Many young men started down a false path to their true destiny. Time and fortune usually set them aright.

Great men are not born great, they grow great . . .

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

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

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.

And in that fraction of a second before anything actually happened, Santino Corleone knew he was a dead man.

Michael could never remember his father ever having uttered a word about death, as if the Don respected death too much to philosophize about it.

You can't hide the thunderbolt. When it hits you, everybody can see it. Christ, man, don't be ashamed of it, some men pray for the thunderbolt. You're a very lucky fellow. - Calo

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.

I have no such powers. If I did I would be more merciful than God, believe me.

Yet, he thought, if I can die saying, "Life is so beautiful, " then nothing else is important. If i can believe in myself that much, nothing else matters.

Never live in fear or regret, live in lessons learned that make you better and keep going forward

When you have fear then the world is a big place. When you have courage then the world shrinks.

A book was mere paper splattered with ink until a reader’s mind gave it life.

We're two fools, you know, " he said, looking into her eyes. "I don't remember the moment I fell in love with you, but I breathe it in every minute, every day.

In societies where mature workers are respected and where their wisdom is respected, everybody benefits. Workers are more engaged and productive. Their health is better. They live longer.

Beethoven can't really be great because his picture isn't on a bubble gum card.

Condensed milk is wonderful. I don't see how they can get a cow to sit down on those little cans.

There is no freedom of speech if you're a conservative.

Basically, particularly in Britain, it's a hegemonic thing that people who write tend to come from the leisure classes. They can afford the time and the books.

Boundaries have no existence save on charts or in small minds. Nature does not draw lines.