“The way you can tell there’s democracy going on is that nothing gets done.”

“Routine is the one thing the can get you killed. It tells the enemy where you're going and when you're going to be there.”

“I'm not going to tell you to get over it.

I'm going to help you get through it.”

“Working in the government nowadays, you can only get things done if you have the determination to go against the prevailing trend.”

“There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly.”

“Experts have
their expert fun
ex cathedra
telling one
just how nothing
can be done.”

“Don’t fight with your desires; don’t try to push them out; don’t try to settle them. But just be carefree about them; get the ‘couldn’t care less’ attitude. Just lose them, neglect them, and they will go away one by one. Don’t struggle with them. I tell you that it is the only way it can be done.”

“Well, whoever Keyser Söze is, I can tell you he is going to get gloriously drunk tonight.”

“If you don't want to be killed by ISIS, don't go to Syria. If you don't want to be killed by a Mexican, there's nothing I can tell you.”

“Let me tell you, young man—the dirty little secret of democracy is that just because you get a vote, doesn’t mean you get your choice.”