Godfather Quotes
- “I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.” – Mario Puzo, The Godfather
- “Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.” – Mario Puzo, The Godfather
- “It’s not personal, Sonny. It’s strictly business.” – Mario Puzo, The Godfather
- “A man who doesn’t spend time with his family can never be a real man.” – Mario Puzo, The Godfather
- “I don’t like violence, Tom. I’m a businessman; blood is a big expense.” – Mario Puzo, The Godfather
- “Women and children can afford to be careless, but not men.” – Mario Puzo, The Godfather
- “Great men are not born great, they grow great.” – Mario Puzo, The Godfather
- “Behind every successful fortune, there is a crime.” – Mario Puzo, The Godfather
- “Friendship is everything. Friendship is more than talent. It is more than the government. It is almost the equal of family.” – Mario Puzo, The Godfather
- “I have a sentimental weakness for my children, and I spoil them as you can see. They talk when they should listen.” – Mario Puzo, The Godfather
- “Do you spend time with your family? Good. Because a man who doesn’t spend time with his family can never be a real man.” – Mario Puzo, The Godfather
- “Mr. Corleone is a man who insists on hearing bad news immediately.” – Mario Puzo, The Godfather
- “Don’t ever take sides with anyone against the family.” – Mario Puzo, The Godfather
- “You cannot say ‘no’ to the people you love, not often. That’s the secret. And then when you do, it has to sound like a ‘yes’. Or you have to make them say ‘no.’ You have to take time and trouble.” – Mario Puzo, The Godfather
- “A lawyer with his briefcase can steal more than a hundred men with guns.” – Mario Puzo, The Godfather
- “The lawyer with the briefcase can steal more money than the man with the gun.” – Mario Puzo, The Godfather
- “It’s an old habit with journalists, paying too much attention to people in power.” – Mario Puzo, The Godfather
- “I spent my life trying not to be careless. Women and children can be careless, but not men.” – Mario Puzo, The Godfather
- “I don’t trust society to protect us. I have no intention of placing my fate in the hands of men whose only qualification is that they managed to con a block of people to vote for them.” – Mario Puzo, The Godfather
- “What have I ever done to make you treat me so disrespectfully?” – Mario Puzo, The Godfather
