Meyer Harris "Mickey" Cohen (September 4, 1914[1] – July 29, 1976) was an American gangster, boxer and entrepreneur based in Los Angeles and boss of the Cohen crime family during the mid-20th century. (wikipedia)
I didn't kill anyone that didn't deserve killing in the first place.
I never killed a guy who didn't deserve it.
I started rooting - you know, sticking up joints - with some older guys. By now I had gotten a taste of what the racket world really was - the glamour, the way they dressed, the way they always had a pocketful of money.
I have killed no men, that, in the first place, didn't deserve killing
All good things must one day be burnt to the ground for the insurance money.
I got a kick out of having a big bankroll in my pocket. Even if I only made a couple hundred dollars, I'd always keep it in fives and tens so it'd look big.
Mickey Cohen: New York, its like being a rat in a maze, everyone living on top of each other, but out here, I can breathe. I love Los Angeles.
I'm not an educated man, but I've read some history. Every kingdom comes up bloody. Every castle is built on a pile of bones. When I came out here, LA was nothing. Back east I was a gangster, out here I'm god.