The West Wing1999

Sam Seaborn:
And now the student becomes the teacher, huh?

Dr. Dalton Millgate:
Not really, no.

Sam Seaborn:
Okay. So did I disappoint you when I didn't go into physics?

Dr. Dalton Millgate:
No.

Sam Seaborn:
Why?

Dr. Dalton Millgate:
You were bad at it.

Sam Seaborn:
No, I wasn't.

Dr. Dalton Millgate:
Yeah.

Sam Seaborn:
I just needed a little encouragement.

Dr. Dalton Millgate:
No.

Sam Seaborn:
Look. Congress isn't going to fund your damn superconductor. All right?

Dr. Dalton Millgate:
Supercollider. Superconducting supercollider. This is exactly what I'm talking about. A 54-mile tunnel 150 feet below ground, in which protons and antiprotons would be flung into each other at the speed of light. Can you remember that?

Sam Seaborn:
Yes.

Dr. Dalton Millgate:
Good. Because when you talk about it, you shouldn't sound like an idiot.