Mafia Quotes

• It's like the mafia. Once you're in - your in. There's no getting out.

  Kelly Slater

  Surfing, Surf, Surfer

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• As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.

  Ray Liotta

  Movie, Mobster, Remember

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• Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.

  Mario Puzo

  Inspirational, Movie, Hollywood Films

  The Godfather: Part II (motion picture) (1974). Coauthored with Francis Ford Coppola.

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• Mafia is a process,not a thing. Mafia is a form of clan - cooperation to which it's individual members pledge lifelong loyalty....Friendship, connections, family ties, trust, loyalty, obedience - this was the glue that held us together.

  Joseph Bonanno

  Loyalty, Ties, Together

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• You don't make up for your sins in church. You do it in the streets. You do it at home. The rest is bullshit and you know it.

  Martin Scorsese

  Home, Bullshit, Church

  "Mean Streets". www.imdb.com. 1973.

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• Wherever there's opportunity, the mafia will be there.

  Johnny Kelly

  Opportunity

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• The myths die hard, especially within the Mafia.

  Robert D. McFadden

  Myth, Dies, Hard

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• Capitalism is the legitimate racket of the ruling class.

  Al Capone

  Class, Bootlegging, Racket

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• I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse.

  Marlon Brando

  Movie, Film History, Hollywood Films

  "Fictional character: Don Vito Corleone". "The Godfather", www.imdb.com. March 14, 1972.

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• No one will ever kill me, they wouldn't dare

  Carmine Galante

  Criminals, Mobster, Murder

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• The IRS! They're like the Mafia, they can take anything they want!

  Jerry Seinfeld

  Funny, Irs, Want

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• A man who doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man.

  Mario Puzo

  Real, Men, Gangster Movie

  "Fictional character: Vito Corleone". "The Godfather", www.imdb.com. 1972.

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• Guilt is the mafia of the mind.

  Robert Mandel

  Psychology, Mind, Guilt

  Bob Mandel, Robert Steven Mandel (1984). “Open Heart Therapy”

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• Prohibition has made nothing but trouble

  Al Capone

  Trouble, Prohibition, Made

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• The triumph of anything is a matter of organization.

  Kurt Vonnegut

  Struggle Between Good And Evil, Organization, Triumph

  Kurt Vonnegut (2007). “The Sirens of Titan”, p.167, Dial Press

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• Ours is a government of checks and balances. The Mafia and crooked businessmen make out checks, and the politicians and other compromised officials improve their bank balances.

  Steve Allen

  Government, Balance, Politician

  Steve Allen (1994). “Reflections”

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• There is no rule of law until the Mafia needs lawyers.

  Stephen Holmes

  Law, Needs, Lawyer

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• I'm funny how, I mean funny like I'm a clown?

  Joe Pesci

  Mean, Mobster, Clown

  "Fictional character: Tommy DeVito". "Goodfellas", www.imdb.com. 1990.

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• Work harder, work longer, and earn less because the mafia needs your money.

  Gerald Celente

  Hard Work, Needs, Work Harder

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• Desperation is like stealing from the Mafia: you stand a good chance of attracting the wrong attention.

  Douglas Horton

  Attention, Chance, Desperation

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• Hell, I'm not saying I'm an angel, but when it came to dirty tricks I couldn't hold a candle to the Irish Mafia.

  Jimmy Hoffa

  Dirty, Angel, Hell

  "Hoffa The Real Story" by Jimmy Hoffa, (p. 128), 1975.

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• I'll make him an offer he can't refuse.

  Mario Puzo

  Movie, Hollywood Films, Film History

  The Godfather ch. 1 (1969)

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• The Monkees are like the mafia. You're in for life. Nobody gets out.

  Davy Jones

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• The racing bug is never going to go away. It's like the Mafia.

  Davy Jones

  Racing, Going Away, Bugs

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• Mafia is the best example of capitalism we have.

  Marlon Brando

  Example, Capitalism

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