Michael Corleone

"We'll do it together. And we'll go to the mattresses if necessary."

"Never tell anybody outside the family what you're thinking again."

"I don't like violence, Tom. I'm a businessman."

"When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible."

"I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man."

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

"I'm smart. Not like everybody says, like I'm dumb."

"My father is no different than any powerful man."

"To be strong, you must be willing to sacrifice."

"A man respects himself, he must earn it."

"This is war. Not a disagreement."

"Everything I have I owe to this family."

"I can't trust a man that doesn't drink."

"You cannot say no to the people that you love."

"The things you own end up owning you."

"Power is not in a person, but in a position."

"I only speak to my family about family business."

"A man has the right to spend his life the way he wants."

"Fear is the only effective motivator."

"Compromise is for lesser men."

"You have to answer for your sins, one way or another."

"Better to give than to receive."

"I learned that the big money always went to the men who made the rules."

"Greatness is earned, not inherited."

"A man without a family is nothing."

"In business, as in life, you must know when to hold and when to fold."

"I never discuss business on Sunday."

"The most important thing is that you have your freedom."

"Words are not enough. You must show respect through action."

"Power corrupts, but absolute power corrupts absolutely."