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Famous Ghetto Quotes
Growing up in the ghetto is pretty hard. It’s poverty; it’s frustration. Tracy Morgan
I am an undisputed gangster. To me, that means playing by my own rules. Katherine Ryan
When ghetto living seems normal, you have no shame, no privacy. Malcolm X
Be careful who you call your friends. I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies. Al Capone
Its ghetto paradise for some and hell on earth for others! Habeeb Akande
Let me tell you something. There’s no nobility in poverty. I’ve been a poor man, and I’ve been a rich man. And I choose rich every f*cking time. Jordan Belfort
This was the ghetto: where children grow down instead of up. Jerry Spinelli
The lawyer with the briefcase can steal more money than the man with the gun. Mario Puzo
Somebody messes with me, I’m gonna mess with him. Al Capone
Battery never dies, the ghetto keeps me wise
All right, you proved your point. You broke into my vault. Congratulations, you’re a dead man. Terry Benedict
I was the original socially deprived shy ghetto kid. Bob Cousy
A true gangster can smell out a person’s strengths and weaknesses in a matter of minutes, but what they can sense most of all, what their bodies are most attuned to, is the scent of fear. Lorenzo Carcaterra
A ghetto can be improved in one way only: out of existence. James A. Baldwin
I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse. Vito Corleone
I wonder if heaven got a ghetto? Tupac Shakur
Two little mice fell in a bucket of cream. The first mouse quickly gave up and drowned. The second mouse wouldn’t quit. He struggled so hard that eventually he churned that cream into butter and crawled out. Gentlemen, as of this moment, I am that second mouse. Frank Abagnale Sr
I wish Google maps had an ‘Avoid The ghetto Route’ option
There’s no such thing as good money or bad money. There’s just money. Lucky Luciano
Just because you have a ghetto name doesn’t mean you have to act like it.
All I have in this world is my balls and my word, and I don’t break them for no one. Tony Montana
You know you’re ghetto when you only go to church on Easter to meet women.
No matter how big a guy might be, Nicky would take him on. You beat Nicky with fists, he comes back with a bat. You beat him with a knife, he comes back with a gun. And you beat him with a gun, you better kill him, because he’ll keep comin’ back and back until one of you is dead. Ace Rothstein
Booty is just a ghetto expression, and I’m just a booty star. Richard Pryor
Keep your friends close but your enemies closer. Michael Corleone
The roots of my music start from the ghetto. Ziggy Marley
I asked god for a bike, but I know god doesn’t work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness. Al Pacino
It was neither German nor Jew who ruled the ghetto; it was an illusion. Elie Wiesel
Listen to me very carefully. There are three ways of doing things around here: the right way, the wrong way, and the way that I do it. You understand? Ace Rothstein
Be faithful to your roots’ is the liberal version of ‘Stay in your ghetto. Mason Cooley
And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters get control. History has proven that. Lord Acton
There’s so little money in my bank account, my scenic checks show a ghetto.
I think we have always had a fascination for gangs and gangsters, and I think we always will. Ross Kemp
For thugs from the ghetto, violence is a way of life it’s what helps you survive. Suge Knight
There are many people who think I’m actually a gangster or a mafioso, largely because of ‘Goodfella. Paul Sorvino
Ghetto living is more than just a feeling of confinement; it is a sense of suffocation too. Susan Nathan
When you understand the mechanics of stress and master the techniques to manipulate someone’s fears and dreams, you will be powerful. Gregory Hartley
A flower that grows in the ghetto knows more about survival than the one from fresh meadows. Talib Kweli
They feared me because I feared Nothing. Lydia Lunch
You leap over the wall of one ghetto and find yourself in another ghetto. Klaus Kinski
I have learned more in the streets than in any classroom. Don Vito Corleone
We’re from the ghetto.Venus is a ghetto Cinderella.People from the ghetto don’t get nervous. Richard Williams
The classy gangster is a Hollywood invention. Orson Welles
There’s no success story. Everybody’s got a ghetto story. You always want to make it bigger than what it is. Bernie Mac
I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse. Vito Corleone
It is known all over the world that there are no secrets in the ghetto and as long as you keep those secrets, you may keep your life. Felix Alexander
Mafia is the best example of capitalism we have. Marlon Brando
If there’s a ghetto for true thugs, I’ll see you there. Thug till I die, and I’m sorry for not being there!
Keep your friends close but your enemies closer. Michael Corleone
When a black person has no electricity, no water, they call it the ghetto. When white people have no electricity and no water, they call it camping. Carlos Mencia
Every human being has a bit of gangster in him. Binyavanga Wainaina
Ghetto people always naming their kids after stuff they cant afford; Mercedes, Bentley, Pearl, Child support.
