Quotes
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Chester : [after paying Auggie, who is blackmailing him] You know, Auggie, times are changing. Nowadays I don't know how many people who'd care too much that I knew a few communists... once.
Auggie : It can still get you black-listed. Fired. Never hired again. No place to go. The FBI is everywhere. You're an enemy of the state, Chester. You're anti-American.
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Chester : [addressing his company's sales representatives] I have a philosophy when dealing with retailers in today's competitive marketplace. And I'm willing to bet that the big boys on Madison Avenue also know these three very simple laws: Everyone wants to buy a friend. Everyone needs to hear himself talk. And, everyone loves a sucker.
Chester : [continues] When I approach a customer, I am the sucker.