The American President (1995)
John Mahoney: Leo Solomon
Quotes
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Leo's secretary : [in Leo's office] Mr. Solomon? This was just delivered by a White House messenger. It's marked perishable.
Leo Solomon : The White House has sent me something perishable?
Leo's secretary : It's for Ms. Wade.
Leo Solomon : Oh, here we go.
Sydney Ellen Wade : Relax, Leo, I'm sure it's just a formality.
Leo's secretary : It's from him.
Leo Solomon : Of course it's from him.
Sydney Ellen Wade : So he had some staff flunky send me a fruit basket.
Leo's secretary : Well, he wrote the note himself.
Sydney Ellen Wade : I'm sure he didn't take the time to...
Leo's secretary : The messenger said he waited in the Oval Office for ten minutes while the president wrote the card.
Sydney Ellen Wade : Okay, listen- It took him ten minutes to write the card?
Leo's secretary : Apparently he went through several drafts.
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Leo Solomon : [referring to her damaging her career if she has a romantic relationship with the President] There's never an egg timer around when you need one.
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Leo Solomon : Politics is perception.
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Leo Solomon : [referring to her damaging her career if she has a romantic relationship with the President] I hired your reputation, Sydney. I hired a pit bull, not a prom queen.
Sydney Ellen Wade : That's unfair.
Leo Solomon : It's *incredibly* unfair.