Quotes

[Extortion]

“I don’t care. This is the mafia” -Richard Cantarella

[bert]

"I know when to keep my fucking mouth shut." - John Gotti on the Ravenite wiretap


Pogo

He really said that ? Wow this one is gold

I think it was from the wiretap in an apartment near the Ravenite

[gohnjotti]

"I’ve got bad news for you. You’re with me, now." - Colombo acting captain Anthony Russo to associate Roger Califano. Russo had just won a sit-down and claimed Califano as an on-record associate of his.

[gohnjotti]

"Thank God for girls in this world. How am I going to go 17 years without girls?" Dino Saracino to David Gordon, regarding his expected indictment on murder charges. Saracino was advised by his lawyers that he could probably take a 17 year plea.

"I love that they’re going so close to us, but they’re not getting-they’re not breaking this wall of silence ever," Saracino in May of 2008, regarding the FBI's investigation into Gioeli's crew. Later, Dino's brother Sebby, right-hand-man Dave Gordon, close friend/soldier Joey Competiello, close friend/capo Dino Calabro, and others related to the case would all flip and testify against him.

[gohnjotti]

"Well listen, I heard through the grapevine, okay, that somebody’s out here with a wire," Luca DiMatteo to the ironically wired-up Reynold Maragni.

[Villain]

Chicago Outfit legend Murray Humphreys referring to Gus Alex and other younger hoodlums who started having many health and mental issues from the pressure which was a result from the type of life they led...

"Well, he fights everybody. See, everybody has the same thing, only we have it all day long, all the time. He can’t take it. It’s rough for those younger guys. I tell them for fucks sake, you guys don’t even know what it is."

[Villain]

This is not a single quote but it's still quite funny to read...in 1958 Sam Battaglia joking around with the McClellan committee....

The Chairman: What is your business or occupation?

Mr. Battaglia: I refuse to answer on the ground that my answer…wait a while…I refuse to answer on the ground that my answer may tend to incriminate me.

The Chairman: I suggest you change that word "refuse" to "decline."

Mr. Battaglia: I decline.

The Chairman: Will you make that change as you read your statement?

Mr. Battaglia: I don't understand.

The Chairman: I said, instead of using the word "refuse," will you say you "decline"?

Mr. Battaglia: Do I have to do that?

The Chairman: Well, you may have to. I think "decline" shows a little more respect for your Government, don't you?

Mr. Battaglia: O. K. decline, then.

The Chairman: Proceed.

Mr. Kennedy: Have you ever been arrested?

Mr. Battaglia: I refuse to answer on the ground that it may tend to incriminate me.

The Chairman: The Chair, with the approval of the committee, orders and directs you to use the word "decline" instead of "refuse."

Mr. Battaglia: All right, decline.

The Chairman: Can you say it with any more contempt?

Mr. Battaglia. What is the matter with "refuse", that is a word too, isn't it?

The Chairman: Proceed.

Mr. Kennedy: As we understand it, Mr. Battaglia, your specialty is armed robbery, is that correct?

Mr. Battaglia: I refuse to answer on the ground…on the ground it may tend to incriminate me.

Mr. Kennedy: You are back on "refuse."

Mr. Battaglia. What is the other word?

The Chairman: The other word is "decline," and it is a little more respectful.

Mr. Battaglia: All right, decline.

[Pogo The Clown]

Ha. That should be a skit.


Pogo

[Ivan]

Ha. That should be a skit.

That was hilarious. Though I'm partial to Nicky Scarfo's "Same answer, sir!" when he didn't feel like repeating the line.

[Villain]

Ha. That should be a skit.

That was hilarious. Though I'm partial to Nicky Scarfo's "Same answer, sir!" when he didn't feel like repeating the line.

Scarfo was especially funny when the committee asked him to spell the name "Falcone" and then he turned to his lawyer for help

[Villain]

Some quotes from Outfit crew boss Lenny Patrick...stated during a trial in which he acted as witness and informant against Alex and others...

Defence lawyer: Why are you talking in a low, conspiratorial tone?

