69 The Godfather Quotes Inspirational to Fuel Your Ambitions

Liputan6.com, Jakarta In cinema, few movies have reached the legendary status and impact of "The Godfather." This masterpiece delighted audiences with its complex storyline and exciting performances.

The Godfather quotes left a memorable mark on our collective consciousness. Beyond its cinematic brilliance, "The Godfather" has a treasure trove of inspirational words. It can fuel our ambitions and guide us on our own journey in life.

The Godfather quotes, spoken by the iconic characters of Don Vito Corleone and Michael Corleone, are not just lines from a movie but words of wisdom that have stood the test of time.

1. "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse." - Don Vito Corleone

2. "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer." - Michael Corleone

3. "A man who doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man." - Don Vito Corleone

4. "It's not personal, Sonny. It's strictly business." - Michael Corleone

5. "Great men are not born great, they grow great." - Don Vito Corleone

6. "I'll make him an offer he can't refuse." - Don Vito Corleone

7. "I have learned that keeping your enemies close is a valuable strategy in the game of power." - Michael Corleone

8. "Just lie here, Pop. I'll take care of you now. I'm with you now. I'm with you." - The Godfather

9. "A friend should always underestimate your virtues and an enemy overestimate your faults." - Don Vito Corleone

10. "Revenge is a dish best served cold." - Don Vito Corleone

11. "Your enemies always get strong on what you leave behind." - Don Vito Corleone

12. "Power wears out those who do not have it." - The Godfather

13. "Keep your friends close but your enemies closer." - The Godfather

14. "I don't like violence, Tom. I'm a businessman. Blood is a big expense." - Virgil "The Turk" Sollozzo

15. "Women and children can be careless, but not men." - Don Vito Corleone

16. "For justice, we must go to Don Corleone." - Amerigo Bonasera

17. "Friendship is everything. Friendship is more than talent. It is more than the government. It is almost the equal of family." - The Godfather

18. "I'm working for my father now. He's been sick, very sick." - The Godfather

19. "And I raised my daughter in the American fashion. I gave her freedom, but I taught her never to dishonor her family." - The Godfather

20. "It's not personal, Sonny. It's strictly business." - Michael Corleone

21. "Some people will pay a lot of money for that information; but then your daughter would lose a father, instead of gaining a husband." - The Godfather

22. "Don't tell me that you're innocent. Because it insults my intelligence and it makes me very angry." - Michael Corleone

23. "I have learned more from the streets than in any classroom." - Don Vito Corleone

24. "Great men are not born great, they grow great." ~ Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather

25. "Your enemies always get strong on what you leave behind." ~ Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather

26. "My father assured him that either his brains or his signature would be on the contract." - Michael Corleone

27. "Mr. Corleone is a man who insists on hearing bad news at once." ~ Tom Hagen, The Godfather

28. "My father assured him that either his brains or his signature would be on the contract." ~ Michael Corleone, The Godfather

29. "Italians have a little joke, that the world is so hard a man must have two fathers to look after him, and that's why they have godfathers." - The Godfather

30. "Behind every successful fortune there is a crime." ― Mario Puzo, The Godfather

31. "It's not personal, Sonny. It's strictly business." ~ Michael Corleone, The Godfather

32. "I have learned more from the streets than in any classroom." ~ Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather

33. "A man who is not a father to his children can never be a real man." - The Godfather

34. "Tell my father I wish to be his son." - The Godfather

35. "Leave the gun, take the cannoli." - Peter Clemenza

36. "A man in my position can't afford to look ridiculous." - Jack Woltz

37. "You can act like a man!" - Don Vito Corleone

38. "Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes." - Peter Clemenza

39. "My father is no different than any powerful man, any man with power, like a president or senator." - The Godfather

40. "I hope their first child be a masculine child." - Luca Brasi

41. "You think too much of me, kid. I am not that clever." - Virgil "The Turk" Sollozzo

42. "Falling in love is great but being in love is a disaster." - The Godfather

43. "In Sicily, women are more dangerous than shotguns." ~ Calo, The Godfather

44. "Time erodes gratitude more quickly than it does beauty!" ~ Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather

45. "Some day, and that day may never come, I will call upon you to do a service for me." ~ Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather

46. "You think too much of me, kid. I am not that clever." ~ Virgil "The Turk" Sollozzo, The Godfather

47. "A man in my position can't afford to look ridiculous." ~ Jack Woltz, The Godfather

48. "I hope their first child be a masculine child." ~ Luca Brasi, The Godfather

49. "Tell your boss he can ask for anything else, but this is one favor I can't grant him." ~ Jack Woltz, The Godfather

50. "Michael could never remember his father ever having uttered a word about death as if the Don respected death too much to philosophize about it." - The Godfather

51. "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, The Godfather

52. "Don't ever take sides with anyone against the Family again." ~ Michael Corleone, The Godfather

53. "They made it personal when they shot Pop. It is not business, it's personal." - The Godfather

54. "Some honorable men spend their whole life preparing for a supreme act of treachery." - The Godfather

55. "Friendship is everything. Friendship is more than talent. It is more than the government. It is almost the equal of family." ~ Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather

56. "Soldiers are paid to fight; the rebels aren't." ~ Michael Corleone, The Godfather

57. "They should have stopped Hitler at Munich." ~ Peter Clemenza, The Godfather

58. "If I wanted you dead, you would be dead already." ~ Virgil "The Turk" Sollozzo, The Godfather

59. "You can do anything but never go against the family." ~ Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather

60. "I Know It Was You, Fredo. You Broke My Heart. You Broke My Heart!" - The Godfather

61. "When they come… they come at what you love." ~ Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather

62. "I bet Russian Czars never paid that much for a horse." ~ Jack Woltz, The Godfather

63. "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, The Godfather

64. "You talk about vengeance. Is vengeance going to bring your son back to you? Or my boy to me?" ~ Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather

65. "I respect those who tell me the truth no matter how hard it is." ~ Michael Corleone, The Godfather

66. "Forgive. Forget. Life is full of misfortunes." ~ Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather

67. "The lawyer with the briefcase can steal more money than the man with the gun." ~ Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather

68. "I want reliable people, people who aren't going to be carried away." ~ Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather

69. "I want somebody good – and I mean very good- to plant that gun." ~ Santino "Sonny" Corleone, The Godfather