Zoe Barnes: "Okay, so you think when a woman asks to be treated with respect, that's arrogance?"
Tom Hammerschmidt: "Are you accusing me of sexism?"
Zoe Barnes: "Just making an observation."
Tom Hammerschmidt: "No TV for a month."
Zoe Barnes: "What?"
Tom Hammerschmidt: "You heard me. No interviews."
Zoe Barnes: "That's completely unfair."
Tom Hammerschmidt: "You want to make it no TV indefinitely?"

"Treading water is the same as drowning for people like you and me."

"What you have to understand about my people is that they are a noble people. Humility is their form of pride. It is their strength; it is their weakness. And if you can humble yourself before them they will do anything you ask."