Elizabeth McCord quotes from Madam Secretary

Blake

Good morning, Madam Secretary.

Elizabeth

You know, I have this fantasy that one morning I'm going to step off of that elevator and be greeted by a genie. Or a masseuse, or maybe a wayward puppy.

Is this the time you threaten us with additional sanctions?

Elizabeth

I'm hoping it won't come to that.

You already sanction everything but the air we breathe. That chamber is empty, Elizabeth.

Elizabeth

Is this what I think it is?

Henry

Yeah. Booty caller strikes again. You think we should talk to her?

Elizabeth

That's your funeral.

Elizabeth

I hate asking for money.

Henry

Remind me why you're running for President?

Elizabeth

I heard it comes with a chef.

Blake

Get your attention?

Daisy

Not enough. We're 5 million short. Donor fatigue is real.

Jay

Six years of war.

Daisy

If we fail here, we send the message that Syria doesn't matter.

Elizabeth

We can't fail. Search under the White House cushions for change.

Jay

I wasn't giving you the look.

Elizabeth

There's a but there. I can feel it.

Jay

This is why I can't play poker.

Elizabeth

Theresa can't be the leaker. She's too much of a political animal to sabotage her own career.

Henry

When family's involved, you'd be surprised.

Elizabeth

Great work, Jay!

Jay

It's not like this will stop pregnant women from being locked up during the next crackdown.

Elizabeth

The legal system isn't fair when it comes to women. No legal system is.

No deal! They are criminals.

Elizabeth

Without your blessing, there will be no Haiti.

I refuse your offer.

Elizabeth

I think you're making a mistake.

No. I'm testing your resolve. Removing me will take a lot of lives and Dalton doesn't have the stomach for that.

Elizabeth

Give me 48 hours to try to get Dupont to step down.

And if you can't?

Elizabeth

Then send in the Marines.

Russell

This always happens! Four years in with no scandals, you get gravel under you wheels and think you're Moses and can part the Red Sea. You can't part anything. You're in a leaky boat with one oar.

Elizabeth

I'm not sure I follow this metaphor.

Tango is not math. It's sex.

Elizabeth

Well, I can appreciate that, but right now, this feels like math.

Elizabeth

We're renewing our vows.

Ah. This is an American thing. Why do you do these things?

Henry

Well, we never really got the wedding we wanted. I was about to deploy to the Marines and, uh, Yeah, we just sort of rushed in a little. We didn't get exactly what we wanted. I wanted a church wedding.

Elizabeth

I wanted the dress and my bridesmaids and the... veil...

Henry

Yeah, and I wanted the first dance to be a tango.

Elizabeth

And I wanted it to be "Baby, I Love Your Way," because that's the best song ever, but anyway, we didn't get any of that. What we got was a cranky judge at city hall.

Henry

And 126 years of wedded bliss.

Elizabeth

We did get that, and three lovely kids.

Elizabeth

Well, I can talk to Senator Morejon.

Russell

Anti-immigration champion? Leader of the Squash Elizabeth McCord Club Morejon?