Goodfellas

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Quotes from Goodfellas

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"Hope is for people who haven't learned how to take what they want."
Vince Cottini Hope
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"I've learned that the only constant in life is change."
Vince Cottini Life
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"Nature is beautiful, but the city is where real power lives."
Vince Cottini Nature
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"Science is useful when it makes you money."
Vince Cottini Science
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"Faith? Faith doesn't pay the bills. Money does."
Vince Cottini Faith
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"Music makes the good times better and the hard times bearable."
Vince Cottini Music
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"Literature is fine if you have nothing better to do."
Vince Cottini Literature
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"Solitude is when I plan my next move."
Vince Cottini Solitude
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"Relationships are transactions. Don't forget that."
Vince Cottini Relationships
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"Inspiration is seeing someone else make it and thinking, I can do better."
Vince Cottini Inspiration
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"Motivation comes from hunger and the desire for respect."
Vince Cottini Motivation
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"War teaches you what you're really made of."
Vince Cottini War
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"Politics and crime are the same thing, just different uniforms."
Vince Cottini Politics
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"Philosophy is just talk. Action is what matters."
Vince Cottini Philosophy
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"History shows that the strongest survive and the weak perish."
Vince Cottini History
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"Technology is useful, but nothing beats a gun and guts."
Vince Cottini Technology
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"Imagination is the first step to making something real happen."
Vince Cottini Imagination
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"Adventure is around every corner when you live like I do."
Vince Cottini Adventure
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"Health is secondary to survival in this business."
Vince Cottini Health
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"I've made my fortune by taking what others wouldn't dare take."
Vince Cottini Money
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"Power comes from being unpredictable and merciless."
Vince Cottini Power
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"Fear is the most effective tool a man can have."
Vince Cottini Fear
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"True strength is having the power of life and death over others."
Vince Cottini Strength
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"Kindness will get you killed. Always remember that."
Vince Cottini Kindness
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"Patience means knowing when to strike and when to disappear."
Vince Cottini Patience
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"Justice is what the guy with the most power says it is."
Vince Cottini Justice
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"Creativity in crime is what separates the legends from the amateurs."
Vince Cottini Creativity
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"Gratitude is a luxury for the weak and the retired."
Vince Cottini Gratitude
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"You persevere by staying one step ahead of everyone else."
Vince Cottini Perseverance
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"Death comes for all of us. I just hope it's quick."
Vince Cottini Death