I was the best street fighter in history when I was growing up on the Lower East Side. Hell, I never lost a street fight. Never. I thought I could lick Jack Dempsey or Joe Louis or anybody. I was fantastic. Votes: 27
I quit school in the sixth grade because of pneumonia. Not because I had it, but because I couldn't spell it. Votes: 10
It took me nine years to get through the fourth grade. When I got into television commercials, I had to take a crash course in reading. I was 32 years old, and I couldn't read the cue cards. Votes: 6
I give in to nothing or nobody. Cut me, break my bones, it was all the same. Votes: 6
Hey ma, your bad boy did good! Votes: 3
I don't know, I'm not from this neighborhood."-to Jake LaMotta after a night of drinking when LaMotta asked "is that the sun or the moon? Votes: 3
Everybody who is young is promising. The world should sue the young for breach of promise. Votes: 0
I never stole nuttin' unless it began with an 'A' - A truck, a car, a payroll...! Votes: 0
The fight for survival is the fight Votes: 0