Any Man Can Turn Traitor.

Even As A Young Man, Vito Corleone Became Known As A "man Of Reasonableness." He Never Uttered A Threat. He Always Used Logic That Proved To Be Irresistible. He Always Made Certain That The Other Fellow Got His Share Of Profit. Nobody Lost. He Did This, Of Course, By Obvious Means. Like Many Businessmen Of Genius He Learned That Free Competition Was Wasteful, Monopoly Efficient. And So He Simply Set About Achieving That Efficient Monopoly.

Keep Your Friends Close, But Your Enemies Closer.

Santino, Never Let Anyone Outside The Family Know What You Are Thinking. Never Let Them Know What You Have Under Your Fingernails. I Think Your Brain Is Going Soft From All That Comedy You Play With That Young Girl. Stop It And Pay Attention To Business. Now Get Out Of My Sight.

All Gamblers Are Paranoid, Though They Call It Superstition.

Finance Is A Gun. Politics Is Knowing When To Pull The Trigger.