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  • When I first went to Vegas, there were just high-rollers and gamblers and the wise guys treated you great.

    Wise   Vegas   Guy  
  • Clevinger was a troublemaker and a wise guy. Lieutenant Scheisskopf knew that Clevinger might cause even more trouble if he wasn't watched. Yesterday it was the cadet officers; tomorrow it might be the world. Clevinger had a mind, and Lieutenant Scheisskopf had noticed that people with minds tended to get pretty smart at times. Such men were dangerous, and even the new cadet officers whom Clevinger had helped into office were eager to give damning testimony against him. The case against Clevinger was open and shut. The only thing missing was something to charge him with.

    Wise   Smart   Men  
    Joseph Heller (1999). “Catch-22: A Novel”, p.75, Simon and Schuster
  • Rip Torn thought I was being a wise guy, and one afternoon he got pretty angry with me after telling me to do something and he thought I was pretending like I didn't know what he meant.But he was very frustrated. He was very frustrated as a director in trying to get his little theater group going. It was called The Sanctuary Theater Workshop, I think, and he wanted to do these classical plays by people like August Strindberg, and he was fighting hard to get his show up and be good and be professional.

    Wise   Rip   Fighting  
    Source: tv.avclub.com
  • In the 1950s and 1960s, the heroes were the long-term investors; today the heroes are the wise guys.

    Wise   Hero   Long  
  • Wise guy, he not go against wind. In Chinese we say, Come from South, blow with wind -- poom! -- North will follow. Strongest wind cannot be seen.

    Wise   Blow   Wind  
    Amy Tan (2006). “The Joy Luck Club”, p.89, Penguin
  • I never mean to be disrespectful, and I don't mean to be a wise guy.

    Wise   Mean   Guy  
    Interview with Nathan Rabin, www.avclub.com. May 20, 2009.
  • We can learn much from wise words, little from wisecracks, and less from wise guys.

    Wise   Guy   Littles  
  • Recently I heard a 'wise guy' story that I had a party at my home for twenty-five men. It's an interesting story, but I don't know twenty-five men I'd want to invite ta a party.

    Wise   Party   Home  
    Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
  • The difference between a 'wise guy' and a wise man is plenty!

    Wise   Men   Differences  
  • Hell was OK, until some wise guy went to heaven and came back

    Wise   Guy   Heaven  
  • Death is God's way of telling you not to be such a wise guy.

    Wise   Guy   Way  
  • I could hardly get a boy to look at me. All right, they'd look, they'd even take me out, but no one asked for a second date. I was too nasty, a real wise guy, and all the boys could tell what my rotten disposition was. Deep down, I wanted a commitment with a capital C. To get anywhere with me, a boy would have to sign his undying loyalty with his own blood.

    Wise   Loyalty   Real  
    Alice Hoffman (2000). “Local Girls”, p.46, Penguin Group
  • Keep it up, wise guy. I'm always going to be taller than you once you're lying unconscious on the ground.

    Wise   Lying   Guy  
    Jim Butcher (2009). “Small Favor: A Novel of the Dresden Files”, p.46, Penguin
  • Why did the wise guys always accuse other people of being wise guys?

    Wise   People   Guy  
  • There's a certain type of character that you can't help but come in contact with growing up and living in Brooklyn and Long Island. A certain mixture of moxie, heart, and a wise guy sense of humor.

    Wise   Growing Up   Heart  
  • Our target market is recreational bettors, but that doesn't mean we expel the wise guys. A big bet for us is maybe $10,000.

    Wise   Mean   Guy  
  • I know as a critic I'm required to have a well-armored heart. I must be a cynical wise guy to show my great sophistication. No pushover, me.

    Wise   Heart   Cynical  
    Roger Ebert (2012). “Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2013: 25th Anniversary Edition”, p.133, Andrews McMeel Publishing
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