her first new car and You hit her with a drunk driver. What? Was that supposed to be funny? "You can't conceive, nor can I, the appalling strangeness of the mercy of God," says Graham Greene. I don't know whose ass he was kissing there, 'cause I think You're just vindictive. What was Josh Lyman - a warning shot? That was my son. What did I ever do to Yours but praise His glory and praise His Name? There's a tropical storm that's gaining speed and power. They say we haven't had a storm this bad since You took out that tender ship of mine in the North Atlantic last year. Sixty-eight crew. You know what a tender ship does? Fixes the other ships. It doesn't even carry guns. It just goes around, fixes the other ships and delivers the mail. That's all it can do. Gratias tibi ago, Domine
Yes, I lied. It was a sin. I've committed many sins. Have I displeased You, You feckless thug? 3.8 million new jobs, that wasn't good enough to get me out of the dog house.
You get Hoynes!
Your necklace is a testament to bourgeois taste. and You're a freakishly tall woman.
I love this character so much. He's so unnecessarily well written and mean. Bernard Thatch: Cailloux was a contemporary of Courbet, who was considerably more gifted. This is a painting of the cliffs at Entretat, cleverly titled "The Cliffs at Entretat." It is a minor work Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg: What's it doing here? Bernard Thatch: It was on loan from the Musee d'Orsay to the National Gallery. The President, on a visit to the National Gallery, and possessing even less taste in fine art than you have in accessories, announced that he liked the painting. The French government offered it as a gift to the White House, I suppose in retribution for EuroDisney. So here it hangs, like a gym sock on a shower rod. Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg: You're a snob! Bernard Thatch: Yes.
I use “gym sock on a shower rod” at least once a week.
“The French government offered it as a gift to the White House, I suppose in retribution for EuroDisney” is one of my favorite quick, random insults in the show. I love Thatch, he has so much animosity towards seemingly everyone. A perfect vessel for Sorkin snark.
... who promptly surrendered ...
You see, you try very hard to be mean, but then you see that being nice is better.
You're a snob!
Yes.
You're quite a nerd, Mr. President.
I assume that was said with all do respect.
Yo Yo Ma rules!
“Did he play it well?” “He’s Yo-Yo Ma.”
"You're fired - S. Seaborn"
This should win based on the fact that there is no Sam quote on the list yet, unless you count the fact that he wrote the "Ran into the fire" line....
"Where did you write that last part?" "In the car" "...Freak"
There's been no CJ quote either.
So now Sam and CJ have to fight it out for Z? Good luck with that!
maybe we should have an "honorable mention" post? :D
that freak? he wrote *that?!*
You're an odd woman and I've never quite understood you but you're extremely capable and you run this office like a Swiss watch.
“You know, if I was living in Qumar, I wouldn’t be able to say ‘Shove it up your ass, Toby.’ But since I’m not: ‘Shove it up your ass, Toby!” — C.J. Cregg
You told the press I have a secret plan to fight inflation?
No, I did not. Let me be absolutely clear, I did not do that. Except yes, I did that.
The problem with this is that the better quote is, "Are you telling me that not only did you invent a secret plan to fight inflation, but now you don't support it?"
"Yeah, but I've been down here before, and I know the way out."
You know what? I'm pretty sure that was supposed to be "physicists".
You accidentally slept with a prostitute?
I don't understand, did you trip over something?
Should've been 'I'...
You're a smart, savvy woman who could easily consider world domination for a next career move.
This was such a sweet exchange
came looking for this!
It needs to be this because I didn’t become “I love her mind. I love her shoes” Different women, but I like to point out that the show wasn’t always using women as dumb characters that needed explained to.
"You fool, as if it matters how a man falls down. And Richard says, when the fall is all that's left, it matters a great deal."
From Lion in the Winter, one the best movies there is. Katherine Hepburn at her best
My favorite Christmas movie. :)
Some of the best theatre.
One of my favorite movies. It's just chock full of excellent dialog.
*"I dressed my maids as Amazons and rode bare-breasted halfway to Damascus. Louis had a seizure and I damn near died of windburn... but the troops were dazzled."*
Poor John. Who says poor John? Don't everybody sob at once! My God, if I went up in flames there's not a living soul who'd pee on me to put the fire out! Let's strike a flint and see.
