The West Wing (TV Series)

Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail (2001)

Richard Schiff: Toby Ziegler

Quotes 

• Toby Ziegler : In my day, we knew how to protest.

  C.J. Cregg : What day was that?

  Toby Ziegler : 1968.

  Josh Lyman : How the hell old were you when you were protesting?

  Toby Ziegler : My sisters took me.

  [beat] 

  Toby Ziegler : Anybody got a problem with that?

• C.J. Cregg : No cameras.

  Toby Ziegler : You negotiated that?

  C.J. Cregg : Yeah.

  Toby Ziegler : And they agreed to it?

  C.J. Cregg : You want to make out with me right now, don't you?

  Toby Ziegler : Well, when don't I?

• Toby Ziegler : It's activist vacation, is what it is. Spring break for anarchist wannabes. The black t-shirts, the gas masks? Fashion accessories.

  Officer Rhonda Sachs : [sarcastic]  These kids today with the hair and the clothes.

  Toby Ziegler : Alright, that's it flatfoot.

  Officer Rhonda Sachs : I got great feet.

  Toby Ziegler : You want to know the benefits of free trade? Food is cheaper.

  Officer Rhonda Sachs : Yes.

  Toby Ziegler : Food is cheaper! Clothes are cheaper. Steel is cheaper. Cars are cheaper. Phone service is cheaper. You feel me building a rhythm here? That's because I'm a speech writer - I know how to make a point.

  Officer Rhonda Sachs : Toby...

  Toby Ziegler : It lowers prices, it raises income. You see what I did with 'lowers' and 'raises' there?

  Officer Rhonda Sachs : Yes.

  Toby Ziegler : It's called the science of listener attention. We did repetition, we did floating opposites, and now you end with the one that's not like the others. Ready? Free trade stops wars. Heh, and that's it. Free trade stops wars! And we figure out a way to fix the rest. One world, one peace - I'm sure I've seen that on a sign somewhere.

  Officer Rhonda Sachs : [sarcastic]  God, Toby. Wouldn't it be great if there was someone around with the communication skills who could go in there and tell them that?

  Toby Ziegler : [beat]  Shut up.

• Toby Ziegler : We had the underground. We had rapid response.

  C.J. Cregg : And, by God, you were home by supper on a school night.

• Toby Ziegler : I hate these people with the heat of a nova.