Elizabeth McCord quotes from Madam Secretary

Elizabeth

You know, there's a reason why they killed Socrates.

Elizabeth

I'm sure that you can enlist the help of your wives. Majaha. Sibhale. Lindelwa. Nomcebo. Nolwazi. Siviwe. Temily. Dzelwe. Andiswa. And Bongeka. A woman's perspective is such an important thing. And you have no shortage of that.

Elizabeth

Let me put it this way. On a scale of 1 to 10, how far are we from another Benghazi?

Elizabeth

Oh, come on Gina. Your source wouldn't be invited to sit in the Situation Room on a Saturday morning to watch cartoons.

Elizabeth

(About Jed Heller aka Viper) He's welcome to come back and stand trial for espionage anytime he wants.

Elizabeth

(To Isabelle and Juliet about Henry talking to a Priest) I told you... Look at him... He turns into an altar boy right before my eyes.

Elizabeth

Our greatest responsibility as parents is to leave the world a safer and more peaceful world for our children.

Elizabeth

We do all these horrible things to each another. And there are always - always - kids in the middle. Henry, what have I done to our sweet children?

Elizabeth

I know. I'm all messed up. One minute I'm fine, then I'm furious, then I'm numb. The truth is I'm just not ready to talk about what happened yet.

Elizabeth

Listen, I just want you to know, even when it's hard and no matter how much it hurts right now, that it's not the end of the world.

Elizabeth

And now I can't stop thinking ... that this treaty I fought so hard for, that people close to me died for, is really all a big mistake?

Elizabeth

When everything seems to be lacking in integrity, you find it in yourself.

Elizabeth

The objective is simple, convince the entire world, particularly our allies, that we are justified and willing to go to war to contain Russian aggression.

Elizabeth

I've seen those teachers flirt and you totally encourage it by the way.

Elizabeth

Okay, so remind them that the asylum vetting process is so thorough it takes a minimum of two years. Hell, remind them what the plaque on the Statue of Liberty says. But only if they get shirty with you, okay?