Nucky Johnson

“I met him at his Silver Slipper Club in Atlantic City where I sometimes danced at special shows. I always found him to be a very nice and generous guy.”

“Johnson was born to rule: He had flair, flamboyance, was politically amoral and ruthless, and had an eidetic memory for faces and names, and a natural gift of command ... [Johnson] had the reputation of being a trencherman, a hard drinker, a Herculean lover, an epicure, a sybaritic fancier of luxuries and all good things in life.”

“Ordinary [men] avoid troubles, extraordinary [men] turn 'em to their advantage. {{source}}”

“If we only elected good men, we'd never have good leaders. {{source}}”

“He’s a windbag who a dumb broad has played for a sucker.”

“When I live well, everybody lives well.”

“We have whisky, wine, women, song and slot machines. I won't deny it and I won't apologize for it. If the majority of the people didn't want them they wouldn't be profitable and they would not exist. The fact that they do exist proves to me that the people want them.”