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The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
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"The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz" Quotes

A young man is determined to achieve success at any cost in 1950s Montreal.

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A man without land is nobody.

Mordecai Richler

ambitionland

You can't make a man good or bad by offering him money.

Mordecai Richler

moralitymoney

I have never been more serious in my life. I'm going to be a somebody.

Mordecai Richler

ambitionself-improvement

You can't teach talent, and you can't teach a man to have character.

Mordecai Richler

talentcharacter

I'm not doing it for the money. I'm doing it for a principle.

Mordecai Richler

principlemotivation

People are the only real wealth.

Mordecai Richler

peoplewealth

Don't be a dreamer, Duddy.

Mordecai Richler

realismambition

I want to be somebody. I want to be somebody big.

Mordecai Richler

ambitionself-improvement

It's better to be a little crook than a little victim.

Mordecai Richler

ethicsvictimization

The world of the future is in our making.

Mordecai Richler

futureresponsibility