Elizabeth McCord quotes from Madam Secretary

Elizabeth

Was she coerced?

No. She was a patriot.

Elizabeth

How is she?

Righteous.

Russell

It's a little thing called power.

Elizabeth

Is it really that alluring? The history of mankind not withstanding?

Russell

I understand you left a horse farm to become Secretary of State.

Elizabeth

The President asked and I answered the call ... yeah, the power is pretty awesome too.

Elizabeth

Do you think you'll have God on your side?

Henry

I have you.

Henry

When she hates you, it's a crisis. When she hates me, it's natural progression.

Elizabeth

I know. It's so weird.

Tell me you're on this, Bess.

Elizabeth

I'm on this.

Elizabeth

Who knew it would be so hard forging your legacy?

This isn't just my legacy, Bess. It's ours.

Elizabeth

That's very nice of you to say, sir. Thank you.

We're talking about you participating in the execution of your friend. You're sure you're okay with that?

Elizabeth

Perfectly.

Henry

You don't want Juliet to die.

Elizabeth

Does that make me a traitor?

Henry

No. It makes you human.

Russell

If it goes badly ...

Elizabeth

You and the President won't protect me?

Russell

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

What do you think it means that Russell Jackson is coming to your office?

Elizabeth

I think it means it's a weekday during business hours... He said it was about the Senate investigation.[Looking up at Mike pacing, she asks about his dog] Where's Gordon?

He's- with my ex-wife. We share custody. It's actually a painful subject.

Elizabeth

I'm sorry. I didn't know you felt pain.

Russell

Elizabeth, you know the Chief Justice.

Madam Secretary.

Elizabeth

Yes, I actually took your constitutional law class at UVA. [pauses then whispers] I got an A.

[Whispering back] I remember.

Russell

: [Gesturing to a large briefcase] This is the football. It's a remote device that can authorize a nuclear attack in the unlikely event that we are required to do that.

Russell"

This is the biscuit. It's an authenticator card containing all the launching codes. That stays with you. The football stays with the Colonel who's never far away.

Elizabeth

[Shakes the Colonel's hand] Thank you, Colonel. I hope we never work together.

My hope as well, Ma'am.

Henry

[on phone] How bad did I make things for you?

Elizabeth

You're still my hero.

Henry

No, I'm not. I went off like a hopped up undergrad.

Elizabeth

You did what I have been wanting to do all day. Instead, I have to listen to my staff imply that I shouldn't be sitting down with the virgin goddess of Nepal while my slutty daughter is all over the internet. [Under her breath to Grant] Not you.

Henry

[In a hushed reverent tone] You have a meeting with the Kumari?

Elizabeth

[to Grant, endeared and in love] He knows what a Kumari is. [to Henry] Don't ever change.

Henry

May I make a request?

What is it?

Henry

Before you finish questioning this guy... fifteen minutes alone with him. Off the radar.

You got it.

Elizabeth

[after they left the oval office] Well, that was very Godfather. You thinking piano wire or bare hands?

Henry

I haven't decided yet.

Elizabeth

Is it wrong that I find it kinda hot?

Elizabeth

Don't answer that.

Jason

How about Markes? It's pretty crazy, huh?

Elizabeth

What are you talking about?

Jason

It's all over the news. Markes is resigning.

Elizabeth

Senator Markes?

Jason

Yeah.

Elizabeth

Is resigning?

Jason

Yeah.

Elizabeth

Senator Gregg Markes is resigning?

Jason

Why does she keep asking me that?

Henry

Processing the ramifications.

Jason

Which are?

I-I... I h-have to go. Here, go.

Henry

Yeah.

Elizabeth

I have to go.

Henry

Your mom's about to change the world.