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[to Tom] Sexual harassment is not about sex. It is about power. She has it; you don't.

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[to Meredith] It proves, Ms. Johnson, that a woman in power can be every bit as abusive as a man.

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The Chinese say, "May you live in interesting times." Well this has been the most interesting merger since my second marriage.

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This is America, goddammit. The legal system is supposed to protect people like me!

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Meredith Johnson: [about Susan] I guess it can be a bit inhibiting. Tom Sanders: What's that? Meredith Johnson: Domesticity. Tom Sanders: Oh, you'd be surprised. Meredith Johnson: Oh, I don't imagine you can jump her from behind just because all of sudden you get excited just by the way she bends over to pick up the soap. Meredith Johnson: [looks romantically in his eyes] You remember that...don't you? Tom Sanders: Yeah, I remember that. Meredith Johnson: And you miss it, don't you? Tom Sanders: I have my compensations. Meredith Johnson: Oh course...that's life. A series of trade-offs.

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Meredith Johnson: Remember all the things we did? Tom Sanders: Yeah, I remember. Meredith Johnson: Things nobody knows about you and me. Meredith Johnson: All... our secrets.

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Meredith Johnson: Put it in. Tom Sanders: [Looking at a mirror] Oh God, I can't do this. Meredith Johnson: Come on. I want you inside me. Tom Sanders: Oh no no no. I can't do this. I'm not gonna do this. Meredith Johnson: Now, Now! Tom Sanders: No. No. NO! NO! Meredith Johnson: You can't stop. You just can't stop!

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Tom Sanders: I did NOT have sex with her! Susan Hendler: Oh, then what was it Tom? She was trying to quit smoking?

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Susan Hendler: Did you have sex with her? Tom Sanders: No! No! No! Susan Hendler: How did her hand get into your pants?

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Philip Blackburn: It gets worse. His lawyer is Catherine Alvarez. Bob Garvin: Oh, great. She'd change her name to "TV Listings" just to get it in the paper.