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Great men are not born great, they grow great . . .

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Mario Puzo
Age: 78 †
Born: 1920
Born: October 15
Died: 1999
Died: July 2
Author
Diplomat
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
Writer
New York City
New York
Mario Cleri
Mario Gianluigi Puzo
Greatness
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Grows
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Let us be separated by wars and pestilence, death, madness but not by the passing of time.
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What is past is past. never go back. Not for excuses. Not for justification, not for happiness. You are what you are, the world is what it is.
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Friendship and money: oil and water.
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I spent my whole life trying not to be careless. Women and children can afford to be careless, but not men.
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I don't trust society to protect us, I have no intention of placing my fate in the hands of men whose only qualification is that they managed to con a block of people to vote for them.
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All gamblers are paranoid, though they call it superstition.
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A man who doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man.
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You cannot say 'no' to the people you love, not often. That's the secret. And then when you do, it has to sound like a 'yes'. Or you have to make them say 'no.' You have to take time and trouble.
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You can't hide the thunderbolt. When it hits you, everybody can see it. Christ, man, don't be ashamed of it, some men pray for the thunderbolt. You're a very lucky fellow. - Calo
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I believe in America. America's made my fortune.
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I find the only thing that really stands up, better than gambling, better than booze, better than women, is reading.
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I'll make him an offer he can't refuse.
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Never let a domestic quarrel ruin a day's writing. If you can't start the day fresh, get rid of your wife.
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A lawyer with his briefcase can steal more than a hundred men with guns.
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God seemed to be having a hard time killing him, and he'd be damned if he was going to make the job easy for mere mortals
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Any man can turn traitor.
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