She emptied her mind of all thought of herself, of her children, of all anger, of all rebellion, of all questions. Then with a profound and deeply willed desire to believe, to be heard, as she had done every day since the murder of Carlo Rizzi, she said the necessary prayers for the soul of Michael Corleone.

Even the strongest man needs friends.

We don't know if capital punishment is a deterrent, but we know that men we execute will not murder again.

Some honorable men spend their whole life preparing for a supreme act of treachery

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

Power isn't everything ...its the only thing.

You cannot say 'no' to the people you love, not often. That's the secret. And then when you do, it has to sound like a 'yes'. Or you have to make them say 'no.' You have to take time and trouble.