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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 · 1972 A man who doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man. — Don Vito Corleone · 1972 You don't fool with a man's family. This is my son, not yours. — Lorenzo (A Bronx Tale) · 1993 Your country ain't your blood, you remember that. — Sonny Corleone · 1974 Never tell anyone outside the family what you're thinking again. — Don Vito Corleone · 1972

Life of crime4 quotes

As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster. — Henry Hill · 1990 For us to live any other way was nuts. Uh, to us, those goody-good people who worked shitty jobs for bum paychecks and took the subway to work every day, worried about their bills, were dead. I mean, they were suckers. They had no balls. If we wanted something, we just took it. If anyone complained twice they got hit so bad, believe me, they never complained again. It was just all routine and you didn't even think about it. — Henry Hill · 1990 I like the stink of the streets. It makes me feel good. And I like the smell of it, it opens up my lungs. And it gives me a hard-on. — Noodles · 1984 We were goodfellas. Wiseguys. But Jimmy and I could never be made because we had Irish blood. It didn't even matter that my mother was Sicilian. To become a member of a crew you've got to be one hundred percent Italian so they can trace all your relatives back to the old country. See, it's the highest honor they can give you. It means you belong to a family and a crew. It means that nobody can fuck around with you. It also means you could fuck around with anybody just as long as they aren't also a member. It's like a license to steal. It's a license to do anything. — Henry Hill · 1990

Balls3 quotes

The only thing in this world that gives orders is balls. — Tony Montana · 1983 For us to live any other way was nuts. Uh, to us, those goody-good people who worked shitty jobs for bum paychecks and took the subway to work every day, worried about their bills, were dead. I mean, they were suckers. They had no balls. If we wanted something, we just took it. If anyone complained twice they got hit so bad, believe me, they never complained again. It was just all routine and you didn't even think about it. — Henry Hill · 1990 All I have in this world is my balls and my word and I don't break 'em for no one. Do you understand? — Tony Montana · 1983

Food3 quotes

Medium rare. Hmmm...an aristocrat. — Johnny Dio · 1990 Any time of the day is a good time for pie. — Fabienne · 1994 Hamburgers! The cornerstone of any nutritious breakfast. — Jules Winnfield · 1994

Love3 quotes

All we've got is that maybe you love me and maybe I love you. — Samuel Spade · 1941 When you love someone, you've gotta trust them. There's no other way. You've got to give them the key to everything that's yours. Otherwise, what's the point? — Sam 'Ace' Rothstein · 1995 Find somebody you want to spend the rest of your life with, and hold onto her forever. — John Bridger · 2003

The streets3 quotes

I like the stink of the streets. It makes me feel good. And I like the smell of it, it opens up my lungs. And it gives me a hard-on. — Noodles · 1984 Okay, here's the story. I come from the gutter. I know that. I got no education, but that's okay. I know the street, and I'm making all the right connections. With the right woman, there's no stopping me. I could go right to the top. — Tony Montana · 1983 I was getting two educations: One from the street and one from school. That way I’d be twice as smart as everybody. — Calogero Anello · 1993

America2 quotes

I believe in America. — Amerigo Bonasera · 1972 In this country, you gotta make the money first. Then when you get the money, you get the power. Then when you get the power, then you get the woman. That's why you gotta make your own moves. — Tony Montana · 1983

American Dream2 quotes

I believe in America. — Amerigo Bonasera · 1972 Okay, here's the story. I come from the gutter. I know that. I got no education, but that's okay. I know the street, and I'm making all the right connections. With the right woman, there's no stopping me. I could go right to the top. — Tony Montana · 1983

Being a man2 quotes

A man who doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man. — Don Vito Corleone · 1972 I spend my life trying not to be careless. Women and children can be careless, but not men. — Don Vito Corleone · 1972

Cycle of violence2 quotes

How did things ever get so far? I don't know. — Don Vito Corleone · 1972 You talk about vengeance. Is vengeance going to bring your son back to you or my boy to me? — Don Vito Corleone · 1972

Freezing in fear2 quotes

Fear causes hesitation, and hesitation will cause your worst fears to come true. So, it's simple, you project strength to avoid conflict. — Bodhi · 1991 Have you ever crossed the road and looked the wrong way? And, hey, presto, there's a car nearly on ya. So, what do you do? Something very silly. You freeze. Your life doesn't flash before you, 'cause you're too fuckin' scared to think—you just freeze and pull a stupid face. But the pikey didn't. Why? Because he had plans of running the car over. — Turkish · 2000

Guns2 quotes

Okay. You wanna play rough? Okay. Say hello to my little friend! — Tony Montana · 1983 I grew up in a tough neighborhood and we used to say, "You can get further with a kind word and a gun than you can with just a kind word." — Al Capone · 1987

Hard times2 quotes

The way I saw it, everybody takes a beating sometime. — Henry Hill · 1990 Ain't a hard time been invented that I cannot handle. — Donald Breedan · 1995

