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"To me being a wiseguy was better than being president of the United States. It meant power among people who had no power. It meant perks in a working-class nei
by rufus_foreman 4y ago
"To me being a wiseguy was better than being president of the United States. It meant power among people who had no power. It meant perks in a working-class neighborhood that had no privileges. To be a wiseguy was to own the world. I dreamed about being a wiseguy the way other kids dreamed about being movie stars or firemen or ballplayers.
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We walked in a room and the place stopped. Everyone knew who we were, and we were treated like movie stars with muscle. We had it all and it was all free."
-- Henry Hill
- ZeroGravitas 4y agoThis seems to support both sides of the argument, particularly the central part: > It meant power among people who had no power. It meant perks in a working-class neighborhood that had no privileges. To be a wiseguy was to own the world. I dreamed about being a wiseguy the way other kids dreamed about being movie stars or firemen or ballplayers