Quotes from Designated Survivor

When your ship's taking on water, you don't jump. You grab a bucket.

Let me give you a little bit of free advice. DC is all about realtionships.

I'm starting to realize more than I ever wanted to, that doing the right thing doesn't always make you feel good.

We all want to do the right thing. But the right thing is seldom free.

James 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.

Alex: '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.'