When your ship's taking on water, you don't jump. You grab a bucket.
ShipsSeth Wright in Designated Survivor, Season 1 Episode 13Let me give you a little bit of free advice. DC is all about realtionships.
Washington, D.C.Kimble Hookstraten in Designated Survivor, Season 1 Episode 9I'm starting to realize more than I ever wanted to, that doing the right thing doesn't always make you feel good.
Morality & EthicsThomas Adam Kirkman in Designated Survivor, Season 1 Episode 4We all want to do the right thing. But the right thing is seldom free.
Morality & EthicsKimble Hookstraten in Designated Survivor, Season 1 Episode 4James Royce: "The Christians and the Jews didn't blow up the Capitol or run planes into the Twin Towers. Muslims did."
Emily Rhodes: "No, sir. Extremists did. And persecuting innocent people won't make any of us safer."
Tragedy either makes people appreciate their fellow men, or fear them.
HumanitySeth Wright in Designated Survivor, Season 1 Episode 2Alex: "You can't do that. You can't make promises that you won't be able to keep!"
Tom: "We're in Washington, they're the only promises we're allowed to make."
