The West Wing (TV Series)
The War at Home (2001)
Bradley Whitford: Josh Lyman
Quotes
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Sam Seaborn : She goes out with guys. Are you jealous?
Josh Lyman : No.
Sam Seaborn : See?
Josh Lyman : I don't get jealous.
Sam Seaborn : So?
Josh Lyman : I don't like it. And I usually do everything within my considerable capabilities to sabotage it.
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Josh Lyman : I'm on hold.
[paces]
Josh Lyman : I'm on hold.
[slams phone against desk]
Josh Lyman : I'm in some kind of hellish hold world of holding.
Donna Moss : Josh?
Josh Lyman : I'm on hold.
Donna Moss : They'll call us and tell us when the power's back on.
Josh Lyman : They did call us.
Donna Moss : What happened?
Josh Lyman : I'm on hold.
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Josh Lyman : I'm thinking about firing you.
Donna Moss : You've fired me twice already tonight. I'm impervious.
Josh Lyman : Among other things.
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Josh Lyman : Five-day waiting period. That's all. A person can't wait five days to buy a gun? Someone needs a gun right now, right this second, isn't that something that the public should be concerned about?
Donna Moss : On the other hand, taking the feelings of gun owners into account, if you gotta shoot somebody, it probably isn't something that can wait.
Josh Lyman : Yeah.
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Donna Moss : Josh.
Josh Lyman : Yeah.
Donna Moss : Can I tell you something about women?
Josh Lyman : Oh, god, please don't.
Donna Moss : They like to be wooed.
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Josh Lyman : Why are you asking me the question when you're gonna have the conversation all by yourself?
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Donna Moss : Josh, how is this not a no-brainer?
Josh Lyman : Columbia?
Donna Moss : Yeah.
Josh Lyman : You say get 'em home?
Donna Moss : Of course I say get 'em home. Who doesn't say get 'em home? That should be the person that has to make the phone call to the families.
Josh Lyman : And who has to call the families of the nine commandos who just died trying to save five guys it turns out we could have freed six hours ago?