“- President Andrew Shepherd: [over the phone] Listen, I feel terrible about this, but I'm going to have to cancel our date tonight.
- Sydney Ellen Wade: Another woman?
- President Andrew Shepherd: No, I've gotta go to St. Louis to avert a massive airline strike.
- Sydney Ellen Wade: Boy, if I had a nickel for every time I've heard that one.”
Michael Douglas - President Andrew Shepherd
Annette Bening - Sydney Ellen Wade

“I'm a horrible person. You have every right to hate me. You should hate me. I want you to hate me! I insist that you hate me! I'm scum, I'm garbage, I'm vermin, and I'm sorry.”
Kevin Kline - Howard Brackett

“- Joe Waters: I'm sorry I don't have a photographic memory, Gus.
- Gus Green: You don't even have a memory.”
Joe Pesci - Joe Waters
Danny Glover - Gus Green

“I don't do 'sorry'. Sorry is for criminals and screw-ups and I'm neither one.”
Billy Bob Thornton - Jasper Woodcock

“Being a man today means never having to say you're sorry.”

Diane Lane - Sarah