Charlie Wilson's War

"Well, there were three of them; it was like being slapped around by a Pakistani vaudeville team."

"You know you've reached rock bottom when you're told you have character flaws by a man who hanged his predecessor in a military coup."

"These things happened. They were glorious and they changed the world... and then we fucked up the end game."

"Thats how a cold war turns into a real war and that's something you want to keep a very good eye on."

"A boy is given a horse on his 14th birthday. Everyone in the village says, “Oh how wonderful.” But a Zen master who lives in the village says, “We'll see.” 'The boy falls off the horse and breaks his foot. Everyone in the village says, “Oh how awful.” The Zen master says, “We'll see.” The village is thrown into war and all the young men have to go to war. But, because of the broken foot, the boy stays behind. Everyone says, “Oh, how wonderful.” The Zen master says, “We'll see.”"

"My loyalty? For 24 years people have been trying to kill me, people who know how. Now do you think that's because my dad was a Greek soda pop maker or because I'm an American spy? Go fuck yourself, you fucking child!"