Ray quotes from Veep

Ray

Mike, what's your favorite part of this speech?

Mike

This is like Gettysburg. "Beneath the dark soil of Passchendale, 100,000 bodies still lie unaccounted for. Let today be their funeral service, and we their mourners."

Ray

How about this? "There's a whole lot of guys who never came home. Good guys. Here's to those guys."

Ben

Holy fucking Christ. What is that, Ray?

Ray

It's called cosmic balance. It's not anything the Buddha didn't talk about.

Ben

Yeah? Well, Buddha's got a big fat ass, Ray.

Ray

I believe in karma. Does that make me weird?

Yes!

Kent

People are disturbed by your role—

Ray

Yeah, they think folks that are physical can't be cerebral, they think those two things are separate, that they're not... symbiotic.

Kent

No, no, no. You don't understand.

Ray

No, I do! I do. Look, people think that, you know, the fitness guy, how can he know about politics? I get you, Kent.

Kent

[groans in frustration] Again, I don't think you do. People think Selina's judgement is bad if she listens to people like you, whose beliefs are very stupid.

Ray

Because I am people.

Kent

Oh, you're not getting it.

Ray

You know, the brain is a muscle.

Kent

No, it isn't!

Kent

You really don't get it, so I'm going to keep this very simple: you're fired.

Ray

I get you. Very simple.

Kent

Yes, it is.

Ray

Great. I'm so pleased we had this talk. Let's see where we all are in a month or so.

Kent

[astounded] This is amazing.

Ray

Thank you.