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The Bocchicchio Family
The Don of the Barzini Family, the second most powerful Family behind the Corleones. Barzini controls gambling in Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island. He also has interests in Las Vegas, Cuba, and Miami Beach. Barzini allies with Phillip Tattaglia and Virgil Sollozzo to murder Don Vito Corleone in order to weaken Corleone’s turf and absorb his political connections.
Emilio Barzini Quotes in The Godfather
The The Godfather quotes below are all either spoken by Emilio Barzini or refer to Emilio Barzini. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 20
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Nothing was more calming, more conducive to pure reason, than the atmosphere of money.
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“We are all men who have refused to be fools, who have refused to be puppets dancing on a string pulled by the men on high. We have been fortunate here in this country […] Some of you have sons who are professors, scientists, musicians, and you are fortunate. Perhaps your grandchildren will become the new pezzonovanti.”
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Chapter 28
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“Revenge is a dish that tastes best when it is cold.”
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Emilio Barzini Quotes in The Godfather
The The Godfather quotes below are all either spoken by Emilio Barzini or refer to Emilio Barzini. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 20
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Nothing was more calming, more conducive to pure reason, than the atmosphere of money.
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“We are all men who have refused to be fools, who have refused to be puppets dancing on a string pulled by the men on high. We have been fortunate here in this country […] Some of you have sons who are professors, scientists, musicians, and you are fortunate. Perhaps your grandchildren will become the new pezzonovanti.”
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Chapter 28
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“Revenge is a dish that tastes best when it is cold.”
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