"You can't slit the throat of everyone whose character it would improve."

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Source : "Fictional character: Al Swearengen". "Deadwood" TV series, Season 1, Episode 10: "Mister Wu", May 23, 2004.

Al Swearengen

#Character Quotes #Throat Quotes

“When is conduct a crime, and when is a crime not a crime? When "Somebody Up There" - a monarch, a dictator, a Pope, a legislator - so decrees.”

Source : Jessica Mitford (1973). “Kind and usual punishment: the prison business”, Not Avail
“I did "Highlander", which was just an extraordinary wonderful experience. I'm really proud of "Highlander". And they keep trying to re-make it...good luck to them. I do not want to be involved. But, yeah, I'm really proud of that one.”
“Don't worry about what people say behind your back, they are the people who are finding faults in your life instead fixing the faults in their own life.”
“Two important characteristics of maps should be noticed. A map is not the territory it represents, but, if correct, it has a similar structure to the territory, which accounts for its usefulness.”
“I bicycle 12,000-foot mountain passes, run, cross train, skate-ski, hike and mountain bike.”
“People confuse vulgar and naked with sexiness. You want the mystery!”
“A poem is the perfect place to celebrate imperfection and exult in the ways you fall short of being the person you want to be.”
“If you don't give up, eventually you will break the cycle and you will overcome any obstacle.”

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