Stevie McCord quotes from Madam Secretary

Stevie

Would you guys not spycraft me before 8:00 AM?

Stevie

Mom, you look stunning!

Stevie

[about Jareth] I don't want you to think he's a bad person. He's just... British, it turns out.

Stevie

And I do understand that women of your generation didn't necessarily learn to be comfortable with ambition in the same way and I know it can look very obnoxious and over-reaching. But we have to demand more power ourselves. You know? Otherwise, we all just get stuck serving powerful men.

Stevie

Is that mom talking?

Henry

No, actually, it's the State Department. And as the head of that, I guess, yeah

Elizabeth

What are you doing here, Norma Rae?

Stevie

Go ahead. Get it out of your system.

Elizabeth

I just needed the one. I'm good.

Henry

How'd you get here so fast I just talked to you.

Stevie

I know. I hung up and I suddenly realized what I needed to do. I quit.

Elizabeth

You quit what?

Stevie

College. Is there anymore of that?

Elizabeth

No, no, no, no.

Stevie

I can't believe you don't even have a room for me.

Henry

You have a room. It just happens to be filled with boxes at the moment.

Henry

Consider giving your mom a break.

Stevie

God, dad. You would defend her if she was standing over a bloody corpse, with a knife.

Henry

I would not. It would totally depend on who the corpse was.

Stevie

You guys really don't know me at all, do you ?

Henry

Other than sucking snot out of your nose with a tube when you were two days old, I'm barely acquainted with you.

Henry

What do you expect your mom to do, quit?

Stevie

No! That's the reason I came home. She can't quit. So... I have to.

Stevie

I'm working on a novel. I-I was gonna take the time to finish that.

Elizabeth

Well, you can still write your novel. Everybody needs a day job. Chekhov was a doctor.

Stevie

Tell me the truth. Is this you or is this her?

Henry

sternly This is us. We're a unit. You got that?

Henry

(answers phone) Hello? ... It's the Russian Foreign Minister's office.

Stevie

How'd they get our home number?

Jason

Russia.

Stevie

Honey, you are the descendant of some of the greatest heroes and villians the commonwealth of Virginia has ever seen. If you have got one thing running through your veins, it's guts. And don't call me back until you've reached the top of that mountain, little girl.

Elizabeth

I actually said that?

Stevie

Yup.

Elizabeth

What a pain in the ass I am. And why did I sound like Dolly Parton?

Stevie

I got to the top of the mountain.

Elizabeth

I bet you did.

Stevie

You'll think of something.

Daisy

So, do you want to talk about it?

Stevie

The sandwich?

Daisy

Why you're getting drunk in a bar alone.

Stevie

He's a cheater.

Daisy

That sucks. But you're young. You can find someone else.

Stevie

My dad. He's a cheating cheater who cheats.

Stevie

You can't ground me. I have to work.

Elizabeth

Work and home. Two weeks...

Stevie

This is ridiculous. I'm an adult.

Elizabeth

I guess that's why most adults don't live with their parents.

Stevie

Mom? I'm really glad about Dad. It was horrible. [they hug]

Elizabeth

I am really sorry you had to go through that. You're still grounded.