Mr. Khodorkovsky can't be blamed if he's caught quoting the late Russian born-American singer Sophie Tucker: "I've been rich and I've been poor," she said, "and believe me, rich is better."

俄罗斯出生的美国歌手索非塔克说：“我曾经很有钱也曾经很贫困，请相信我，有钱真好。” 如果我们听见霍多尔科夫斯基引用这句话，不要责怪他。

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Tucker's mother, Sophie Tucker, told the court that she had the dog destroyed a few weeks ago.

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The names Jack Dempsey, Babe Ruth, Red Grange, Fatty Arbuckle, Sophie Tucker, Charles Lindbergh, Walter Winchell, Sally Rand, Leopold and Loeb play through the novel's pages.

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