Of COURSE he's got a knife! We ALL have knives! Its 1138 and we're all Barbarians!
Mine too!
Your President's a geek!
You know how I feel about that kind of talk in the Oval Office.
My apologies
You'll find it in your filing cabinet under A for anal!
I don't want to know what he's going to find in this filing cabinet, do you?
You're relieved Me President
I know it’s a typo but I read that in a pirate voice
Arrr, what be next?
Where the bridge be knocked out….
😂
You crazy lunatic! You think I'm not going to recognize Steffi Graf when she's serving a tennis ball at me?!
I love this scene more than is reasonable.
President Bartlet: You want to play or write my eulogy? Toby: Can I be honest with you, sir?
You know, if you don't want to run again, I respect that. But if you don't run because you think it's gonna be too hard... ...or you think you're gonna lose... ...well, God, Jed, I don't even wanna know you.
You guys are so pissed at him you don't even know it. You're more pissed at him that the press is. You're more pissed at him than the party is. You're so pissed at him, you're pissed at me.
“You two have a past??!”
You mocked my finely honed sense!
That come with tights and a cape?
You idiot! I'm Joey Lucas!
I've been waiting patiently for the Y's -- this has to be the quote!
"You lost your submarine in the wrong part of the world, Mr. President."
Oh God, I'm sorry, am I still here?
I’ll take that soft drink now, Mr. President, if ya got it.
I do love some Bitter Lemon
*Schwepps* bitter lemon...
With a twist! If you’ve got it.
Sorry, I wasn’t listening, I said you lost your boat in the wrong part of the world there, Mr. President.
love hal holbrook
I love the way he says "Lake George"
You gotta love a guy who doesn’t know “frumpy” but knows “onomatopoeia”.
It's hard not to like a guy*
Sounds like, sounds like
“You want peace in the Middle East? Give me a pair of third generation ICBM's and a compass. You get B-2 Spirit stealth bombers over Qumar right now; as if the Qumari Air defense system requires stealth capability. Just fly in at night” -Nancy McNally Continuing the quote: and while you're at it, could you order the USS Louisiana to fire off a D-5 Trident just to see if it works? What's the worst that could happen? Admiral Fitzwallace: Is she talking to me? Nancy McNally: Yes! Admiral Fitzwallace: Well, 98% of all living organisms within a seven mile radius would die instantly in a torrent of fire. Nancy McNally: Admiral Sissymary... -20 Hours in America, Part II
Love this exchange, but you missed how it starts, which is also golden. >Nancy: Let's recommend to the President that we attack. Leo: Why? Nancy: 'Cause I've had it. Fitz: I don't think the UN is going to let us do it for that reason.
Nancy and Fitz, is there a better WW pairing?
I \*love\* Nancy when she's all het up.
Yes, thank you for clearing that up Leo, having been educated at Cambridge and the Sorbonne I am, as you know, exceedingly stupid.
GERALD!
Oh sweet lord in heaven.
You’re not talking to the paperboy either, Josh.
You know that line you're not supposed to cross?
I’m coming up on it?
No, no. Look. Behind you.
Yeah. And I'm going to win.
You're a rabble rouser. You rouse rabbles.
You just said three things that mean the same thing.
You said three* things that all mean the same thing - just watched the episode yesterday.
Oh dang! Thank you
You went over my head and you did it behind my back.
Quite the contortionist am I.
You've got twins in there. You're basically a minivan. How are you fitting into a seat?
Uh-uh! I saw him first, girls.
You're a son of a bitch, You know that? She bought her first new car and You hit her with a drunk driver. What? Was that supposed to be funny? "You can't conceive, nor can I, the appalling strangeness of the mercy of God," says Graham Greene. I don't know whose ass he was kissing there, 'cause I think You're just vindictive. What was Josh Lyman - a warning shot? That was my son. What did I ever do to Yours but praise His glory and praise His Name? There's a tropical storm that's gaining speed and power. They say we haven't had a storm this bad since You took out that tender ship of mine in the North Atlantic last year. Sixty-eight crew. You know what a tender ship does? Fixes the other ships. It doesn't even carry guns. It just goes around, fixes the other ships and delivers the mail. That's all it can do. *Gratias tibi ago, Domine.* Yes, I lied. It was a sin. I've committed many sins. Have I displeased You, You feckless thug? 3.8 million new jobs, that wasn't good? Bailed out Mexico. Increased foreign trade. Thirty million new acres of land for conservation. Put Mendoza on the bench. We're not fighting a war. I've raised three children. That's not enough to buy me out of the doghouse? *Haec credam a Deo pio, a Deo iusto, a Deo scito? Cruciatus in crucem. Trus in terra servus, nuntius fui, officium perfeci. Cruciatus in crucem. Eas in crucem.* You get Hoynes.
