Covert Affairs, Season 2

Annie:
So you said medical school? Did you finish?

Eyal:
No.

Annie:
What happened?

Eyal:
In 2002 my family needed me and so I took a leave of absence. Never went back.

Annie:
Doctor Lavin has a nice ring to it.

Eyal:
You're my mother.

Annie:
Did you ever think of going back?

Eyal:
No. It's different in Israel. Our ambitions are about life, living well, not our careers.

Annie:
What about having both?

Eyal:
See, that's very American. Life takes you where it takes you. You can only do so much, sometimes none at all. History taught us that.

Annie:
Don't fight the current? Is that it?

Eyal:
Or swim with it. Instead of fighting, live your life. The current may know something you don't.