The Godfather

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Quotes from The Godfather

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"The woman, she is always right. Remember this."
Vito Corleone Wisdom
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"Nobody's gonna hurt you while I'm around. Nobody's gonna hurt you."
Vito Corleone Courage
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"You come to me on the day of my daughter's wedding and ask me for justice."
Vito Corleone Justice
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"Time is the great equalizer. Everyone runs out of it eventually."
Vito Corleone Time
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"A lawyer tells the judge that his client is innocent. But we know better."
Vito Corleone Justice
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"Money is not everything. Respect, honor, these things matter more."
Vito Corleone Money
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"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."
Vito Corleone Wisdom
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"The strength of a man is in his ability to think, not in his fists."
Vito Corleone Strength
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"My son, he comes to me and asks for my blessing to marry a girl he loves. What can I do?"
Vito Corleone Family
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"It is important for a man to take care of his health."
Vito Corleone Health
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"These young people with this rock and roll, they have forgotten the music of their fathers."
Vito Corleone Change
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"You cannot say no to the people you love, not really."
Vito Corleone Love
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"We are not murderers. We are businessmen."
Vito Corleone Work
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"The hotel keeper, he is a fool. But he is our fool."
Vito Corleone Humor
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"I believe in America. America has made my fortune."
Vito Corleone Faith
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"Your wife, she understand you?"
Vito Corleone Relationships
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"A man who breaks his word is worse than an animal."
Vito Corleone Truth
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"This American system is wonderful. You can become very rich."
Vito Corleone Success
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"Do not think it is improper to tell your own thoughts. It is the custom here."
Vito Corleone Truth
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"The olive oil! We import it from the old country."
Vito Corleone Nature
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"I am not a violent man. I am simply a man who respects the old ways."
Vito Corleone
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"In my life I have always considered myself fortunate to have had friends."
Vito Corleone Friendship
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"A man is judged not by the life he lives, but by the legacy he leaves."
Vito Corleone Leadership
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"Someday, and that day may never come, I will ask you for a service."
Vito Corleone Relationships
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"The business of America is business, but the business of the Corleone family is family."
Vito Corleone Family
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"You talk about vengeance. Is vengeance going to bring back your son? Is it going to bring back your wife?"
Vito Corleone Peace
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"Leave the gun. Take the cannoli."
Vito Corleone Humor
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"It's a Sicilian message. It means Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes."
Vito Corleone Death
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"Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgment."
Vito Corleone Wisdom
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"A lawyer with his briefcase can steal more than a hundred men with guns."
Vito Corleone Wisdom