Vito Corleone

"I ask you to do me a favor. Forget about the insult to your pride."

"A man cannot think clearly when his heart is broken."

"The greatest gift is to know when to hold on and when to let go."

"You have more talent and more intelligence than ninety-nine percent of men."

"But you are not a wartime consigliere. You think like a man in times of peace."

"These are the things that make life worth living."

"A man who does not remember the faces of his past is a man without memory."

"Do what you must do. But always do it with honor."

"The women, they understand things that men do not."

"You will go far in this world if you learn when to speak and when to be silent."

"A man's loyalty is tested not in good times, but in times of trouble."

"I understand now why you wanted to be a diplomat. You would be very good at it."

"The greatest victories are often won without a shot being fired."

"Do not forget who your real friends are. They are few and precious."

"A man who loses his temper loses everything."

"You must learn the difference between emotion and reason."

"The business is like a garden. You must tend it carefully or it will wither."

"I am not a sick man. I am a well man who has lived a long time."

"You are a lawyer, not a judge. Remember the difference."

"A man who takes care of his family is a man who takes care of himself."

"Do not waste time on things you cannot control."

"The olive oil, it is pure. Like a man should be."

"I want you to treat your wife, your donna, with respect."