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I've loved every minute I've spent in television. And I've had much more failure, as traditionally m...

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Mrs. Landingham, does the President have free time this morning?" "The President has nothing but fre...

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I love writing, but hate starting. The page is awfully white and it says, 'You may have fooled some ...

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I find television, and particularly live television, very romantic: the idea that there is this smal...

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If you lined up 10 writers and asked them to write a movie about Steve Jobs, you'd get 10 very diffe...

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I like how you call homosexuality an abomination.""I don't say homosexuality's an abomination, Mr. P...

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I don't want to analyze myself or anything, but I think, in fact I know this to be true, that I ente...

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Oratory should raise your heart rate. Oratory should blow the doors off the place.

Margaret: Can I - can I just say something for the future?Leo: Yeah.Margaret: I can sign the Preside...

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With 'The Social Network,' I got into it at first because frankly I thought there was a cool courtro...

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Toby: All right. It couldn't have gone far, right?Sam: No.Toby: Somewhere in this building...is our ...

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We live in a world that has walls and those walls need to be guarded by men with guns.

The world can move or not by changing some words.

The West Wing Script Book

In that moment, Dan was reminded why he wanted to write in the first place. It was the same reason a...

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I get the 'The New York Times' and 'Los Angeles Times' thrown at my door every morning. I'll read th...

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By and large, the mission of any ghost is to offer humility. They point out what's important by mock...

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I can't remember my dreams more than a couple of seconds after I wake up. It's frustrating because s...

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Government should be a place where people can come together, and no one gets left behind. No one…get...

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Don't ever forget that a small group of thoughtful people can change the world, it's the only thing ...

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There have been times - and not just on 'The Newsroom,' but on 'The West Wing,' 'Sports Night,' 'Stu...

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It's populated by people who, by and large, have terrific communication skills. Every day is an extr...

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You are like seven of the strangest women I have ever met.

Josh: So, Toby, it’s election night. What do you say about a country that goes out of its way to pro...

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If you feel that strongly about something, you have an obligation to try and change my mind.

President Bartlet: There's a delegation of cardiologists having their pictures taken in the Blue Roo...

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Jennifer Johnson: Can you say why America is the greatest country in the world?Sharon: Diversity and...

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The Newsroom Script Episode 1

Can you say why America is the greatest country in the world?It’s not the greatest country in the wo...

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The Newsroom Script Episode 1

PRESIDENT BARTLETT: "See how benevolent I can be when everybody just does what I tell them.

The West Wing Script Book

DONNA: "She said she knew it in her heart. Do you know how many times I've been wrong about things I...

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The West Wing Script Book

It's an election year. We would prefer that voters didn't use common sense.

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There (is) order and even great beauty in what looks like total chaos. If we look closely enough at ...

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The West Wing Script Book

Toby Zeigler: There's literally no one in the world I don't hate right now.

President Josiah Bartlet: Good. I like your show. I like how you call homosexuality an abomination.D...

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The West Wing Script Book

Presidents don't make new friends. That's why they've got to keep their old ones." Adm. Fitzwallace

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I was sitting on a bench having a bagel, but from where I was both jogging and scullng looks good to...

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The West Wing Script Book

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Aaron Sorkin

Screenwriter

Born: 1961-06-09

Died: N/A

Aaron Benjamin Sorkin (born 9 June 1961) is a playwright and screenwriter, originally from Scarsdale, New York. He is known for his rhythmic dialogue and inventive television style.More