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You wanna know how to get Capone? They pull a knife, you pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue. That's the Chicago way! And that's how you get Capone.

David Mamet

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David Mamet
Age: 76
Born: 1947
Born: November 30
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