| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
| NUMBER: | 37650 |
| QUOTATION: | I grew up in a tough neighborhood and we used to say ‘you can get further with a kind word and a gun than just a kind word.’ |
| ATTRIBUTION: | David Mamet, U.S. screenwriter, and Brian DePalma. Al Capone (Robert DeNiro), The Untouchables, response to reporters questioning his unorthodox business methods (1987). |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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