Terry: Hey, you wanna hear my philosophy of life? Do it to him before he does it to you.
Father Barry: Some people think the Crucifixion only took place on Calvary. They better wise up! Taking Joey Doyle's life to stop him from testifying is a crucifixion. And dropping a sling on Kayo Dugan because he was ready to spill his guts tomorrow...
Terry: You think you're God Almighty, but you know what you are? You're a cheap, lousy, dirty, stinkin' mug! And I'm glad what I done to you, ya hear that? I'm glad what I done!
Terry: Conscience... that stuff can drive you nuts!
Father Barry: You want to know what's wrong with our waterfront? It's the love of a lousy buck. It's making love of a buck - -the cushy job - -more important than the love of man!
Edie: Shouldn't everybody care about everybody else? Terry: Boy, what a fruitcake you are!
Edie: Which side are you with? Terry: Me? I'm with me, Terry.
Edie: I've never met anyone like you. There's not a spark of sentiment or romance or human kindness in your whole body. Terry: What good does it do you but get you in trouble?
Terry: You know, I seen you a lot of times before. Remember parochial school out on Paluski Street? Seven, eight years ago. Your hair, you had your hair uh... Edie: Braids. Terry: Looked like a hunk of rope. And you had wires on your teeth and glasse...
Father Barry: Some people think the Crucifixion only took place on Calvary. Well, they better wise up!
[after being badly beaten by Johnny Friendly and his goons] Terry: Get me on my feet. [Father Barry and Edie help Terry stand up] Father Barry: How're you doing? Terry: Am I on my feet?
Edie: I want you to stay away from me. Terry: Edie, you love me... I want you to say it to me. Edie: I didn't say I didn't love you. I said, "Stay away from me."
Terry: Quite a nose, huh? Some people just have a face that sticks in your mind.
Charlie: You're getting on. You're pushing 30. You know, it's time to think about getting some ambition. Terry: I always figured I'd live a bit longer without it.
Father Barry: Isn't it simple as one, two, three? One: The working conditions are bad. Two: They're bad because the mob does the hiring. And three: The only way we can break the mob is to stop letting them get away with murder.
Big Mac: The only arithmetic he ever got was hearing the referee count up to ten.
Terry: You know you're not too funny today, fat man.
Terry: You know this city's full of hawks? That's a fact. They hang around on the top of the big hotels. And they spot a pigeon in the park. Right down on him.