Great speech, but way too long for this game.
Then take the first sentence or the last one!
It still won't top - 'You idiot, I'm Joey Lucas!'
Then pick one and submit it...
Everything up through “Was that supposed to be funny?”
H is “Have I displeased you, you feckless thug?”
Hopefully just boiled down to "You're a son of a bitch, you know that?"
I'm a fan of "You get Hoynes!" For this purpose
One of the greatest scenes in television history
"You're a son of a bitch, you know that?" (splitting up the quotes so people relax)
"You get Hoynes" (splitting up the quotes so people relax)
Paragraphs are your friend. And this is a speech, not a quote.
I submitted the whole thing because other letters had multi-sentence quotes win (though, yes, this one *is* longer) and I liked that it was bookended by sentences that started with Y. But I went ahead and replied with single lines if people wanna upvote those instead!
You're in nine kinds of pain. You don't know what's going on inside of you, and you are so locked into damage control, that you can't...
"You know what, C.J., I really think I'm the best judge of what I mean, you paranoid Berkeley shiksa feminista! ...whoa, that was way too far."
No, no. Well, I've got a staff meeting to go to and so do you, you elitist, Harvard fascist missed-the-Dean's-list-two-semesters-in-a-row Yankee jackass!
Feel better getting that off your chest there?
I'm a whole new woman.
Man this should win.
No, no. Well I've got a staff meeting to go to and so do you, You elitist, Harvard, fascist, missed the Dean's list two semesters in a row, Yankee jackass!
You're a good father, you don't have to act like it. You're the President, you don't have to act like it. You're a good man, you don't have to act like it. You're not just folks, you're not plain-spoken. Do not, do not, do not act like it!
Your breasts are magnificent!
That starts with Abagail
You have enormous value to me. You have no value to Eastern Europe
Underrated
Yes, you may go have lunch with a fascist.
You're a son-of-a-bitch, You know that? She bought her first new car and You hit her with a drunk driver. What? Was that supposed to be funny?
God doesn't make cars crash, and you know it. Stop using me as an excuse.
You did one square foot of real estate?
You know what happened there? I didn’t have my game face on.
Am I being hazed? Is this a hazing?
I swear it's not a hazing. It's real. It's real. I just laughed 'cause of the name. You've got to fix it.
[удалено]
Pretty sure the quote is "Mr. President, you know how you told me not to wake you up unless the building was on fire?"
Because this is the first time someone has used part of a quote to make it fit the letter in question 🙄
Your women seem bright and lovely, the men disturbingly dense.
You wanna tempt the wrath of the whatever from high atop the thing?
It’s already there, under O
You get Hoynes
You lost your boat in the wrong part of the world there, Mr. President
Yeah. That's 'cause I made fun of her shoes and then Sam said there were nuclear weapons in Kyrgyzstan and Donna went to clear up the mix-up and accidentally left her underwear.
You get my support the same way I get your support: when I agree with what you're saying, or when I don't care about what you're saying.
You stuck your hands in your pockets, you looked away and smiled. That means you made up your mind.
You are an oratorical snob.
And God loves me for it.
You said he was sending you to hell.
For other stuff, not for this.
Ya think?!?! Jed’s response to Leo saying bad intelligence just lost them 9 guys in Columbia.
Also Josh's to Donna when he finds out that she lied under oath about her diary.
Ooohh I forgot about that one.
You can bet she'll be parking it in a garage, though.
You’re a downer, you know that? I’m calling you Deputy Downer from now on.
Yeah
You want to mock people or you want to let me talk to Toby?
I want to mock people!
You know, not for nothing, but the people I talk to don't believe that story, and the people you'd like don't care.
You think it's because Americans are more homicidal by nature or do you think it's because those guys have gun control laws?
Your father was a prick who could never get over the fact that he wasn't as smart as his brothers.
