I have killed no men, that, in the first place, didn't deserve killing

All good things must one day be burnt to the ground for the insurance money.

I got a kick out of having a big bankroll in my pocket. Even if I only made a couple hundred dollars, I'd always keep it in fives and tens so it'd look big.

I never killed a guy who didn't deserve it.

Mickey Cohen: New York, its like being a rat in a maze, everyone living on top of each other, but out here, I can breathe. I love Los Angeles.

Dreams can exist but not come trueAnd if you don't believe me just ask yourselfHow can the universe know what you want, If it never hears it from you

When I was a boy, I was a worrier, and so was my son, Joe. I used to tell him that worrying meant he had an imagination and that one day he'd be pleased.

The greater part of the governments on earth may be termed monarchical aristocracies, or hereditary dominions independent of the people.

In the world of the dreamer there was solitude: all the exaltations and joys came in the moment of preparation for living. They took place in solitude.

If my luck held, it wouldn't be a handsome Greek demigod looking for the love of his life or at least his love of a couple of hours.

It would be possible, in theory, for life and art to be reversed.

Now I will have less distraction.

Oaths are the counterfeit money with which we pay the sacrifice of love.

A man isn't finnished when he is beaten he is finnished when he quits

Heaven is populated entirely by forgiven sinners