“When you’re fighting for economic and social justice, you’re always fighting for the minority.”

The only medal that I am certain I deserved is the Purple Heart.

There is no force more liberating than the knowledge that you are fighting for others.

Cuba wants to get rid of a dictator, and baseball needs a dictator.

The moment you say, ‘I want to do a role,’ the story suffers. I don’t set priorities in terms of roles or scripts.

The idea that somebody who has done something horrible in a war is not willing to talk about it for 32 years is hardly a shocking idea. Quite the contrary.

Kindness that catches us by surprise brings out the best in our natures.

If you look beyond the short term violence and instability, you do see significant activities on the part of the Iraqi people that indicate they understand the commitment necessary to govern themselves. Its not clear how they will do it, but it never is.

Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change.

Clinton’s an unusually good liar. Unusually Good. Do you realize that?

I’ve been a Yankees fan since I was six.

It’s not who wins the fight that’s important, it’s being willing to fight. If you get challenged and renege, everyone wants to take a shot at you.

No man can fight his way to the top and stay at the top without exercising the fullest measure of grit, courage, determination, resolution.

When will you give up these mad adventures, and leave others to fight their own battles and to save their own lives as best they may?’ When your ladyship has ceased to be the most admired woman in Europe, namely, when I am in my grave.

Even if I have to stand alone, I will not be afraid to stand alone. I’m going to fight for you. I’m going to fight for what’s right. I’m going to fight to hold people accountable

Fighting is pure chaos, and to be a good fighter you simply have to be prepared mentally and physically to handle that chaos.

Saving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth… these are one and the same fight. We must connect the dots between climate change, water scarcity, energy shortages, global health, food security and women’s empowerment. Solutions to one problem must be solutions for all.

It’s not unsporting to thrash a cowardly cad,’ said Simmons. ‘Everyone knows you don’t fight like a gentleman.’ ‘That might be called an oxymoron,’ Ramses said. ‘Oh–sorry. Bad form to use long words. Look it up when you get home.’ The poor devil didn’t know how to fight, like a gentleman or otherwise.

It wasn’t a bit of good fighting grown-ups. They could do exactly as they liked.