The West Wing (TV Series)

Mandatory Minimums (2000)

Rob Lowe: Sam Seaborn

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Quotes 

• Toby Ziegler : When you talk to the President, I want you talking about treatment; I want you talking about treatment versus enforcement, and I don't want you to stray from that.

  Sam Seaborn : Toby, is this what you meant when you said, Sam, you're completely in charge of this?

  Toby Ziegler : Yes, I meant that you're completely in charge of this in the sense that you're subordinate to me in every way.

• Toby Ziegler : [looking over Seaborn's shoulder while he's composing a document]  Sam?

  Sam Seaborn : Yeah?

  Toby Ziegler : You're gonna come to a verb soon, right?

  Sam Seaborn : Okay, you know what this is?

  Toby Ziegler : Bad writing?

  Sam Seaborn : Imagery!

• Josh Lyman : I'd like to clear up that I don't have suits for days of the week. This is just a regular suit.

  Sam Seaborn : It's a nice suit.

  Donna Moss : Sure it's a nice suit, it's his Joey Lucas suit.

  Josh Lyman : Donna!

  Donna Moss : I'm beginning to regret not getting the waffles.

  Leo McGarry : I am beginning to regret having hired any of you! We have a 42% job approval and you're talking about waffles and something with Josh I don't understand.

  Donna Moss : He's wearing a special suit for Joey Lucas.

  Leo McGarry : You got dressed up for a guy named Joey?

• Josh Lyman : I met her twice, Toby.

  Sam Seaborn : Yeah, but one of those times, she broke your heart.

  Josh Lyman : [blinks] 

  Sam Seaborn : You know, the way women can do. The way they take your heart, they throw it on the floor, and then they stomp on it with their big high heels.