The Godfather

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Young man, I heard you paint houses."

"The richest man is the one who wants nothing."

"I'll make you an offer you can't refuse."

"In this life, you gotta do what's best for your family."

"Time erases everything."

"A consigliere should always tell the truth, but rarely."

"There's a difference between hearing and listening."

"I learned early in life that some things were just beyond your control."

"The world has always gotta make a choice between that which is right and that which is easy."

"Never go to bed with an angry woman."

"We must all conduct ourselves like soldiers."

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

"Clemenza, you're going to have to come with me."

"A lawyer with his briefcase can steal more than a hundred men with guns."

"I would rather be feared than loved."

"Friendship is everything. Friendship is more than talent."

"Control is having the power to take your life into your own hands."

"Behind every great fortune there is a crime."

"I spent my whole life trying not to be careless."

"We're all businessmen here. Let's talk business."

"Don't ever take sides with anyone against the Family again."

"Revenge is a dish best served cold."

"The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return."