Memorable Gangster Quotes

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"I don’t trust anybody, especially people who are not in the business."
Frank Costello
"Those who are not aware of their past are condemned to repeat it."
Simon Wiesenthal
"A smart man makes a mistake, learns from it, and never makes that mistake again. But a clever man does it multiple times and knows it."
Unknown
"In this world, there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
Clint Eastwood
"I’m not a monster. I’m just a little more ruthless than you."
Michael Corleone (The Godfather)
"You can't be a gangster forever; it's a young man's game."
Unknown
"A man has to make a living. And that’s why I’m out here doing it."
Al Capone
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"You’ll spend the rest of your life trying to find someone to take the blame."
Martin Scorsese
"All I have in this world is my balls and my word, and I don’t break them for no one."
Tony Montana (Scarface)
"If you’re good at something, never do it for free."
The Joker (The Dark Knight)
"Blood makes you related. Loyalty makes you family."
Unknown
"There's no such thing as a lie; there's only what people want to believe."
Mickey Cohen
"I'm not afraid of dying. I'm afraid of not trying."
Jay-Z
"Every man dies. Not every man really lives."
William Wallace (Braveheart)
"It’s better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both."
Niccolò Machiavelli
"You don’t need to be a criminal to live like one."
Unknown
"Weakness can be good in some men; it can bring out the strength in others."
Joe Pesci
"A goodfella can’t ever be a leader; he’s just a soldier."
Henry Hill
"Only one thing counts in this life: Get them to sign on the line which is dotted."
Glengarry Glen Ross
"We’re not bad people; we just get caught up in bad situations."
Tony Soprano
"A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him."
David Brinkley
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"You can't make a deal with the devil and expect to win."
Frank Costello
"What’s worth doing is worth doing for money."
Howard Hughes
"Revenge is not always sweet; it’s often bitter and sometimes deadly."
Vito Corleone (The Godfather)
"If you want to be a leader, you have to be willing to make the hard decisions."
Michael Corleone (The Godfather)
"I'm not a gangsta; I'm just a man who was poor and decided to get guns and drugs."
50 Cent
"In this game of life, there are no winners. Only survivors."
Frank Abagnale
"The things you own end up owning you."
Chuck Palahniuk
"A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd."
Max Lucado
"I am not a monster, I am just ahead of the curve."
Jay-Z
"Every man dies, but not every man truly lives."
William Wallace
"To be successful, you must accept all challenges that come your way. You can't just accept the ones you like."
Mike Gafka
"No one knows what to do in a case of a national emergency. That's why the gangsters move in."
Bobby Fischer
"The only thing I’m afraid of is fear itself."
Frank Sinatra
"What a difference a day makes, 24 little hours."
Dinah Washington
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"I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse."
Vito Corleone (The Godfather)
"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth."
Mike Tyson
"You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time."
Abraham Lincoln
"Violence is generally a reaction to an insult, so in that way, it’s possible that the mob became an insulted party."
Mario Puzo
"It’s not personal, it’s just business."
Michael Corleone (The Godfather)
"When you're good at something, make it a hobby. When you're great at something, make it a career."
Rick Ross
"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist."
Kevin Spacey
"In the end, we are all just a collection of our memories."
Michael Corleone (The Godfather)
"There’s no such thing as good money or bad money, there’s just money."
Larissa Ione
"Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds."
Franklin D. Roosevelt
"Say hello to my little friend!"
Tony Montana (Scarface)
"All I ever did was go on with my life, business as usual."
John Gotti
"Don’t look back. You’re not going that way."
Unknown
"Sometimes it’s better to be a lover, sometimes it’s better to be a fighter."
Anonymous
"I never forget a face, but in your case, I’ll be glad to make an exception."
Groucho Marx
"I don't get high on my own supply."
Frank Lucas
"The only thing I’m afraid of is fear."
Al Capone
"Every man has his price."
Robert Orben
"Revenge is a dish best served cold."
Unknown
"You’re a product of your environment."
Frank Matthews
"A wise guy is a man who knows how to get things done."
John Gotti
"The streets made me who I am."
Biggie Smalls
"Blood makes you related; loyalty makes you family."
Unknown
"In this business, you have to be careful who you call your friends."
Tony Montana
"I never look back, darling. It distracts from the now."
