I’m Shiv f***ing Roy. And I’m gonna have two very grateful people, the next president and my father.
One thing is, people don’t change. You know, a candidate can’t change. You can primp and plump and repackage, but if you want to change someone fundamentally, forget it.
If he can’t ride two horses at once, he shouldn’t be working at the circus.[to Nate, about Gil]
You’re in a s***storm of conflicting interests here. You can’t trust anyone. You just have to be smart. So, listen to everyone and make an assessment. Because frankly, I want what’s best for me. But the other people? The folks who want you to get up there tomorrow, and get pulled apart? They want what’s best for them. You need to think about what’s best for you.[to Kira]
Oh, I’m sure. But just think, once you’re done, you won’t have to waste the twelve seconds it takes to look up something on Wikipedia.[Mark Pierce: Well, the second PhD is much harder. Yeah, five years is an absolute gauntlet.]
If we own all the news, I do actually wonder where I’ll get my f***ing news. Because at some point, someone needs to actually keep track of what’s going on in the world.[to Tom]
Have you ever had a f***ing grapefruit without an agenda?[to Marcia]