- President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet: [to Wesley] Before I forget: if something comes up, and you're faced with the choice of killing the boyfriend or not killing the boyfriend... kill the boyfriend.
- Donna Moss: You have to get Josh... His sister died in a fire while she was baby-sitting him. She... tried to put it out, he ran outside. He... went off campaigning, his father died. He wakes up in a hospital and discovers the President's been shot. He goes through every day worried that somebody he likes is gonna die, and it's gonna be his fault. What do you think makes him walk so fast? Anyway, when you look at the list of replacements and said, "That's a windfall!" what he heard was "Thank you Josh, you did it again! More for us."
- President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet: Yeah, listen, I don't think this is going to come as a galloping shock to anyone here, but last May, I ordered a Special Ops Unit to kill Abdul Shareef, and that's what they did, and we made it look like what got reported.
- President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet: Look at you! There is no way you have three adult children.
- Abbey Bartlet: You like the suit.
- President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet: I do, but the neck... eh, it seems empty to me. Attention should be drawn to it.
- President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet: [whips out a jewelery box]
- Abbey Bartlet: Ohhhh...
- President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet: Nice job with the, you know, raising of the kid.
- Will Bailey: We just wrote 3,900 words in five hours.
- Abbey Bartlet: It's terrific so far.
- Will Bailey: Later, he quotes Cicero, Thomas Aquinas, and Rudy Vallee in the space of two pages.
- Abbey Bartlet: How does he connect them?
- Will Bailey: Three people you've never heard of.
- Abbey Bartlet: It's about creativity?
- Will Bailey: Well, he decided that's what he wanted to talk about. Now the trick is he's got to not change his mind.
- President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet: Good! You're here! I want to make some changes.
- Leo McGarry: Ron?
- Secret Service Agent Ron Butterfield: We have a situation. We're up at black, and procedurally, the Chief of Staff is told before...
- Leo McGarry: What happened?
- Secret Service Agent Ron Butterfield: Zoey Bartlet is missing, and there's a dead agent at the scene. Leo absorbs the information. A black and white photo of Zoey's face flashes on the screen. We see Leo walking through the BASEMENT HALLWAY. A black and white photo of Zoey holding her hand in front of her face flashes on the screen. Leo is now in the WEST WING HALLWAY. He begins to run past THE ROOSEVELT ROOM. A black and white photo of Zoey's eye flashes on the screen. Leo runs through THE OVAL OFFICE and out to the PORTICO. As he runs to the Residence, the camera zooms in closer to his face.
- President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet: Well, here's my question: These guys look pretty young to me, and I'm looking for something very specific with this detail. This is a father-daughter situation, and so, I think what I'm looking for in terms of protection would best be characterized as... well, overwhelming force.