Mario Quotes

There are things that have to be done and you do them and you don't talk about them. You don't try to justify them. They can't be justified. You just do them. Then you forget them.

In Sicily, women are more dangerous than shotguns.

Its easy to know what you want to say, but not to say it

Behind every successful fortune;There is Crime.

Like they say, you can learn more from a guide in one day than you can in three months fishing alone.

There are only two rules for being successful. One, figure out exactly what you want to do, and two, do it.

Love what you do. Believe in your instincts. And you'd better be able to pick yourself up and brush yourself off every day.

For me to make lasagna would be a desecration of a great Italian dish. . . . I don't mess with sacred things.

Close your eyes and place your finger on a map. Wherever it lands, that's the theme of the evening. So many times we settle for routine dishes. This forces you to try new cuisines.

Friendship is everything. Friendship is more than talent. It is more than the government. It is almost the equal of family.- Don Corleone

My work was my life, and my life was my work, and there was a kind of blur between reality and what was being created.

People who know me, love me. People who don't know me love me too... or they hate me.

Writers are the exorcists of their own demons.

One can't fight with oneself, for this battle has only one loser.

Perfection is a polished collection of errors.

It's a choice - there are two different sorts of photographer: those obsessed with the technicalities and those obsessed by the subject.

I sent my Christmas wishes to him, but he didn't answer. He's the world's best coach, but as a man he still has to learn manners and respect.

If you're so afraid of failure, you will never succeed. You have to take chances.

A goal isn’t something you just arrive at and stop. You have to stay curious and hungry and foolish...

Chefs don't actually say 'That's a spicy meat-a-ball,' except to indicate that there's a bomb threat in the restaurant without alarming the customers. Terrorism is the spiciest meatball there is.

The Republicans believe that the wagon train will not make it to the frontier unless some of the old, some of the young, some of the weak are left behind.

Accidents don't happen to people who take accidents as a personal insult.

The kitchen really is the castle itself. This is where we spend our happiest moments and where we find the joy of being a family.

I have always believed helping your fellow man is profitable in every sense, personally and bottom line.

One of the most important leadership lessons is realizing you're not the most important or the most intelligent person in the room at all times.

No matter how ephemeral it is, a novel is something, while despair is nothing.

I started being a photographer because I liked fashion. I liked the idea of dressing up and changing my look. I got earrings, dyed my hair. I would dress like a fashion photo.

Literature is a form of permanent insurrection. Its mission is to arouse, to disturb, to alarm, to keep men in a constant state of dissatisfaction with themselves.

When I was young, when I started to write, we were totally convinced that literature was a kind of weapon.

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.

I convinced her that her first loyalty isn't to other people, but to her own feelings.

Within our mandate, the ECB is ready to do whatever it takes to preserve the euro. And believe me, it will be enough.

Failure is sucess if we learn from it.

A man who doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man.

All I can say to the young players is, enjoy every moment of it. Just enjoy every moment of it. Your career goes by very quickly.

Science is morally neutral, but social science shows us that some moral codes are better than others.

Revolution will free society of its afflictions, while science will free the individual of his.

I am different - if you can find another like me, then I will buy you dinner!

I will not accept racism at all. It's unacceptable. If someone throws a banana at me in the street, I will go to jail, because I will kill them.

Never get angry. Never make a threat. Reason with people.

Recipes are just descriptions of one person’s take on one moment in time. They’re not rules.

It's fascinating to travel around Italy and realize just how many different ways they make spaghetti.

A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments.

When I wasn't famous, I had a lot of friends, almost all of them Italian. The racism only started when I started to play football.

Having a place in this society is far less important than creating a society in which one would want to have a place.

No! Beauty is emotional! That's why plastic surgery never works. Women who want to change their nose, lips, they don't understand that they are doing nothing except erasing their magic.

There is an incompatibility between literary creation and political activity.

Even the strongest man needs friends.

If you think you're always in control, then you're not going fast enough.

Bologna is the best city in Italy for food and has the least number of tourists. With its medieval beauty, it has it all.