Once Upon a Time in America - The Challenge of Keeping Up
Sharkey: [O'Donnell has been shot in the leg by Crowning's henchmen]
Don't worry, Jimmy. With one leg a little shy, you're gonna take giant steps.
James Conway O'Donnell:
Yeah... always one step behind you, eh Sharkey?
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Once Upon a Time in America - Power Dynamics and Inequality in Society
James Conway O'Donnell: [to Max; motioning at Crowning]
You boys ain't a mild case of the measles - you're the plague. And bastards like him - - are immune. That's the difference between us and them.
David Noodles Aaronson: [puts a jacket on O'Donnell, who flinches]
Take it easy. The difference is, they're always gonna win. And you're gonna keep gettin it up the ass.
Crowning:
Sooner than you think.
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