Goodfellas

"Hope is for people who haven't learned how to take what they want."

"I've learned that the only constant in life is change."

"Nature is beautiful, but the city is where real power lives."

"Science is useful when it makes you money."

"Faith? Faith doesn't pay the bills. Money does."

"Music makes the good times better and the hard times bearable."

"Literature is fine if you have nothing better to do."

"Solitude is when I plan my next move."

"Relationships are transactions. Don't forget that."

"Inspiration is seeing someone else make it and thinking, I can do better."

"Motivation comes from hunger and the desire for respect."

"War teaches you what you're really made of."

"Politics and crime are the same thing, just different uniforms."

"Philosophy is just talk. Action is what matters."

"History shows that the strongest survive and the weak perish."

"Technology is useful, but nothing beats a gun and guts."

"Imagination is the first step to making something real happen."

"Adventure is around every corner when you live like I do."

"Health is secondary to survival in this business."

"I've made my fortune by taking what others wouldn't dare take."

"Power comes from being unpredictable and merciless."

"Fear is the most effective tool a man can have."

"True strength is having the power of life and death over others."

"Kindness will get you killed. Always remember that."

"Patience means knowing when to strike and when to disappear."

"Justice is what the guy with the most power says it is."

"Creativity in crime is what separates the legends from the amateurs."

"Gratitude is a luxury for the weak and the retired."

"You persevere by staying one step ahead of everyone else."

"Death comes for all of us. I just hope it's quick."