Loyalty to family2 quotes

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 · 1972 Never tell anyone outside the family what you're thinking again. — Don Vito Corleone · 1972

Middle class respectability2 quotes

You don't have the guts to be what you wanna be! You need people like me. You need people like me so you can point your fuckin' fingers and say, "That's the bad guy!" — Tony Montana · 1983 For us to live any other way was nuts. Uh, to us, those goody-good people who worked shitty jobs for bum paychecks and took the subway to work every day, worried about their bills, were dead. I mean, they were suckers. They had no balls. If we wanted something, we just took it. If anyone complained twice they got hit so bad, believe me, they never complained again. It was just all routine and you didn't even think about it. — Henry Hill · 1990

Revenge2 quotes

The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will Shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness For he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee With great vengeance and furious anger Those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers And you will know my name is the Lord When I lay my vengeance upon thee. — Jules Winnfield · 1994 You talk about vengeance. Is vengeance going to bring your son back to you or my boy to me? — Don Vito Corleone · 1972

Silence2 quotes

That's when you know you've found somebody really special. When you can just shut the fuck up for a minute and comfortably share silence. — Mia Wallace · 1994 Uncomfortable silences. Why do we feel it’s necessary to yak about bullshit in order to be comfortable? — Mia Wallace · 1994

Taking risks2 quotes

If you want the ultimate, you've got to be willing to pay the ultimate price. It's not tragic to die doing what you love. — Bodhi · 1991 Risk is what keeps us young, isn't it, darling? — Aunt Emma · 2013

The mafia2 quotes

I don't like violence, Tom. I'm a businessman. Blood is a big expense. — Sollozzo · 1972 We were goodfellas. Wiseguys. But Jimmy and I could never be made because we had Irish blood. It didn't even matter that my mother was Sicilian. To become a member of a crew you've got to be one hundred percent Italian so they can trace all your relatives back to the old country. See, it's the highest honor they can give you. It means you belong to a family and a crew. It means that nobody can fuck around with you. It also means you could fuck around with anybody just as long as they aren't also a member. It's like a license to steal. It's a license to do anything. — Henry Hill · 1990

War on drugs2 quotes

I'm not guilty. You're the one that's guilty. The lawmakers, the politicians, the Columbian drug lords, all you who lobby against making drugs legal. Just like you did with alcohol during the prohibition. You're the one who's guilty. I mean, c'mon, let's kick the ballistics here: Ain't no Uzi's made in Harlem. I mean, not one of us in here owns a poppy field. This thing is bigger than Nino Brown. This is big business. This is the American way. — Nino Brown · 1991 There is a war on drugs, then many of our family members are the enemy. And I don't know how you wage war on your own family. — Robert Wakefield · 2000

Working stiffs2 quotes

This was never about money for us, it was about us against the system. That system that kills the human spirit. We stand for something. To those dead souls inching along the freeways in their metal coffins, we show them that the human sprit is still alive. — Bodhi · 1991 For us to live any other way was nuts. Uh, to us, those goody-good people who worked shitty jobs for bum paychecks and took the subway to work every day, worried about their bills, were dead. I mean, they were suckers. They had no balls. If we wanted something, we just took it. If anyone complained twice they got hit so bad, believe me, they never complained again. It was just all routine and you didn't even think about it. — Henry Hill · 1990

Actions have consequences1 quote

No matter how much you change, you still have to pay the price for the things you've done. — Doug MacRay · 2010

Adversity1 quote

The way I saw it, everybody takes a beating sometime. — Henry Hill · 1990

Aging1 quote

You're getting on. You're pushing 30, slugger. You know, it's time to think about getting some ambition. — Charley Malloy · 1954

Ambition1 quote

Okay, here's the story. I come from the gutter. I know that. I got no education, but that's okay. I know the street, and I'm making all the right connections. With the right woman, there's no stopping me. I could go right to the top. — Tony Montana · 1983

America and Europe1 quote

It's the little differences. I mean they got the same shit over there that they got here, but it's just—it's just there it's a little different. — Vincent Vega · 1994

American decline1 quote

Well, this country is becoming a haven for criminals so what do you expect? You know, decent hard-working Americans like my dad are getting rubbed out by social parasites. — Derek · 1998

Authoritarianism1 quote

Someday a real rain will come and wash all this scum off the streets. — Travis Bickle · 1976

Baseball1 quote

What draws my admiration? What is that which gives me joy? Baseball! A man...a man stands alone at a plate. This is the time for what? For individual achievement. There he stands alone. But in the field, what? Part of a team. Looks, throws, catches, hustles. Part of one big team. Bats himself the live-long day, Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, and so on. If his team don't field...what is he? You follow me? No one. — Al Capone · 1987

Beautiful women1 quote

In Sicily, women are more dangerous than shotguns. — Calo · 1972

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