hardisons:

THE WEST WING 2.22 — Two Cathedrals

If you don’t want to run again, I respect that. But if you don’t run because you think it’s gonna be too hard or you think you’re gonna lose, well, God, Jed, I don’t even want to know you.

“But the souls of the virtuous are in the hands of God. No torment shall ever touch them. In the eyes of the unwise, they did appear to die, but they are at peace. For though in the sight of others they were punished, their hope is full of immortality.”

shelightsupwell:

TOBY: If our job teaches us anything, it’s that we don’t know what the next president’s gonna face. If we choose someone with vision, someone with guts, someone with… gravitas who’s connected to other people’s lives and cares about making them better… if we choose someone to inspire us, then we’ll be able to face what comes our way and achieve things we can’t imagine yet. Instead of telling people who’s the most qualified, instead of telling people who’s got the better ideas, let’s make it obvious. It’s gonna be hard.
JOSH: Then we’ll do what’s hard.

       — The West Wing 4x02 “20 Hours in America, Part II”

i serve at the pleasure of the president

canwehaveacivilisation:

LOOK AT HIS FACE. THEY’RE SO IN LOVE.

gigglemonster:

C → Claudia Jean Cregg [asked by bingohowfun]

There’s a misconception that I’m here to stymie reporters or to mislead the public, to spin or even hide the truth. When in fact, any good press secretary aims to do just the opposite.

DONNA: “Heimlich Beckengruber on The Art and Artistry of Alpine Skiing.”
JOSH: It’s got a molted calf cover and original drab boards.
DONNA: I don’t know what to say.
JOSH: I wrote a note inside…Donna, don’t get emotional. Donna, don’t get… let’s try and maintain some kind of…
DONNA: You see!? You spend most of our time being, you know, you. Then you write something like this to me. Thank you.
JOSH: I meant it.
DONNA: Skis would have killed you?
JOSH: Yeah.

gigglemonster:

D → Donna Moss [asked by attractedtosin]

No, I’m very upset. I don’t know the words to my national anthem. I’ve been throwing out Canadian pennies my whole life. I’ve been making fun of the Queen! We don’t do that.

ameliagardner:

Themed Party Challenge 3: The Past | Two Cathedrals - The West Wing

Look at you. You’re a boy king. You’re a foot smarter than the smartest kid in the class. You’re blessed with inspiration. You must know this by now. You must have sensed it. Look, if you think we’re wrong—if you think Mr. Hopkins should honestly get paid more than Mrs. Chadwick, then I respect that. But if you think we’re right and you won’t speak up because you can’t be bothered, then God, Jed, I don’t even want to know you.

britta-perry:

fuckyeahtvpicspam:

Toby: I never knew babies came with hats. You guys crack me up. You can’t walk, don’t know the language, you don’t have a dollar in your pocket, but you got yourselves a hat, so everything is alright. I don’t want to alarm you or anything, but I’m Dad.

 The West Wing 4.23 - “Twenty-Five”