“[When asked by a US Submarine Captain how he knew top secret US information] From a Russian translation of one of your service manuals.”— Lorenzo Semple Jr., imdb.com
“Strangest thing. Ever since the assault I speak with this Russian accent.”— Jenji Kohan, Galina 'Red' Reznikov, Kate Mulgrew, imdb.com
“Had ten minutes conversation with Henry Morgenthau about Jewish ship in Palistine [sic]. Told him I would talk to Gen[eral] Marshall about it. He'd no business, whatever to call me. The Jews have no sense of proportion nor do they have any judgement on world affairs. Henry brought a thousand Jews to…”— Harry S Truman, trumanlibrary.org
“As we know, the goal of every struggle is victory. But if the proletariat is to achieve victory, all the workers, irrespective of nationality, must be united. Clearly, the demolition of national barriers and close unity between the Russian, Georgian, Armenian, Polish, Jewish and other proletarians i…”— Joseph Stalin, marxists.org
“No single word in English renders all the shades of toska. At its deepest and most painful, it is a sensation of great spiritual anguish, often without any specific cause. At less morbid levels it is a dull ache of the soul, a longing with nothing to long for, a sick pining, a vague restlessness, me…”— Vladimir Nabokov, thereviewreview.net