“What kind of father wants his own son to fail?”
James Franco - Jake Huard

“I can't believe I'm having this conversation with my own son, my flesh and blood. I can't believe it. Unless some large Republican pea pods are in the basement and have taken over your body.”

Alan Alda - Bob

“- Silvio: Believe us, sir. Your son is not what they told you.
- Ed Horman: How do you know that, Silvio?
- Silvio: He's a nice guy. He's sincere. A hard worker. But he's a political neophyte. He's terrified of violence.”
Alex Camacho - Silvio
Jack Lemmon - Ed Horman

“There are always two occupations open to those who have failed at everything else: school teaching and politics.”

Louis Jean Heydt - Mentor Graham

“- Jennifer 'Jenny' Morgan: I heard about your good news, congratulations, the children will finally have a mother again.
- Vivian Berger: Oh, I wouldn't go that far, boarding schools in Switzerland are year-round you know.”
Heidi Lenhart - Jennifer 'Jenny' Morgan
Jane Sibbett - Vivian Berger