Mario Puzo quotes

Mario Puzo was an American novelist and screenwriter, best known for writing "The Godfather." His gripping stories about crime, power, and family made a lasting impact on popular culture. He established himself as a master storyteller, weaving complex tales of the Mafia and Italian-American life. Here are 62 of his quotes:

Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgment. (Mario Puzo)
The lawyer with the briefcase can steal more money than the man with the gun. View quote
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Revenge is a dish that tastes best when served cold. View quote
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I will make you an offer you cannot refuse. View quote
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There are things that have to be done and you do them and you never talk about them. You don't try to justify them. They can't be justified. You just do them. Then you forget it. View quote
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Great men are not born great, they grow great... View quote
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Accidents don't happen to people who take accidents as a personal insult. View quote
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The strength of a family, like the strength of an army, lies in its loyalty to each other. View quote
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What is past is past. never go back. Not for excuses. Not for justification, not for happiness. You are what you are, the world is what it is. View quote
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Never get angry. Never make a threat. Reason with people. View quote
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Friendship is everything. Friendship is more than talent. It is more than the government. It is almost the equal of family.- Don Corleone. (Mario Puzo)
Falling in love is great but being in love is a disaster. View quote
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It was a lie but he believed in telling lies to people. Truth telling and medicine just didn't go together except in dire emergencies, if then. View quote
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No, that's not possible," Michael said. "Killed, yes; jail, no. View quote
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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. View quote
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Do you believe a man can truly love a woman and constantly betray her? Never mind physically but betray her in his mind, in the very "poetry of his soul". Well, it's not easy but men do it all the time. View quote
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A man who doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man. View quote
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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. View quote
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A friend should always underestimate your virtues and an enemy overestimate your faults. View quote
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The only wealth in this world is children, more than all the money, power on earth. View quote
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We are a family, and the loyalty of the family must come before anything and everyone else. For if we honor that commitment, we will never be vanquished-but if we falter in that loyalty we will all be condemned. (Mario Puzo)
Many young men started down a false path to their true destiny. Time and fortune usually set them aright. View quote
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In Sicily, women are more dangerous than shotguns. View quote
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Friendship and money: oil and water. View quote
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Oh, what a wicked world it is that drives a man to sin. View quote
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Mario Puzo

Mario Puzo - Image
Occupation: American Novelist
Born: October 15, 1920
Died: July 2, 1999
Quotes count: 62

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