City Quote by Joseph D. Pistone Download Open image “I grew up in a city, an Italian, knowing what the Mafia was.” — Joseph D. Pistone ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare City Italian Knowing Mafia Up
I lived in mafia neighborhoods off and on when I was a kid. If you were in Little Italy, in East Harlem, in Brooklyn...… — Don Winslow Copy Share Image
The Italian mafia, they're very [into] construction. They're in a whole different way of operating than they did back in the '20s. — Robert Loggia Copy Share Image
I'm a huge fan of mafia history - mostly the Italian mafia but also their associates, as well as Whitey Bulger and the Winter… — Rob Van Dam Copy Share Image
I'm very proud of being Italian-American, but people don't realize that the mafia is just this aberration. The real community is built on the… — Chazz Palminteri Copy Share Image
My father's best friend, Georgie Terra, was an Italian guy. The children and the cousins and nieces and nephews were children of the Mafia.… — Louis Gossett, Jr Copy Share Image
A rumor that followed me forever was that my family was in the mafia. For years I had to live with it. They'd call… — Giuliana Rancic Copy Share Image
Now everybody is mafia. You got the Russian mafia, the Mexican mafia. Everybody is mafia these days. — Joe Arpaio Copy Share Image
Everyone always says, Does it bother you that Italians are always portrayed as Mafia characters? No, it doesn't bother me. First of all, not… — Dom Irrera Copy Share Image
The Italian gangster thing has become a form of the modern-day Western — Armand Assante Copy Share Image
Unless you are absolutely positive that your wife has no connection to the Mafia, even three or four times removed, do yourself a favor… — Joseph D. Pistone Copy Share Image
A good undercover agent stays as close to the truth as possible, as close to your own personality and your own values as possible.… — Joseph D. Pistone Copy Share Image
One thing I take great pride in is that my case was the one that started the decline of the Mafia. — Joseph D. Pistone Copy Share Image
I was Donnie Brasco, the Mafia guy, in character. But in my head, I was a special agent. I never lost sight of who… — Joseph D. Pistone Copy Share Image
With wiseguys, you don't know a guy by his name, only by his nickname. You never asked a guy for his last name. — Joseph D. Pistone Copy Share Image
'Donnie Brasco' was 85 percent on the money. The only thing that they slanted was my feelings for Lefty and Sonny', and this idea… — Joseph D. Pistone Copy Share Image
I'm always leery about bumping into somebody. One time I was with my wife in a restaurant, I saw somebody from my undercover days,… — Joseph D. Pistone Copy Share Image
'The Godfather' is a great movie, but it gives them too much credit. What you don't see is what really takes place: the in-fighting,… — Joseph D. Pistone Copy Share Image
As a teen-ager I played cards, shot craps, played pool, went to the track, hung around social clubs. I knew that some card and… — Joseph D. Pistone Copy Share Image
I knew how wiseguys acted. I knew the mentality. I knew things to do and not to do. Keep your mouth shut at certain… — Joseph D. Pistone Copy Share Image
I didn't try to be a tough guy. I didn't try to be a big mobster. I was who I was. I didn't stop… — Joseph D. Pistone Copy Share Image
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We have an obligation at the local level to do everything we can with the resources we have. And we do those things. But… — Ted Wheeler Copy Share Image