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Emmett: It ain't the money ya understand, but if I don't charge ya somethin' the Presbyterians around here are likely to pray for my ruination. How does a hundred dollars a month strike ya? Dalton: Fine. Emmett: Can ya afford that much? Dalton: If it keeps you in the good graces of the church. Emmett: Ain't it peculiar how money seems to do that very thing?

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Red: How long are you gonna be in town? Dalton: Not very long. Red: That's what I said 25 years ago. Dalton: Really? What happened? Red: I got married to an ugly woman. Don't ever do that. It just takes the energy right out of you. She left me, though. Found somebody even uglier than she was. That's life. Who can explain it?

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Dalton: Steve, You're history… Steve: But I'm on my break.. Dalton: Stay on it.

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Carrie Ann: What did you do there last night? Dalton: What do you mean? Carrie Ann: You fired the bartender, Pat. Dalton: He was skimming. Carrie Ann: You should not have done that, Dalton. Dalton: Yeah, why's that? Carrie Ann: You just shouldn't have, that's all. [hands him food] Here you go. Breakfast. Dalton: Oh, thank you. Carrie Ann: [chuckling] Oh, my god… Dalton: What is the joke? Carrie Ann: Well, there's no joke. I just think I'm looking at a dead man, though. Dalton: It seems everywhere I go, I hear that same joke. Carrie Ann: Yeah, well, something tells me you bring it on yourself.

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Dalton: People who really want to have a good time won't come to a slaughterhouse, and we've got entirely too many troublemakers here... too many uhh, 40 year old adolescents, felons, power drinkers, and trustees of modern chemistry. It's going to change. Hank: Yeah, that sure sounds good, but a lot of the guys who come in here we can't handle one-on-one. Even two-on-one. Dalton: Don't worry about it; all you have to do is follow 3 simple rules: One, never underestimate your opponent..expect the unexpected; Two, take it outside, never start anything inside the bar unless it's absolutely necessary; and Three...be nice. Hank: [Incredulously] Come on! Dalton: If somebody gets in your face and calls you a cocksucker, I want you to be nice Hank: [With resignation] Ok. Dalton: Ask him to walk, but be nice. If he won't walk, walk him, but be nice. If you can't walk him, one of the others will help you and you will both be nice. I want you to remember that it's a job, it's nothing personal. St

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Doc: Your file says you've got a degree from NYU. What in? Dalton: Philosophy. Doc: Any particular discipline? Dalton: No. Not really. Man's search for faith. That sort of shit. Doc: Come up with any answers? Dalton: Not too many. Doc: How's a guy like you end up a bouncer? Dalton: Just lucky I guess.

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Wade: [on the phone] You havin' trouble? Dalton: Oh, you know — nothing I'm not used to. But it's amazing what you can get used to, huh? Wade: Yeah, tell me about it. This place has a sign hangin' over the urinal that says, "Don't eat the big white mint".

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Dalton: Sorry, we're closed. Ketchum: Then what are all these people doing here? Dalton: Drinking and having a good time. Ketchum: That's why we're here. Dalton: You're too stupid to have a good time.

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Wesley: [after seeing Pat with a broken nose] Did I explain it wrong? Is that it? O'Connor: No, boss, you didn't. Wesley: Pat's got a weak constitution. You boys know that. That's why he's working as a bartender. He's my only sister's son. And if he doesn't have me, who's he got? And if I'm not there, you're there. [to Jimmy] I should've let you go, Jimmy. [to Tinker and O'Connor] Well, one of you boys owes me an apology. Now I leave it up to you to decide which one of you wants to say "I'm sorry." Tinker: [takes off his hat] I'm sorry, boss. O'Connor: I'm sorry, boss. Wesley: I believe you, Tinker. [walks over to O'Connor] But you, O'Connor, somehow I don't believe you. Now you better try it again. 'cause if there's one thing I can't stand, it's a man who's untruthful. O'Connor: I'm sorry, boss. Wesley: If there's one thing that disgusts me, it's a man who can't admit when he's wrong. O'Connor: I swear to God, boss, I'm sorry. Wesley: You disgust me, O'Connor. You wanna know why you d

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Wesley: [sees Dalton looking at a man's picture] My grandfather. Dalton: Looks like an important man. Wesley: He was an asshole. But you, you're a smart boy, aren't you, Dalton? You're just not too realistic. Christ, I'm just like you. I came up the hard way, from the streets of Chicago. You know, when I came to this town after Korea there was nothing. I brought the mall here. I got the 7-Eleven. I got the Fotomat here. Christ, JC Penney is coming here because of me. You ask anybody, they'll tell you. Dalton: You've gotten rich off of the people in this town. Wesley: [laughs] You bet your ass I have. And I'm gonna get richer. I believe we all have a purpose on this earth. A destiny. I have a faith in that destiny. It tells me to gather unto me what is mine. But, Christ, you get paid for beating people up. Tell me you don't love it. Of course you do. You wouldn't be human if you didn't.

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Wesley: Dalton, I have a cousin in Memphis. Tells me you killed a man down there. Tells me you said it was self-defense at the trial. But you and I know that isn't so, don't we? Wesley: Relax. Relax. Tell me, if I owned a bar and I wanted to clean it up, how much would it take to get you to come work for me? Dalton: There's no amount of money.