Alex Kirkman: "You can't go on making promises you can't keep."
Tom Kirkman: "We're in Washington, that's the only promises we're allowed to make."

Tom Kirkman: "Do you really believe I should step down?"
Seth Wright: "I do."
Tom Kirkman: "You may be right. But for now, I'm all you got, and you have exactly... 52 minutes to write a speech convincing the American people that that's a good thing."

Tom Kirkman: "On a scale of 1 to 10, how much do I embarrass you?"
Leo Kirkman: "Eleven."
Tom Kirkman: "Excellent."

"We are goung to do this my way! If it doesn't work we're gonna try yours...."