The loudest one in the room is the weakest one in the room. Frank Lucas
The trouble with us is that the ghettos of the MiddleAges and the children of the twentieth century have to live under one roof. Anzia Yezierska
Even gang members imagine a future that doesn’t include gangs. Greg Boyle
There’s no such thing as losing touch. You can take me out of the ghetto, but you can’t take the ghetto out of me. Snoop Dogg
I never lie because I don’t fear anyone. You only lie when you’re afraid. John Gotti
I think my thing is I grew up in the ghetto, and I was able to get a second chance. That’s what I’m trying to tell kids. Master P
Any distraction tends to get in the way of being an effective gangster. Terence Winter
A lot of people have a misconception of what the ghetto is all about. You know, it’s only a small percentage of the people that are bad. Everybody else is good.
There’s no such thing as good money or bad money. There’s just money. Lucky Luciano
He was kind of his own guy. It was like, ‘He’s from the ghetto, he’s going to be this. He’s going to be that.’ But he’s one of the nicest guys I’ve ever met. Mike Jensen
Isolation from power makes men look for a mob in which they can be strong. Herbert Gold
It is known all over the world that there are no secrets in the ghetto and as long as you keep those secrets, you may keep your life. Felix Alexander
I am an undisputed gangster. To me, that means playing by my own rules. Katherine Ryan
Young ghetto boys thought that in this society, the good guys lost and the bad guys won. Eartha Kitt
Shoot first, ask questions last. That’s how these so called gangsta’s last. Waka Flocka Flame
I don’t think of myself as a poor deprived ghetto girl who made good. I think of myself as somebody who from an early age knew I was responsible for myself, and I had to make good. Oprah Winfrey
Be careful who you call your friends. I’d rather have four quarters than one hundred pennies. Al Capone
I don’t get nothing but love. In every ghetto all over the world. Nothing but love. They respect that I came outta there and I’m doing it the right way. You can’t do anything but respect that. Ice Cube
Playing the game, and unfortunately, playing the gangster game is very profitable. Quincy Jones
The ghetto is not where you live. The ghetto is inside your mind. And anyone who tells you that you can’t get out of the ghettos of your own mind has no idea what they’re talking about. Frederick Lenz
All I have in this world is my balls and my word, and I don’t break them for no one. Tony Montana
Growing up in the ghetto is pretty hard. It’s poverty; it’s frustration. Tracy Morgan
You can get much further with a kind word and a gun than you can with just a kind word. Al Capone
There’s no such thing as losing touch. You can take me out of the ghetto, but you can’t take the ghetto out of me. Snoop Dogg
I think we have always had a fascination for gangs and gangsters, and I think we always will. Ross Kemp
This was the ghetto: where children grow down instead of up. Jerry Spinelli
When you’re a kid and you see gangsters living the life, you kind of want to be like that. Jaume Collet Serra
When a black person has no electricity, no water, they call it the ghetto. When white people have no electricity and no water, they call it camping. Carlos Mecia
Gangsters are not nearly as frightening as you’d think. Some of them are quite ordinary looking. Joseph Conrad
A flower that grows in the ghetto knows more about survival than the one from fresh meadows. Talib Kweli
There are many people who think I’m actually a gangster or a mafioso, largely because of ‘Goodfella. Paul Sorvino
He was kind of his own guy. It was like, ‘He’s from the ghetto, he’s going to be this. He’s going to be that.’ But he’s one of the nicest guys I’ve ever met. Mike Jensen
It is a rule of law alone which hinders the rulers from turning themselves into the worst gangsters. Ludwig Von Mises
We’re from the ghetto.Venus is a ghetto Cinderella.People from the ghetto don’t get nervous. Richard Williams
In my world, of course, it doesn’t matter. You could be a gangster with a dress, you could be a gangster with baggy pants. Young Thug
Just because you have a ghetto name doesn’t mean you have to act like it.
Gangsters lived in the neighborhood. They weren’t apart from it. Their relationships with people were both benevolent and scary. Ruby Dee
It was neither German nor Jew who ruled the ghetto; it was an illusion. Elie Wiesel
War is a thug’s game. The thug strikes first and harder. He doesn’t go by rules and he isn’t afraid of hurting people. Anne Morrow Lindbergh
A ghetto can be improved in one way only: out of existence. James A. Baldwin
Let me tell you something. There’s no nobility in poverty. I’ve been a poor man, and I’ve been a rich man. And I choose rich every f*cking time. Jordan Belfort
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