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Even gangsters have morals, and they have ethics. They have a code, and you know when you give somebody your word, it’s your word, because it’s all you have is your word. This guy, he doesn’t even know what that means.

— Robert De Niro

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There’s something more powerful than bombs, and that’s your vote. People must vote!

These movies are like my children, except you can't remake my children in 3D to push up the grosses.

When you started school, the country was an inspiring, uplifting drama. You are graduating into a tragic, dumbass comedy. My advice is to lock the [university’s] Van Wickle gates and stay here.

There's no such thing as not being afraid.

Some people say, "New York's a great place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there." I say that about other places.

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