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Cats2 quotes
He can't lift the seat, Greg. He lacks the strength in the opposable thumbs. — Jack Byrnes · 2000You see, Greg, when you yell at a dog, his tail will go between his legs and cover his genitals, his ears will go down. A dog is very easy to break, but cats make you work for their affection. They don't sell out the way dogs do. — Jack Byrnes · 2000Fathers and daughters2 quotes
I'm a realist. I understand it's the 21st century and you've probably had premarital relations with my daughter. But under our roof, it's my way or the Long Island Expressway. Is that understood? — Jack Byrnes · 2000I will be watching you, studying your every move, and if I find that you are trying to corrupt my first born child, I will bring you down, baby. I will bring you down to Chinatown. — Jack Byrnes · 2000Animals1 quote
He can't lift the seat, Greg. He lacks the strength in the opposable thumbs. — Jack Byrnes · 2000Authoritarianism1 quote
Someday a real rain will come and wash all this scum off the streets. — Travis Bickle · 1976Baseball1 quote
What draws my admiration? What is that which gives me joy? Baseball! A man...a man stands alone at a plate. This is the time for what? For individual achievement. There he stands alone. But in the field, what? Part of a team. Looks, throws, catches, hustles. Part of one big team. Bats himself the live-long day, Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, and so on. If his team don't field...what is he? You follow me? No one. — Al Capone · 1987Carrots and sticks1 quote
I grew up in a tough neighborhood and we used to say, "You can get further with a kind word and a gun than you can with just a kind word." — Al Capone · 1987Cats and dogs1 quote
You see, Greg, when you yell at a dog, his tail will go between his legs and cover his genitals, his ears will go down. A dog is very easy to break, but cats make you work for their affection. They don't sell out the way dogs do. — Jack Byrnes · 2000Decadence1 quote
Someday a real rain will come and wash all this scum off the streets. — Travis Bickle · 1976Dogs1 quote
You see, Greg, when you yell at a dog, his tail will go between his legs and cover his genitals, his ears will go down. A dog is very easy to break, but cats make you work for their affection. They don't sell out the way dogs do. — Jack Byrnes · 2000Drinking alcohol1 quote
People are gonna drink! You know that, I know that, we all know that, and all I do is act on that. And all this talk of bootlegging—what is bootlegging? On a boat, it's bootlegging. On Lake Shore Drive, it's hospitality. — Al Capone · 1987Family1 quote
You don't fool with a man's family. This is my son, not yours. — Lorenzo (A Bronx Tale) · 1993Fed up1 quote
Here is a man who would not take it anymore. — Travis Bickle · 1976Friendship1 quote
You know, Jerry, I'm going to tell you something. Friendship is a two-way street. Do you know that? And you couldn't care less about me. — Rupert Pupkin · 1982Glory1 quote
Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime. — Rupert Pupkin · 1982Guests and visitors1 quote
I'm a realist. I understand it's the 21st century and you've probably had premarital relations with my daughter. But under our roof, it's my way or the Long Island Expressway. Is that understood? — Jack Byrnes · 2000Guns1 quote
I grew up in a tough neighborhood and we used to say, "You can get further with a kind word and a gun than you can with just a kind word." — Al Capone · 1987Hospitality1 quote
I'm a realist. I understand it's the 21st century and you've probably had premarital relations with my daughter. But under our roof, it's my way or the Long Island Expressway. Is that understood? — Jack Byrnes · 2000Human potential1 quote
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent. — Lorenzo (A Bronx Tale) · 1993Inflection points1 quote
You gotta pay attention to the signs. When life reaches out a moment like this, it's a sin if you don't reach back. I'm telling you its a sin if you don't reach back! It'll haunt you for the rest of your days like a curse. — Pat Sr. · 2012Las Vegas1 quote
In Vegas, everybody's gotta watch everybody else. Since the players are looking to beat the casino, the dealers are watching the players. The box men are watching the dealers. The floor men are watching the box men. The pit bosses are watching the floor men. The shift bosses are watching the pit bosses. The casino manager is watching the shift bosses. I'm watching the casino manager and the eye-in-the-sky is watching us all. — Sam 'Ace' Rothstein · 1995Life of crime1 quote
I like the stink of the streets. It makes me feel good. And I like the smell of it, it opens up my lungs. And it gives me a hard-on. — Noodles · 1984Love1 quote
When you love someone, you've gotta trust them. There's no other way. You've got to give them the key to everything that's yours. Otherwise, what's the point? — Sam 'Ace' Rothstein · 1995Loyalty1 quote
Never rat on your friends and always keep your mouth shut. — James Conway · 1990Making a living1 quote
It don't take much strength to pull a trigger, but try getting up every morning day after day and work for a living, let's see him try that, then we'll see who's the real tough guy, the working man is the tough guy. — Lorenzo (A Bronx Tale) · 1993Man and animals1 quote
He can't lift the seat, Greg. He lacks the strength in the opposable thumbs. — Jack Byrnes · 2000Nature of friendship1 quote
You know, Jerry, I'm going to tell you something. Friendship is a two-way street. Do you know that? And you couldn't care less about me. — Rupert Pupkin · 1982Omerta1 quote
Never rat on your friends and always keep your mouth shut. — James Conway · 1990Patience1 quote
All good things come to those who wait. — Sam (Ronin) · 1998Preparation1 quote
I never walk into a place I don't know how to walk out of. — Sam (Ronin) · 1998