Michael Corleone

"A man must make his own destiny."

"We settle this like reasonable men."

"Fredo, you're my older brother and I love you. But don't ever take sides with anybody against the family again."

"I never wanted this for you."

"The true measure of a man is how he treats those who can do nothing for him."

"Do you spend time with your family?"

"Crime is just another form of business."

"Patience is the virtue of the strong."

"I learned from my father that you must respect tradition."

"It is solved by money."

"I'll make it my business to know everything."

"Fear and bullets are the same thing to stupid people."

"A man doesn't go into battle to die—he goes to win."

"I have neither the power nor the inclination to oppose you."

"We will always have a use for a man of your talents."

"The godfather's life is built on the love of his family."

"Nature requires that we compete, but decency demands that we do it fairly."

"I am a man of my word."

"Sometimes it is necessary to go back a few steps to go forward."

"Education is the most powerful weapon against ignorance."

"The strength of a man is measured by his will."

"All artists are children in some way."

"In Sicily, we have a saying: The man who makes no mistakes is the man who makes nothing."

"I came to America because I heard the streets were paved with gold. I discovered three things: First, the streets were not paved with gold; second, they were not paved at all; and third, I was expected to pave them."

"It's a Sicilian message. It means Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes."

"We have to act as if he is still alive."

"Intelligence is the ability to see what others cannot."

"Clemenza, you're going to have to manage the whole thing now."

"You're going to tell me that in the future you won't help your family."

"I am trying to bring peace to our family."