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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
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Diplomat
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
Writer
New York City
New York
Mario Cleri
Mario Gianluigi Puzo
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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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It's just business nothing personal.
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We don't know if capital punishment is a deterrent, but we know that men we execute will not murder again.
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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 believe in America. America's made my fortune.
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He smelled the garden, the yellow shield of light smote his eyes, and he whispered, Life is so beautiful. ... Yes, he thought, if I can die saying, Life is so beautiful, then nothing else is important.
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Italians have a little joke, that the world is so hard a man must have two fathers to look after him, and that's why they have godfathers.
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Never get angry. Never make a threat. Reason with people.
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All gamblers are paranoid, though they call it superstition.
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Many young men started down a false path to their true destiny. Time and fortune usually set them aright.
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I will make you an offer you cannot refuse
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Revenge is a dish that tastes best when served cold.
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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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Michael: Barzini will set me up through somebody close... that, supposedly, I won't suspect. Hagen: Somebody like me. Michael: You're Irish, they won't trust you. Hagen: I'm German-American. Michael: To them that's Irish.
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ِAn offer you can't refuse.
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Finance is a gun. Politics is knowing when to pull the trigger.
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And in that fraction of a second before anything actually happened, Santino Corleone knew he was a dead man.
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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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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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