Michael Corleone Quotes

It’s not personal, Sonny. It’s strictly business.

Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.

A man who doesn’t spend time with his family can never be a real man.

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.

The lawyer with the briefcase can steal more money than the man with the gun.

I don’t feel I have to wipe everybody out, Tom. Just my enemies.

The higher I go, the crookeder it becomes.

I spent my whole life trying not to be careless. Women and children can afford to be careless, but not men.

Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgment.

Someday, and that day may never come, I’ll call upon you to do a service for me.

Don’t ever take sides against the family.

Don’t ever ask me about my business.

Don’t tell me you’re innocent. Because it insults my intelligence and it makes me very angry.

Don’t let anyone fool you, Moe. It’s all personal. Every bit of business I’ve ever done, every piece of land I’ve ever bought.

I don’t want to kill everyone, Tom. Just my enemies.

In my city, you gotta keep moving. You gotta win, or you die.

In this business, there’s only one person you can trust. Yourself.

I’ll make him an offer he can’t refuse.

Power corrupts those who don’t deserve it.

Great men are not born great, they grow great.

Friendship and money is like oil and water.

The richest man is the one with the most powerful friends.

Revenge is a dish that tastes best when it’s cold.

It’s not about the money. It’s about power.

There’s a million things I’d like to do with my life, but I can’t, because of the family.

I don’t apologize. That’s the way I am.

Never let anyone know what you’re thinking.

It’s better to be feared than to be loved.

You can’t hide the things you’ve done, Michael. It’s a part of who you are.

Family is everything. It’s what keeps us together, what gives us strength.

I will not stand for disloyalty. Loyalty is the glue that holds us all together.

If anything in this life is certain, if history has taught us anything, it is that you can kill anyone.

Times have changed. This business is no longer a man’s world, Michael.

When you have power, people will do anything for you.

The strength of a family comes from its ability to adapt and survive.

The truth is the strongest weapon we have.

You can’t change the past, but you can learn from it.

Don’t underestimate anyone. You never know what they’re capable of.

Sometimes the only way to win is to play dirty.

It’s not about being right or wrong. It’s about winning.

Money can’t buy happiness, but it can buy a lot of power.

People will always talk. Let them talk. It’s just noise.

I have always believed in the power of loyalty.

Family is not just blood. It’s the people who will stand by you no matter what.

Sometimes, the hardest choices are the ones that must be made.

Never trust anyone. Trust is a luxury we can’t afford.

You can’t buy loyalty, but you can earn it.

There’s only one rule in this business: survival of the fittest.

You can learn a lot about a person by the company they keep.

I may not always make the right decisions, but I always make them with the best intentions.