The West Wing (TV Series)

365 Days (2005)

Mary McCormack: Kate Harper

Quotes 

• [Late-night meeting for which the West Wing staff has been called back to the White House from their homes. The number 365 is written on a white board positioned prominently in the room] 

  Leo McGarry : Busy day around here today.

  [turning to Kate Harper, Deputy National Security Advisor] 

  Leo McGarry : What'd you spend it on?

  Kate Harper : Uh, Bolivia.

  Leo McGarry : Well, no... You spent it on a situation in Bolivia, a crisis. I understand the gravitational pull. North Korea pokes a hole in the fence, it gets your attention. As do whiny Cabinet members, floods, and new employment figures. Pretty soon it's a whole day. Problem is, we're running out of them.

  [goes to white board, erases the 5 in 365 then writes a 4 in its place and adds the word 'days.'] 

  Leo McGarry : That's how much time we have left. We have the ability to affect more change in a day at the White House than we'll have in a lifetime once we walk out those doors. What do you want to do with them?