Blake Moran quotes from Madam Secretary

Elizabeth

[to Jay] You don't have divided loyalties. You won't feel like you've been demoted, and I do not have to wonder whether or not you'll crack under pressure.

Blake

He's already been kidnapped.

Elizabeth

You've already been kidnapped! And you didn't quit. That right there -- I mean, you're either totally nuts or the most loyal person I will ever find.

Elizabeth

Matt, welcome back.

Matt

Thank you so much. It's great to be here with consequential work and fresh pastries.

Elizabeth

(To Blake) There's fresh pastries?

Blake

No.

Elizabeth

Oh, hey, wait. Has anyone heard from Daisy? What's the news?

Matt

Oh, she's great. She's binge-watching Real Housewives, about ready to pop.

Blake

Oh, tell her to skip Potomac, it's the worst one. I... I heard.

Blake

Ooh, this is the thing where he talks to "ordinary" Russians. I love this.

Jay

Taking canned questions and creating your own personality cult. It has a certain perverse charm.

Matt

I love how weird it is. It's like The View meets Joseph Stalin.

Blake

Like a psychic?

Jay

His name is Ranuga, and he prefers "metaphysical adviser."

Blake

I'm sure he does.

Jay

Let's just remember to be respectful, no matter what we personally believe.

Blake

Over an ex-soccer player who hates America.

Matt

There is so much more to Maynor Fonsea that that. He's also semi-literate.

Elizabeth

Chip Harding is no longer our sponsor.

Blake

Because of Bella Rossi?

Elizabeth

Because I refused to endorse Arctic drilling. And I may also have mentioned his company's long history of hiding data and denying climate change. And violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, so that probably did it.

Elizabeth

[pointing at a pastry] To be clear, that's the last I wanna see of that today.

Blake

No purse muffin?!

Blake

You're still planning to fire me in six months?

Elizabeth

I fire because I love. Move up or move out, Blake.

Kat

I'm just, I am staggered by your speed and persistence.

Blake

Well, they're my superpowers.

Blake

Did that work?

Matt

I don't know. I can't read that lady.

Daisy

Yeah, me neither. She's either chill...

Kat

Or she's gonna kill somebody.

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.

You'll be with us for a spell.

Blake

My Aunt Ida came to stay with us for a spell. 9 years, 243 days. Clarify spell, please?

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.

Blake

You know, this garden is a symbol of peace after the worst bloodbath in human history and you have the audacity to use it for self-promotion. Your ego is so big I can't believe that it even fits into that tiny little car. And I'd better not see this showing up in my office again. [slams watch box into Uzuki's hand.]

Nobody talks to me like that!

Blake

Yeah, well, someone just did.