Sam Quotes Season 2

In the Shadow of Two Gunman Part 1

“You’ve got a pretty bad poker face.”
To Josh , after Josh asked how Sam would know if Bartlet was the real thing or not.

In the Shadow of Two Gunman Part 1

"I didn't want you to feel beholden to me. I didn't want it to be like an episode of "I Dream of Jeannie" where now you have to save my life...the time-space continuum, where you have to follow me around with coconut oil and hot towels."
To C.J. about why he didn't tell her that he pulled her to the ground.

Mid-terms

“If he knew how many times I wanted to tell him to take the law and shove it up his...”
Talking with an old friend about a former professor they had.

And it’s surely to their credit

“You may have to get yourself a job mowing lawns after school.”
To Josh after Josh complained that his insurance company said he owed them money.

“Good. And I'll tell everybody else to keep their fingers crossed a story hasn't been leaked we withheld evidence then tried to cover our tracks.”
Reaction to Ainsley being allowed to talk with two guys who had done something wrong.

“You know what, guys? When I write something, I sign my name.”
After he figures out that those same two guys sent Ainsley a hate welcoming gift.

Shibboleth

"Somebody needs to learn the true meaning of Thanksgiving."

Galileo

"Yeah. Don’t you have a vegetable crisis to fix or something?"
To C.J.

"Yeah, she’s here. She snuck up on me from behind. You’d think women would make more noise with their big high heels, but they don’t. They got this stealth thing going, which I really ought to be clever enough."
Talking to Josh on his cell phone about Mallory's appearance at the Symphony.

"There are a lot of hungry people in the world, Mal, and none of them are hungry because we went to the moon. None of them are colder, and certainly none of them are dumber ‘cause we went to the moon."
Reaction to Mallory's objection about them sending stuff into space after they already went to the moon.

Noel

"What exactly about the White House tour makes them go crazy?"
To C.J. after learning that 5 people a week usually go crazy on the White House Tour.

The Leadership Breakfast

"Cause life is tough in the big cruel world, and if he doesn't like it, he can kiss me!"
Response to Donna's question about why the House Whip should be moved.

"I realize that there are some flaws in my logic."

After wanting to move the Press Room and it's brought up that there is a swimming pool under there.

"Perseverance. You get right back on the horse. I'm gonna sit there and she's gonna go home saying, "that Sam Seaborn's impressive." I'm gonna say nice things about him."

About a reporter that he hasn't had much luck with in the past.

"We are trying to hide things from them. But I don't think we're going to be any better at it if they're across the street."

Response to C.J. after she pointed out moving them would look like they were trying to hide something.

"If the White House would move the Press Corps to Trenton, New Jersey, would you give a flying...?"

To Josh who is going to add the question to the DNC poll but asked what to sa to the pollster.

Bartlet's Third State of the Union

"Yeah. And remember you're a blond, republican girl and that nobody likes you. "

To Ainsley before she goes on Capital Beat.

"For you being wrong in the face of me being right."

"I think if you said something along the lines of "You know, a lot of people assumed you were hired because you're a blonde, republican sex kitten and they were obviously wrong."

A suggestion to the President about what he should say when he "Accidentally" meets Ainsley.

The War at home

"You know your voice just got really high at the end of that."

Reaction to Josh talking about Donna and Joey Lucas.

"You're in your own little Euripides play over there aren't you?"

To Ainsley

"Don't you have to absolve yourself of the humiliation visited on your family and the house of Atrius?"

To Ainsley who is still uspet about how she acted in front of the President.

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