“I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.” - Don Vito Corleone

“A man who doesn’t spend time with his family can never be a real man.” - Don Vito Corleone

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

“Great men are not born great, they grow great.” - Don Vito Corleone

“A friend should always underestimate your virtues and an enemy overestimate your faults.” - Don Vito Corleone

“Your enemies always get strong on what you leave behind.” - Don Vito Corleone

“I have learned more from the streets than in any classroom.” - Don Vito Corleone

"Don't tell me that you're innocent. Because it insults my intelligence and it makes me very angry." - Michael Corleone

“Leave the gun, take the cannoli.” - Peter Clemenza

"I hope their first child be a masculine child." - Luca Brasi

"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

"They should have stopped Hitler at Munich." - Peter Clemenza

“The strength of a family, like the strength of an army, lies in its loyalty to each other.” - Don Vito Corleone

"Mr. Corleone is a man who insists on hearing bad news at once." - Tom Hagen

"Never tell anyone outside the Family what you are thinking again." - Don Vito Corleone

"She was the light of my life. A beautiful girl." - Amerigo Bonasera

“You can do anything but never go against the family.” - Don Vito Corleone

"You talk about vengeance. Is vengeance going to bring your son back to you? Or my boy to me?" - Don Vito Corleone

“Forgive. Forget. Life is full of misfortunes.” - Don Vito Corleone

“I’m not interested in things that don’t concern me.” - 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

“If anything in this life is certain, if history has taught us anything, it is that you can kill anyone.” - Michael Corleone

"I believe in America. America has made my fortune." - Amerigo Bonasera

“My father assured him that either his brains or his signature would be on the contract.” - Michael Corleone

"In Sicily, women are more dangerous than shotguns." - Calo

“That’s my family, Kay. It’s not me.” - Michael Corleone

"Fredo, you're my older brother, and I love you. But don't ever take sides with anyone against the Family again. Ever." - Michael Corleone

"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

“When they come… they come at what you love.” - Don Vito Corleone

"You're getting a real reputation, Sonny! I hope you're enjoying it!" - Tom Hagen

“Time erodes gratitude more quickly than it does beauty!” - Don Vito Corleone

"Now we're talking business, let's talk business." - Michael Corleone

"I made my bones when you were going out with cheerleaders!" - Moe Greene

"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

"Tell your boss he can ask for anything else, but this is one favor I can't grant him." - Jack Woltz

"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

"We don't discuss business at the table." - Santino "Sonny" Corleone

"Tom, this is business and this man is taking it very, very personal." - Santino "Sonny" Corleone

“Power wears out those who do not have it.” - Calo

“The richest man is the one with the most powerful friends.” - Don Altobello

“I respect those who tell me the truth no matter how hard it is.” - Michael Corleone

“The lawyer with the briefcase can steal more money than the man with the gun.” - Don Vito Corleone

“Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgment.” - Michael Corleone

“Never let anyone know what you are thinking.” - Michael Corleone

“For justice, we must go to Don Corleone.” - Amerigo Bonasera

"Revenge is a dish best served cold." - Don Vito Corleone

“I don’t like violence, Tom. I’m a businessman. Blood is a big expense.” - Virgil “The Turk” Sollozzo

“Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes.” - Peter Clemenza

"You think too much of me, kid. I am not that clever." - Virgil “The Turk” Sollozzo

"I bet Russian Czars never paid that much for a horse." - Jack Woltz

"This war stops now." - Don Vito Corleone

"I refused to be a fool dancing on the strings held by all of those big shots." - Don Vito Corleone

"Come on, kid, don't fool around." - Peter Clemenza

“I want you to use all your powers and all your skills.” - Don Vito Corleone

"We're going to the mattresses." - Santino "Sonny" Corleone

“Friendship is everything. Friendship is more than talent. It is more than the government. It is almost the equal of family.” - Don Vito Corleone

"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

“I want reliable people, people who aren’t going to be carried away.” - Don Vito Corleone

“You have to take time and trouble.” - Don Vito Corleone

“Soldiers are paid to fight; the rebels aren’t.” - Michael Corleone

“When a plot against the Emperor failed... the plotters were always given a chance... to let their families keep their fortunes. Right?” - Tom Hagen