If you have to have 25 French paratroopers to guard a single synagogue, it means that life is not healthy in France for Jews

Pretty much the worst reason to bomb someone is to prove that you're willing to bomb someone.

Cuban mechanics obviously have to be the best mechanics in the world.They're going to figure out all sorts of things to do.

I think Fidel [Castro] has a stronger allergy to the market than his brother, but he is not getting in the way of what his brother is implementing.

I would just not be surprised if, 10 years from now, there is a Trump golf course at the Bay of Pigs. Just mark my words.

Iran is the prime state sponsor of terrorism in the world.

There's practical political considerations obviously, but there's also these broader themes, which is like, I don't want to be the manager of the Middle East.

There's nothing that the United States can do. Nothing that would change systems in the Middle East, nothing the United States can do that would make the Middle East a better place.

...but the power of spilled blood overwhelmed the good intentions of those who wanted to end the violence.

Well you seemed too busy to call him a prat and I thought someone should.

The most important duty of a teacher is to not only teach but to also inspire and enhance the desire for learning.

Ah coffee. The sweet balm by which we shall accomplish today's tasks.

Summer crushes happen all the time, right? Because you feel far away from the real world, everything seems more...possible. Every person seems more vital.

I feel most like myself... after I run - I go out for five miles every morning.

To be a character who feels a deep emotion, one must go into the memory's vault and mix in a sad memory from one's own life.

I hate committing myself to anything. It's probably the lack of discipline, honestly. I'm probably a spoiled brat worried about getting my way every time.

I lost all respect for angstroms.

I must stop wishing for things to happen. Because something will happen eventually, and when it does, I'll be bound to wish it hadn't.