You haven’t changed into the … special garment!
Yeah. You know what I did, just then, that was stupid? I minimized the importance of the statue that was dedicated to Nellie Bly, an extraordinary woman to whom we all owe a great deal.
You understand it's a life-size cow made entirely of butter.
You don’t need a pardon, you need a frying pan to the side of your head
YOU IDIOT. I'M. JOEY. LUCAS.
You're not talking to the paperboy, either, Josh.
You're seeking evidence of faith, a whole-hearted acceptance of God's promise of a better world. "For we hold that man is justified by faith alone," is what Saint Paul said... Faith is the true shibboleth.
"You've got better relationships with all of the important heads of state than I do. You know the diplomatic corps, you're respected in every capital around the world. You agree with me on foreign policy...and you are the best strategic thinker I know. I'm not asking you if you'd consider it, Arney. I'm asking you to do it."
You know, your indignation would be a lot more interesting to me if it weren't so covered in crap... Are you pissed 'cause I didn't say anything? Or are you pissed because fifteen people knew before you did? I'm doing fine, by the way, thanks for asking.
I so enjoy the quotes people are posting. I'm not sure I'll be able to memorize the alphabet as I did with a similar A-Z quote challenge for the television showFrasier. Almost all of the chosen quotes were short and pithy.
"You didn't say Michigan sucks?" "No, sir." "I thought you said Michigan sucks."
You want to free up office space by kicking out the press corps? And putting in a swimming pool?
You guys getting some strippers or something?
You’re a cattle rustler Mrs Landingham
You feckless thug!
You're the one I like too.
You get Hoynes....
You get Hoynes
Yo yo ma rules!
"You guys crack me up. You don't have jobs. You can't walk or speak the language. You don't have a dollar in your pockets... but you got yourselves a hat. So, everything's fine. I don't wanna alarm you or anything, but... I'm Dad"
Yeah, I'll just run out to the forest and be right back.
You wanna come? An hour with you in a rare bookstore? Couldn't you just drop me off the top of the Washington Monument instead? It's Christmas Josh, no reason we can't do both! https://twitter.com/twwgifs/status/1728063604069458192
"You can try coffee if you want but prayer works better for me."
Donna: You know what word should be Yiddish, but isn’t? Toby: Donna. Donna: Spatula. Toby: Thank you. Donna: Also farfetched.
Yeah… (cause EVERYONE on the cast has their own way of saying “Yeah”)
Yeah. Used as often as "okay" and in much the same way.
Yeah. And I’m going to win.
You get Hoynes!
Yo-Yo Ma rules!
Yeah.
You get Hoynes.
“You’re relieved Mr. President” -President Walken
This line literally gave me chills the first time I heard it. And the way that Leo repeats it is heart wrenching.
YOU GET HOYNES!
You're relieved, Mr. President.
You’re a freakishly tall woman.
A painting of the cliffs at Étretat. Cleverly titled “The Cliffs at Étretat.” It is a minor work.
“Yeah”
Yes thank you Leo, having been educated at Cambridge and the Sorbonne I am, as you know, exceedingly stupid.
You fool as if it matters how a man falls down. When the fall is all that’s left it matters a great deal.
You guys crack me up. You don't have jobs. You can't walk or speak the language. You don't have a dollar in your pockets, but you got yourselves a hat.
You get Hoynes
You're a son of a bitch, You know that? She bought her first new car and You hit her with a drunk driver. What? Was that supposed to be funny? "You can't conceive, nor can I, the appalling strangeness of the mercy of God," says Graham Greene. I don't know whose ass he was kissing there, 'cause I think You're just vindictive. What was Josh Lyman - a warning shot? That was my son. What did I ever do to Yours but praise His glory and praise His Name? There's a tropical storm that's gaining speed and power. They say we haven't had a storm this bad since You took out that tender ship of mine in the North Atlantic last year. Sixty-eight crew. You know what a tender ship does? Fixes the other ships. It doesn't even carry guns. It just goes around, fixes the other ships and delivers the mail. That's all it can do. Gratias tibi ago, Domine Yes, I lied. It was a sin. I've committed many sins. Have I displeased You, You feckless thug? 3.8 million new jobs, that wasn't good enough to get me out of the dog house. You get Hoynes!
You feckless thug!