Patrick: I got a bad throat, if I had a Scotch I'd be better off.

Judge: Stop the running commentary, this is a court room, not a night club

Another one....

Defence lawyer: There's no limit to this man, there's no limit to what he will do or say

Patrick: Yes. I am the dirtiest thing living on Earth. I don't have feelings for anybody. Everybody's so afraid of me they shiver when they see me. They put on an extra coat

And the last one...

Defence lawyer: Did you kill anyone else other than the murders which you already mentioned?

Patrick: No, I've run out of cemeteries

[Ivan]

Ha. That should be a skit.

That was hilarious. Though I'm partial to Nicky Scarfo's "Same answer, sir!" when he didn't feel like repeating the line.

Scarfo was especially funny when the committee asked him to spell the name "Falcone" and then he turned to his lawyer for help

I also like how you could tell he was pissed when he had to repeat the name.

[Ivan]

Some quotes from Outfit crew boss Lenny Patrick...stated during a trial in which he acted as witness and informant against Alex and others...

Defence lawyer: Why are you talking in a low, conspiratorial tone?

Patrick: I got a bad throat, if I had a Scotch I'd be better off.

Judge: Stop the running commentary, this is a court room, not a night club

Another one....

Defence lawyer: There's no limit to this man, there's no limit to what he will do or say

Patrick: Yes. I am the dirtiest thing living on Earth. I don't have feelings for anybody. Everybody's so afraid of me they shiver when they see me. They put on an extra coat

And the last one...

Defence lawyer: Did you kill anyone else other than the murders which you already mentioned?

Patrick: No, I've run out of cemeteries

Those are great. My favorite examples of guys mouthing off to authorities are when Ray Patriarca told RFK "You two don't have the brains of your retarded sister" at the McClellan hearings and when Salvatore Santoro cut off the judge's lecture at his Commission Trial sentencing with "I don't need any stories. Just give me my 100 years and get me the fuck outta here!"

[Villain]

Ha. That should be a skit.

That was hilarious. Though I'm partial to Nicky Scarfo's "Same answer, sir!" when he didn't feel like repeating the line.

Scarfo was especially funny when the committee asked him to spell the name "Falcone" and then he turned to his lawyer for help

I also like how you could tell he was pissed when he had to repeat the name.

lol yup you can see it in his face on how he gets embarrassed for being one uneducated street guy lol

[Villain]

Some quotes from Outfit crew boss Lenny Patrick...stated during a trial in which he acted as witness and informant against Alex and others...

Defence lawyer: Why are you talking in a low, conspiratorial tone?

Patrick: I got a bad throat, if I had a Scotch I'd be better off.

Judge: Stop the running commentary, this is a court room, not a night club

Another one....

Defence lawyer: There's no limit to this man, there's no limit to what he will do or say

Patrick: Yes. I am the dirtiest thing living on Earth. I don't have feelings for anybody. Everybody's so afraid of me they shiver when they see me. They put on an extra coat

And the last one...

Defence lawyer: Did you kill anyone else other than the murders which you already mentioned?

Patrick: No, I've run out of cemeteries

Those are great. My favorite examples of guys mouthing off to authorities are when Ray Patriarca told RFK "You two don't have the brains of your retarded sister" at the McClellan hearings and when Salvatore Santoro cut off the judge's lecture at his Commission Trial sentencing with "I don't need any stories. Just give me my 100 years and get me the fuck outta here!"

Wow Patriarca really had the balls for saying that lol same as Santoro

Sometimes I admire these fellas on the "in your face" style which they presented, such as Patriarca, Santoro or Patrick.

Even though I already have this quote in my profile signature, still Im going to post it since its quite a masterpiece...its from Ross Prio who on December 4 1972, three weeks before his death, was called to testify before a federal grand jury about crime syndicate gambling operations on Chicago’s North Side.

True to the Sicilian Mafia code of “omerta”, Prio took the Fifth Amendment and in the end he told the committee in a pure gangster style “I want to live out my life in peace. I am what I am. I have been this way all my life. I can’t become a fink now"