As we take a look back at the world’s most famous mobster movie to date, we’re also thinking about some of the most famous Godfather quotes. The Family’s discussions about loyalty, business, life and family made some of the most memorable lines from the movie. Have you received an offer you can’t refuse? Here are 63 of the most memorable quotes from The Godfather.
Godfather Quotes
- “I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.” —Don Vito Corleone
- “A friend should always underestimate your virtues and an enemy overestimate your faults.” —Don Vito Corleone
- “For justice, we must go to Don Corleone.” —Amerigo Bonasera
- “A man who doesn’t spend time with his family can never be a real man.” —Don Vito Corleone
- “Revenge is a dish best served cold.” —Don Vito Corleone
- “Women and children can be careless, but not men.” —Don Vito Corleone
- “I believe in America. America has made my fortune.” —Amerigo Bonasera
- “Your enemies always get strong on what you leave behind.” —Don Vito Corleone
- “I don’t like violence, Tom. I’m a businessman. Blood is a big expense.” —Virgil “The Turk” Sollozzo
- “It’s not personal, Sonny. It’s strictly business.” —Michael Corleone
- “My father assured him that either his brains or his signature would be on the contract.” —Michael Corleone
- “I have learned more from the streets than in any classroom.” —Don Vito Corleone
- “In Sicily, women are more dangerous than shotguns.” —Calo
- “Don’t tell me that you’re innocent. Because it insults my intelligence and it makes me very angry.” —Michael Corleone
- “That’s my family, Kay. It’s not me.” —Michael Corleone
- “Fredo, you’re my older brother, and I love you. But don’t ever take sides with anyone against the Family again. Ever.” —Michael Corleone 17. “Leave the gun, take the cannoli.” —Peter Clemenza
- “Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes.” —Peter Clemenza
- “A man in my position can’t afford to look ridiculous.” —Jack Woltz
- “I hope their first child be a masculine child.” —Luca Brasi
- “You can act like a man!” —Don Vito Corleone
- “You think too much of me, kid. I am not that clever.” —Virgil “The Turk” Sollozzo
- “I have a sentimental weakness for my children and I spoil them, as you can see. They talk when they should listen.” —Don Vito Corleone
- “They should have stopped Hitler at Munich.” —Peter Clemenza
- " If I wanted you dead, you would be dead already." —Virgil “The Turk” Sollozzo
- “I bet Russian Czars never paid that much for a horse.” —Jack Woltz 27. “When they come… they come at what you love.” —Don Vito Corleone
- “You’re getting a real reputation, Sonny! I hope you’re enjoying it!” —Tom Hagen
- “The strength of a family, like the strength of an army, lies in its loyalty to each other.” —Don Vito Corleone
- “Tell your boss he can ask for anything else, but this is one favor I can’t grant him.” —Jack Woltz
- “Time erodes gratitude more quickly than it does beauty!” —Don Vito Corleone
- “Mr. Corleone is a man who insists on hearing bad news at once.” —Tom Hagen
- “Now we’re talking business, let’s talk business.” —Michael Corleone
- “I made my bones when you were going out with cheerleaders!” —Moe Greene
- “What’s the matter with you? I think your brain is going soft with all that comedy you are playing with that young girl.” —Don Vito Corleone
- “Never tell anyone outside the Family what you are thinking again.” —Don Vito Corleone
- “This war stops now.” —Don Vito Corleone
- “I refused to be a fool dancing on the strings held by all of those big shots.” —Don Vito Corleone
- “She was the light of my life. A beautiful girl.” —Amerigo Bonasera
- “I swear, on the souls of my grandchildren, that I will not be the one to break the peace we have made here today.” —Don Vito Corleone
- “Come on, kid, don’t fool around.” —Peter Clemenza
- “You know, Mike, you’re gonna turn out all right.” —Peter Clemenza
- “Tattaglia is a pimp.” —Don Vito Corleone
- “We don’t discuss business at the table.” —Santino “Sonny” Corleone
- “I want somebody good—and I mean very good—to plant that gun.” —Santino “Sonny” Corleone
- “I want you to use all your powers and all your skills.” —Don Vito Corleone
- “We’re going to the mattresses.” —Santino “Sonny” Corleone
- “Tom, this is business and this man is taking it very, very personal.” —Santino “Sonny” Corleone
- “Power wears out those who do not have it.” —Calo
- “The richest man is the one with the most powerful friends.” —Don Altobello
- “Friendship is everything. Friendship is more than talent. It is more than the government. It is almost the equal of family.” —Don Vito Corleone
- “You can do anything but never go against the family.” —Don Vito Corleone
- “I’m going to leave you now because I know that you are busy on this, the day of your daughter’s wedding.” —Luca Brasi
- “You talk about vengeance. Is vengeance going to bring your son back to you? Or my boy to me?” —Don Vito Corleone
- “I respect those who tell me the truth no matter how hard it is.” —Michael Corleone
- “Forgive. Forget. Life is full of misfortunes.” —Don Vito Corleone
- “The lawyer with the briefcase can steal more money than the man with the gun.” —Don Vito Corleone
- “I’m not interested in things that don’t concern me.” —Don Vito Corleone
- “I want reliable people, people who aren’t going to be carried away.” —Don Vito Corleone
- “You have to take time and trouble.” —Don Vito Corleone Next, The 50 Best Al Pacino Movie Quotes
