Once Upon a Time in America

Police Chief Aiello: I'm the chief of police, not the chief of the people. Dominic: [dying words after being shot by Bugsy] Noodles, I slipped! Chicken Joe: [as he and another thug are torturing Jimmy O'Donnell] I don't give a *shit* about you and your Socialist workers! Frankie Minaldi: [introducing the gang to Joe] Here they are, "The Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse"! Did you happen to see that movie, Joe? It's a good movie. Deborah Gelly: I read books, I want to learn everything, I want to know everything. Doesn't it make sense to have plans?

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Maximilian 'Max' Bercovicz: You'll live with the stink of the streets all your life. David 'Noodles' Aaronson: I like the stink of the streets. It makes me feel good. I like the smell, and it opens up my lungs. And it gives me a hard-on.

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Maximilian 'Max' Bercovicz: Is this your idea of revenge? David 'Noodles' Aaronson: No. It's just the way I see things.

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James Conway O'Donnell: [to Max] You boys ain't a mild case of the measles - you're the plague. And bastards like him - [motioning at Crowning] - are immune. That's the difference between us and them. David 'Noodles' Aaronson: [puts a jacket on O'Donnell, who flinches] Take it easy. The difference is, they're always gonna win. And you're gonna keep gettin' it up the ass. Crowning: Sooner than you think.

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Sharkey: [O'Donnell has been shot in the leg by Crowning's henchmen] Don't worry, Jimmy. With one leg a little shy, you're gonna take giant steps. James Conway O'Donnell: Yeah... always one step behind you, eh Sharkey?

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