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Protocol Quotes

"There's something funny going on in Washington. Goldie's about to become a diplomat."

PG 1984 · 1h 36m
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54
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22 quotes
Empowerment of "We the People
Sunny Davis You wanna know something?  That before I started to work for the ], I'd never read the ]?  I didn't even begin to know how things worked—I didn't.  I didn't read the ], except to look at my horoscope, and I never read the ]; but I know they had—the ones we're talking about, the "experts"—they all read it.  They just forgot what it's about—that it's about "We the People."  And that's me; I'm "We the People", and you're "We the People", and all of us, we're all "We the People", right?  So when they sell me that ten-cent diamond, or down the river, or-or to some guy who wears a lot of medals, that means they're selling all of us, all of "We the People."  And when they—I mean, when you guys—when you spend another pile of ], and when you give away or sell all those ] and tanks and planes, and every time you invite another foreign big-shot to the White House and hug and ] em and give them ], it has a direct effect on "We the People"'s lives!
[[government; [Constitution of the United States|Constitution; [newspaper; [United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence; [money; [arms|guns; [kiss; [presents]
Official Presence with Unofficial Status
Sunny Davis You mean officially he's here unofficially.
Involvement in Multiple Situations
Mr. Hilley He was ] in at least four ].
[[profanity|cursing; [languages]
Unexpected Arrival and Acknowledgment
Lou Fox   Nice, Sunny, very nice.  Thank you very much for showing up.
Sunny Davis   Oh, geeze, am I late?
Lou   How come you were ] like that if you didn't know you were late?
[[running]
Sunny   ]!
[[Exercise]
Cautioning the Vice President's Actions
Sunny Davis Oh, don't jump on the nice Mr. Vice President.
Voting Experience Discussed Among Reporters
reporter   Did you ] for the ]?
[[vote; [President of the United States|president]
Sunny   Well, actually, I never voted.
reporters   Never?
Sunny   Right, never.
reporter   Well, do you consider yourself to be a ] or a ]?
[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican; [Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]
Sunny   Look, I consider myself to be just an ].
[[American]
The Importance of Honest Communication
Ransome   You always ] what you ].
[[say; [think]
Sunny   It's no big deal.  I just never understood why people—some people—don't say what they think.  Don't you say what you think?
Ransome   Not always, no.
Sunny   Too bad.You know what I ] the other day?  The ]—I mean the real one, you know, the original, the one in the archives?  Boy, ] knew how to say what they thought.
[[read; [United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence; [Thomas Jefferson|''those'' guys]
Owed a Massage by Sunny Davis
Sunny Davis He owes me a massage.
Uncertainty in Decision-Making
Sunny Davis Now, you know, I never read the—the ].  This'll be ] for all of us, won't it?
[[Constitution of the United States|Constitution; [fun]
Perceptions of Professional Appearances
Sunny   Well, you sure don't look like one.
Michael Ransome   Like one what?
Sunny   A middle-aged desk clerk.
Ransome   No, no; that's ] desk chief.
[[Middle East]
Expressing Emphasis Without Raising Voice
Sunny Davis I'm not yelling, I'm just ] distinctly!
[[speaking]
Unraveling Secrets in Protocol's Plot
Tagline There's something ] going on in ].  Goldie's about to become a ].
[[funny; [Washington, D. C.|Washington; [diplomat]
Cultural Identity in Conversation
The Emir   Why are you ] like that!?
[[dressed]
Sunny   Because I'm an American!
Reflection on Foundational Principles of Rights
Sunny Davis And this is the ].  Can you read that?  "We hold these ] to be self-evident, that all men are created ], that they are endowed by their Creator with certain nalienable ], that among these are ], ] and the pursuit of ].—That to secure these rights, ] are instituted among Men, deriving their ] ] from the ] of the governed."  We're real ] of that.
[[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence; [truths; [equal; i; [Rights; [Life; [Liberty; [Happiness; [Governments; [just; [powers; [consent; [proud]
Questioning Ambitions in Politics
Hilley   I think she's running for office.
Hassler   Come on.  Can you be that ] and run for office?
[[dumb]
A Question of Attendance
Mrs. St. John   Sunny, dear, are you coming?
Sunny   Not quite, ma'am.
Finding the Right Person to Impress
Mr. Hilley Okay.  Okay, now, who can we get to go ] to the girl and impress her?  Come on, let's ], there must be someone—someone who's reasonably good-natured, has a reasonably high ]Q, and ] to do.
[[talk; [think; [TV; [Vice President of the United States|absolutely nothing important]
Humorous Endorsement of Medical Care
Sunny Davis I'd like to tell everybody in ] that ] is absolutely the best place to come if you're ever shot in the ass.
[[the United States of America|America; [George Washington University Hospital|this]
Identity Confusion in a Humorous Context
Sunny Davis No, dear, I'm not a ]; I'm an emu.
[[chicken]
Controlling Thoughts in Conversations
Sunny Davis You mean you wanna tell me what you think I should say, right?
Career Aspirations and Workplace Dynamics
Vice President Merck   Sunny, what are your ]?
[[plans]
Sunny   I don't have any.  I mean, well, I have a ] at the Safari Club and Lou—well, he's my boss and he's really a nice guy and everything, but ] hasn't been so hot and I was kind of hoping for an advancement, you know, but the problem is that Lou's aunt works the cash register and his ]'s the hostess so I'm just gonna have to wait around until one of em quits or drops ].  I guess you know what that's like.
[[employment|job; [business; [sister; [dead]
Vice President Merck     Mm hmm.
[''nods'']
Temporary Delay in Service Assurance
Sunny Davis Look, the ] is temporarily out of order and it'll be ready in a minute, I swear.
[[car]