Edna Mode
"Dying is easy. Living is hard."
Johnny Depp as Raoul Duke
"The hardest thing about being a gangster is that you can’t show weakness."
Michael Corleone
"Loyalty is just a word until you've been tested."
Unknown
"When you have a good thing, you have to protect it."
Scarface
"All I want is peace, love, and understanding."
Danny DiVito as Frank Reynolds
"This is the life I picked, the life I lead."
Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow
"I only take orders from myself."
Tony Montana
"Nobody knows how to organize a crew like I do."
Vito Corleone
"I invented my own rules."
Frank Lucas
"Money's a big part of my life."
Bugsy Siegel
"I’m a businessman. I’ve got a business to run."
Tony Montana
"Don't let anyone get too close."
Joe Pesci as Tommy DeVito
"It’s all about the power."
Frank White
"You got to scare ‘em. You break ‘em down, that’s how you win."
Tony Montana
"Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer."
Sun Tzu
"I’m not a gangsta; I’m a businessman."
Jay-Z
"The only thing you got in this world is what you can make and keep for yourself."
The Godfather
"A man who doesn’t spend time with his family can never be a real man."
Vito Corleone, The Godfather
"Every man dies, but not every man really lives."
William Wallace
"You’re gonna need a bigger boat."
Chief Brody, Jaws
"It's not personal, it's strictly business."
Michael Corleone, The Godfather
"You can get much farther with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone."
Al Capone
"Behind every successful fortune, there is a crime."
Mario Puzo
"I’m an artist, and that’s what I do. I like to create."
Tony Montana, Scarface
"The price of loyalty is eternal vigilance."
Victor One, American Gangster
"You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain."
Harvey Dent, The Dark Knight
"If I ever find the person who did this, I’ll kill him."
Frank Lucas, American Gangster
"In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."
Abraham Lincoln
"The stakes are high, and the time is now."
Russell Crowe
"You can't take it with you."
Joseph P. Kennedy
"Blood in, blood out."
Unknown
"You have to make it happen."
Unknown
"To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business and your business in your heart."
Thomas Watson
"First rule of business: Don't get caught."
Unknown
"The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax."
Albert Einstein
"Never give a sucker an even break."
W. C. Fields
"The mob looks at you like you're not a person."
Henry Hill
"To succeed in business, it's not enough to just be smart."
Unknown
"It's better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both."
Niccolò Machiavelli
"All the world’s a stage, and we are merely players."
William Shakespeare
"I’m not a monster, I’m just ahead of the curve."
The Joker
"You can't be a real gangster, you have to be a real person first."
Frank Lucas
"The only thing better than a good friend is a good friend with a gun."
Unknown
"Respect is everything. You can’t take it for granted or let it slip away."
Al Capone
"It’s not about what you do, it’s about what you don’t do."
John Gotti
"A man who has no imagination has no wings."
Muhammad Ali
"In this business, if you don’t pay attention, you’ll be paying in blood."
James 'Whitey' Bulger
"All I can do is be me, whoever that is."
Bob Dylan
"You gotta make your own luck."
Tony Soprano
"Sometimes you have to take a leap of faith first. The trust part comes later."
Unknown
"If you want to be successful, you gotta be willing to get your hands dirty."
Samuel 'Sammy the Bull' Gravano
"You know when you’re in trouble when you start seeing the bad side of your friends."
Ray Liotta
"Never let anyone know what you’re thinking."
Johnny Depp
"The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself."
Michel de Montaigne
"A good lawyer knows the law; a clever one makes sure you don’t."
Frank Abagnale
"Blood makes you related, loyalty makes you family."
Unknown
"Money is a terrible master but an excellent servant."
P.T. Barnum
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Live by the sword, die by the sword."
Unknown
"Exceptionally loyal friends are hard to find; I will always fight to keep mine."
Unknown
"The hardest thing about being a gangster is being a human being."
Martin Scorsese
"It's never personal, it's just business."
Michael Corleone
"You need a little bit of insanity to do great things."
Henry Rollins
"A wise guy is someone who knows all the answers. A made guy is someone who knows the questions."
Robert De Niro
"Always remember, the devil's in the details."
Unknown
"Expect the unexpected."
Tupac Shakur
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