The West Wing (TV Series)

A Proportional Response (1999)

John Amos: Percy Fitzwallace

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Quotes 

• Leo McGarry : The President's personal aide. They're looking at a kid. You have any problem with a young black man waiting on the President?

  Admiral Percy Fitzwallace : I'm an old black man and I wait on the President.

  Leo McGarry : The kid's got to carry his bags and...

  Admiral Percy Fitzwallace : You going to pay him a decent wage?

  Leo McGarry : Yeah.

  Admiral Percy Fitzwallace : You going to treat him with respect in the workplace?

  Leo McGarry : Yeah.

  Admiral Percy Fitzwallace : Then why the hell should I care?

  Leo McGarry : That's what I thought.

  Admiral Percy Fitzwallace : I got some real honest-to-god battles to fight, Leo. I don't have time for the cosmetic ones.

• [during a military situation] 

  Admiral Percy Fitzwallace : You know what I was just thinking?

  Officer #1 : What's that, Admiral?

  Admiral Percy Fitzwallace : This is different coffee than we usually have.