The Coach Finstock Award for Best Life Lesson
Business, not personal; hide your thinking; beware Sicilian women; never oppose family publicly; distrust rival intermediaries; honor wedding-day requests; drop the gun and walk away; the dated “men may not be careless”; Clemenza’s sauce; spend time with family
In the discussion (10)
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- Remember that it is business rather than personal.
- Never let anyone outside the family know what you are thinking. — Bill Simmons
- In Sicily, women are more dangerous than shotguns. — Bill Simmons
- Never take sides against your family in public. — Bill Simmons
- Treat a trusted intermediary sent by your biggest rival as a possible assassination setup. — Bill Simmons
- No Sicilian can refuse a request on his daughter’s wedding day.
- After a public shooting, drop the gun and walk away without running or making eye contact.
- Vito’s claim that women and children may be careless but men may not is identified as a lesson that has aged badly. — Bill Simmons
- Cook meatballs and sausages first, then add them and wine to the tomato sauce. — Bill Simmons
- A man who does not spend time with his family can never be a real man. — Bill Simmons