Daisy Grant quotes from Madam Secretary

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.

Daisy

So I should tell the Secretary, right?

Matt

And be the woman who told her boss about the other woman? That makes you the other, other woman. The worst woman of all.

Blake

[about his fruitless search for a home for a portrait of Vincent Marsh] I've tried everything.

Daisy

National Portrait Gallery?

Matt

Library of Congress? How about the state house in Illinois? He served there once in the...

Blake

The general assembly. I've tried everything is not a sentence I use lightly. Lest you attempt to keep saying names of museums.

Elizabeth

What's the latest?

Blake

So, Markes was...

Nadine

Was pulled over for driving the wrong way down a one-way street and then failed a field sobriety test.

Blake

And the woman who he was with...

Who was not his wife.

Blake

...had half...

A half ounce of cocaine on her.

Blake

And Markes...

Nadine

Then tried to bribe the arresting officer by telling him that he could give him a big promotion if he made the charges go away.

Daisy

And all of that would've been bad enough except...

Blake

Okay, let me tell it.

Elizabeth

The whole thing was caught on video by someone who recognized him. Sorry, Blake, I heard that part on the drive over.

Blake

No problem, ma'am. Being interrupted by you is a pleasure. But, uh, if I may, what does this have to do with the State Department?

Elizabeth

Okay, what do we know about Markes?

Daisy

He was a cheater.

Blake

And a liar.

Elizabeth

Head out of the tabloids, think policy.

Nadine

He was head of the Foreign Relations Committee.

Wait, so he was the man responsible for controlling what came up for a vote.

Nadine

And he stymied us on Cuba last spring.

Daisy

And now that he's out of the way, you're going to try...

Elizabeth

Wait. Let Blake say it.

Blake

You're going to try to bring a bill to the floor of the senate and lift the embargo on Cuba.

Elizabeth

And how cool would it be to announce that when we reopen the embassy?

Blake

That's in 48 hours.

Elizabeth

(Laughs) Well, we better get to work.

Daisy

Joint naval exercises?

Elizabeth

Well, you're not really selling it, but yeah. If the media asks why an American cruiser is docked to an Italian warship, we say...

Daisy

Joint naval exercises.

Elizabeth

Better.

Elizabeth

Uh oh. Anxious Daisy face.

Daisy

So, I swatted back most reporters, but one called his senator for comment. That senator would be Carlos Morejon from Arizona.

Matt

It's not a good thing.

Nadine

He ran on a strict anti-immigration platform. His slogan was--

Elizabeth

Yes, yes, I remember. "Keep Arizona secure for the Arizonans." Really just rolls right off your tongue.

Nadine

Ma'am, there's one other thing. Uh, one of the students from the confrontation yesterday has filed a lawsuit against the State Department.

Blake

I'm sorry. Come again?

Nadine

He feels the DS agent violated his personal space.

Elizabeth

It's the confetti-bomb guy. They were a little rough taking him down.

Nadine

Uh, no, no, it was another one. The, uh, vocal one.

Blake

The guy who was just standing there yelling at us?

Elizabeth

The screamer feels we violated his personal space?

Matt

The government made me yell and now my throat hurts?

Daisy

Guys! Do you know how fast something like this could turn an election? I mean, it's just ridiculous enough to get way more coverage than it deserves.

Elizabeth

What's the kid's name?

Nadine

He's choosing not to reveal that in the suit.

Blake

Brian Andrew Lindstrom. He lives in Foster Hall.

Nadine

We'll take care of it.

Elizabeth

No, no, no. This one I want. Don't worry, I'm not going to violate his personal space as much as I would love to.

Matt

Come on, don't hold back. How'd you get college baby to drop the lawsuit?

Daisy

Was it a total smackdown?

Elizabeth

Let's just say his parents helped him see reason.

Blake

She's being modest. It was a smackdown.

Daisy

How could he possibly survive an avalanche?

Matt

It's all about the crucial first minutes. before the snow settles. You get an arm up in front of your face, create an air pocket so that you can breathe. Then you spit to see which way is up. Swim like mad to get to the surface, hopefully before you suffocate... What? Boy scouts.

Daisy

You were a huge hit at the fair, ma'am. Your pig remark is trending.

Elizabeth

Wow, take that Lincoln and your Gettysburg Address. *I'm* going to be known for the pig remark.

Matt

Haddad has eleven wives. Why does he need a mistress?

Daisy

Have you met men?

Elizabeth

Where is Nadine?

Blake

She is on the phone in her office, ma'am. She waved me off like a thirsty fan boy when I tried to wrangle her.

Daisy

Does feel 20% less austere in here.

Daisy

Whew. Okay, so let's see. We busted a stalker, we rescued some priceless artifacts, took the fight to HS and saved Algeria, and we held together our most vital military alliance.

Matt

All without offending the French.

Daisy

[to bruised Jay & Matt] Oh my god, what happened?

Blake

A sample sale at Brooks Brothers?

Daisy

This trip is coming off the rails, Susan, just like I said it would.

Okay, so a trip to Africa turned out to be complicated. Congratulations, Nostradamus.