Michael Quotes

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

My father taught me many things here - he taught me in this room. He taught me: keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.

I know it was you, Fredo. You broke my heart. You broke my heart!

Fredo, you're nothing to me now. You're not a brother, you're not a friend. I don't want to know you or what you do. I don't want to see you at the hotels, I don't want you near my house. When you see our mother, I want to know a day in advance, so I won't be there. You understand?

He's has been dying from the same heart attack for the last twenty years.

I trust these men with my life, Senator. To ask them to leave would be an insult.

He was stupid. I was lucky. I will visit him soon.

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

Michael Corleone : C'mon Frankie... my father did business with Hyman Roth, he respected Hyman Roth.
Frank Pentangeli : Your father did business with Hyman Roth, he respected Hyman Roth... but he never trusted Hyman Roth!

Fredo Corleone : I'm your older brother, Mike, and I was stepped over!
Michael Corleone : That's the way Pop wanted it.
Fredo Corleone : It ain't the way I wanted it! I can handle things! I'm smart! Not like everybody says... like dumb... I'm smart and I want respect!

Michael Corleone : Keep 'em alive.
Rocco Lampone : We'll try.
Michael Corleone : ROCCO! ALIVE!

Michael : I've always taken care of you, Fredo.
Fredo Corleone : Taken care of me? You're my kid brother and you take care of me? Did you ever think about that? Hah? Did you ever once that about that?

Don't you know that I would use all of my power to prevent something like that from happening?

I don't want anything to happen to him while my mother's alive.

I'll change; I'll change. I've learned that I have the strength to change.