The Godfather

"The world is changing, and we must change with it."

"I never thought you were a fool."

"In a year, you'll be negotiating with the highest families in New York."

"I want you to arrange a meeting."

"A son cannot refuse his father on the day his daughter is married."

"You're going to have to take care of things. I'm not well."

"The only thing I have in this world is my integrity."

"Power respects power."

"A man is only as good as his word."

"We don't discuss business at the table."

"Life is beautiful when you know how to live it."

"I want to be a painter."

"Revenge is the justice of kings."

"The Godfather taught me that business and friendship must never be confused."

"Never let anyone know what you're thinking."

"A man who refuses to stay in his house is not a man."

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

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

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

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

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

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

"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."

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

"All artists are children in some way."

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

"Education is the most powerful weapon against ignorance."

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

"I am a man of my word."

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