During the trial, a former housekeeper testified that she had heard Helmsley say: “We don’t pay taxes; only the little people pay taxes”, a quote which was identified with her for the rest of her life.

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    3 months ago

    I have much more respect for an honest cunt than I do for a deceitful one.

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      3 months ago

      That’s like preferring a rabid grizzly bear that mauls the shit out of you over Malaria.

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        3 months ago

        It’s nothing like that.

        Do you prefer a man that says “as soon as you turn around, I’m going to stab you in the back”, or a man that smiles at you and then stabs you in the back as soon as it is turned?