Godfather Quotes

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  • “Any man can turn traitor.” – The Godfather

Any man can turn traitor.

 

  • “Tattaglia is a pimp.” —Don Vito Corleone

Tattaglia is a pimp.

 

  • “You can act like a man!.” —Don Vito Corleone

You can act like a man!

 

  • “This war stops now.” —Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather

This war stops now.

 

  • “Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes.” —Peter Clemenza

Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes.

 

  • “We’re going to the mattresses.” —Santino “Sonny” Corleone

We're going to the mattresses.

 

  • “Tell my father I wish to be his son.” – The Godfather

Tell my father I wish to be his son.

 

  • “Come on, kid, don’t fool around.” —Peter Clemenza

Come on, kid, don't fool around.

 

  • “We don’t discuss business at the table.” —Santino “Sonny” Corleone

We don't discuss business at the table.

 

  • “It’s not personal, Sonny It’s strictly business.” —Michael Corleone

It’s not personal, Sonny It’s strictly business.

 

  • “Now we’re talking business, let’s talk business.” —Michael Corleone

Now we're talking business, let's talk business.

 

  • “Power wears out those who do not have it.” – The Godfather

Power wears out those who do not have it.

 

  • “Never let anyone know what you are thinking.”

Never let anyone know what you are thinking.

 

  • “I’m not interested in things that don’t concern me.” —Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather
  • “Never hate your enemies It affects your judgment.” – The Godfather
  • “Falling in love is great but being in love is a disaster.” – The Godfather
  • “Don’t ever take sides with anyone against the Family again.” —Michael Corleone, The Godfather
  • “I believe in America America has made my fortune.” —Amerigo Bonasera
  • “Revenge is a dish best served cold.” —Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

 

  • “When they come… they come at what you love.” —Don Vito Corleone
  • “I made my bones when you were going out with cheerleaders!.” —Moe Greene
  • “You know, Mike, you’re gonna turn out all right.” —Peter Clemenza
  • “I have learned more from the streets than in any classroom.” —Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather
  • “I want you to use all your powers and all your skills.” —Don Vito Corleone
  • “The richest man is the one with the most powerful friends.” —Don Alto Bello
  • “Leave the gun, take the cannoli.” —Peter Clemenza

Leave the gun, take the cannoli.

 

  • “Great men are not born great They grow great.”
  • “Your enemies always get strong on what you leave behind.” —Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather
  • “A man in my position can’t afford to look ridiculous.” —Jack Woltz
  • ” If I wanted you dead, you would be dead already.” —Virgil “The Turk” Sollozzo
  • “Time erodes gratitude more quickly than it does beauty!.” —Don Vito Corleone
  • “That’s my family, Kay. It’s not me.” —Michael Corleone

That’s my family,
Kay. It’s not me.

 

  • “Never tell anyone outside the Family what you are thinking again.” —Don Vito Corleone
  • “In Sicily, women are more dangerous than shotguns.” —Calo
  • “I respect those who tell me the truth no matter how hard it is.” —Michael Corleone, The Godfather
  • “I want somebody good—and I mean very good—to plant that gun.” —Santino “Sonny” Corleone
  • “A man who is not a father to his children can never be a real man.” – The Godfather
  • “Keep your friends close but your enemies closer.” —Michael Corleone, The Godfather

Keep your friends close but your enemies closer.

 

  • “Women and children can be careless, but not men.” —Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather
  • “Tell your boss he can ask for anything else, but this is one favor I can’t grant him.” —Jack Woltz, The Godfather
  • “You talk about vengeance Is vengeance going to bring your son back to you? Or my boy to me.?” —Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather
  • “Don’t tell me that you’re innocent Because it insults my intelligence and it makes me very angry.” —Michael Corleone
  • “You have to take time and trouble.” —Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather

You have to take time and trouble.

 

  • “I bet Russian Czars never paid that much for a horse.” —Jack Woltz
  • “Mr. Corleone is a man who insists on hearing bad news at once.” —Tom Hagen
  • “A man who doesn’t spend time with his family can never be a real man.” —Don Vito Corleone
  • “I don’t like violence, Tom I’m a businessman Blood is a big expense.” —Virgil “The Turk” Sollozzo, The Godfather
  • “I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.” —Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather
  • “A man who doesn’t spend time with his family can never be a real man.” —Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather
  • “I hope their first child be a masculine child.” —Luca Brasi

I hope their first child be a masculine child.

 

  • “The lawyer with the briefcase can steal more money than the man with the gun.” —Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather
  • “You’re getting a real reputation, Sonny! I hope you’re enjoying it.!” —Tom Hagen
  • “You think too much of me, kid I am not that clever.” —Virgil “The Turk” Sollozzo
  • “A friend should always underestimate your virtues and an enemy overestimate your faults.” —Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather
  • “She was the light of my life A beautiful girl.” —Amerigo Bonasera, The Godfather
  • “The strength of a family, like the strength of an army, lies in its loyalty to each other.” —Don Vito Corleone
  • “Forgive Forget Life is full of misfortunes.” —Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather

Forgive Forget Life is full of misfortunes.

 

  • “I’m going to leave you now because I know that you are busy on this, the day of your daughter’s wedding.” —Luca Brasi, The Godfather
  • “I have a sentimental weakness for my children and I spoil them, as you can see They talk when they should listen.” —Don Vito Corleone
  • “Some day, and that day may never come, I will call upon you to do a service for me.” —Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather
  • “What’s the matter with you? I think your brain is going soft with all that comedy you are playing with that young girl.” —Don Vito Corleone
  • “They should have stopped Hitler at Munich.” —Peter Clemenza

They should have stopped Hitler at Munich.

 

  • “My father assured him that either his brains or his signature would be on the contract.” —Michael Corleone, The Godfather
  • “I refused to be a fool dancing on the strings held by all of those big shots.” —Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather
  • “I want reliable people, people who aren’t going to be carried away.” —Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather
  • “I swear, on the souls of my grandchildren, that I will not be the one to break the peace we have made here today.” —Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather
  • “Tom, this is business and this man is taking it very, very personal.” —Santino “Sonny” Corleone