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96 Mario Puzo Quotes That Will Impress You Thoroughly

Famous As: Novelist, Screenwriter
Born On: October 15, 1920
Died On: July 2, 1999
Born In: Manhattan, New York, United States
Died At Age: 78

A 'pheasant-turned-author' Mario Gianluigi Puzo's life story is no less than a Cinderella fairytale. Born in a deprived family of Neapolitan immigrants, Puzo graduated from NY's City College. Thereafter, he joined the U.S. Air Force and participated in World War II.  Puzo's weak vision prevented him from undertaking combat duties so he worked as a PR officer in Germany for several years. In 1950, he authored his first story 'The Last Christmas'. The success of this piece made him write 'The Dark Arena' (1955). That's how he started his professional writing career. In the mid 1950s to 1960s, Puzo served as an editor and author for a publishing company, ‘Magazine Management Company’ owned by Martin Goodman. While he was struggling to make the two ends meet, he wanted to write something new and different - something that would attract the masses. He finally settled down for crime novels based on sensational, secretive Mafia life. That's when he wrote 'The Godfather' (1969). It was later adapted into Francis Ford Coppola's Academy award winning movie series. Puzo, who was an established screenwriter and journalist by that time, received an Academy Award for the best adapted screenplay. He's credited with the invention of a new genre of crime novels in English Literature. His ‘Godfather’ is probably the most iconic of all his works. It was made into a film that went on to become a cult film. The dialogues from the film became very famous and are quoted quite often. We have excerpted some of his most famous and popular quotes from his writings, books and interviews. Presenting a collection of Mario Puzo quotes and sayings that are very much relevant in modern time!

I'll make him an offer he can't refuse.

I'll make him an offer he can't refuse.

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

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

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

Mario Puzo
Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgment.

Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgment.

Mario Puzo
Revenge is a dish that tastes best when served cold.

Revenge is a dish that tastes best when served cold.

Mario Puzo
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

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.

Mario Puzo
I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse.

I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse.

Mario Puzo
A friend should always underestimate your virtues and an enemy overestimate your faults

A friend should always underestimate your virtues and an enemy overestimate your faults

Mario Puzo
The lawyer with the briefcase can steal more money than the man with the gun.

The lawyer with the briefcase can steal more money than the man with the gun.

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

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

Mario Puzo
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.

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.

Mario Puzo
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.

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.

Mario Puzo
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.

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.

Mario Puzo
Keep your friends close but your enemies closer.

Keep your friends close but your enemies closer.

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

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

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

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

Mario Puzo
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.

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.

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

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

Mario Puzo
Lawyers can steal more money with a briefcase than a thousand men with guns and masks.

Lawyers can steal more money with a briefcase than a thousand men with guns and masks." -Don Vito Corleone

Mario Puzo
Why should I be afraid now? Strange men have come to kill me ever since I was twelve years old.

Why should I be afraid now? Strange men have come to kill me ever since I was twelve years old.

Mario Puzo
Time erodes gratitude more quickly than it does beauty!

Time erodes gratitude more quickly than it does beauty!

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

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

Mario Puzo
Behind every successful fortune;There is Crime.

Behind every successful fortune;There is Crime.

Mario Puzo
Take the gun. Leave the cannoli.

Take the gun. Leave the cannoli.

Mario Puzo
We are all honorable men here, we do not have to give each other assurances as if we were lawyers.

We are all honorable men here, we do not have to give each other assurances as if we were lawyers.

Mario Puzo
Never let anyone know what you are thinking.

Never let anyone know what you are thinking.

Mario Puzo
A man who is not a father to his children can never be a real man

A man who is not a father to his children can never be a real man

Mario Puzo
Falling in love is great but being in love is a disaster

Falling in love is great but being in love is a disaster

Mario Puzo
In Sicily, women are more dangerous than shotguns.

In Sicily, women are more dangerous than shotguns.

Mario Puzo
The strength of a family, like the strength of an army, lies in its loyalty to each other.

The strength of a family, like the strength of an army, lies in its loyalty to each other.

Mario Puzo
It's just business nothing personal...

It's just business nothing personal...

Mario Puzo
He'd always been a man who followed his head and not his heart.The heart was just a bloody motor.The head was meant to drive

He'd always been a man who followed his head and not his heart.The heart was just a bloody motor.The head was meant to drive

Mario Puzo
Yet, he thought, if I can die saying,

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.

Mario Puzo
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

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

Mario Puzo
Fredo you're my older brother and I love you. But don't ever take sides against the family...

Fredo you're my older brother and I love you. But don't ever take sides against the family...

Mario Puzo
Life is like a box of Hand grenades,You never know what will blow you to kingdom come

Life is like a box of Hand grenades,You never know what will blow you to kingdom come

Mario Puzo
I'll tell you the only real truth. Cunt is where it all begins and where it all ends. Cunt is the only thing worth living for. Everything else is a fake, a fraud and just shit.

I'll tell you the only real truth. Cunt is where it all begins and where it all ends. Cunt is the only thing worth living for. Everything else is a fake, a fraud and just shit.

Mario Puzo
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.

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.

Mario Puzo
It was not perhaps the warmest friendship in the world, they would not send each other Christmas gift greetings, but they would not murder each other.

It was not perhaps the warmest friendship in the world, they would not send each other Christmas gift greetings, but they would not murder each other.

Mario Puzo
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.

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.

Mario Puzo
Life is Beautiful

Life is Beautiful

Mario Puzo
Power wears out those who do not have it.

Power wears out those who do not have it.

Mario Puzo
Let us be separated by wars and pestilence, death, madness but not by the passing of time.

Let us be separated by wars and pestilence, death, madness but not by the passing of time.

Mario Puzo
No, that's not possible,

No, that's not possible," Michael said. "Killed, yes; jail, no.

Mario Puzo
Revenge is a dish which taste best when served cold.

Revenge is a dish which taste best when served cold.

Mario Puzo
Every man has but one destiny

Every man has but one destiny" Veto Corleone

Mario Puzo
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‎"But you're the toughest son of a b!&€# i've ever seen.You never let anybody get near you.You never let anybody know what you really think.

Mario Puzo
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.

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.

Mario Puzo
Oh, what a wicked world it is that drives a man to sin.

Oh, what a wicked world it is that drives a man to sin.

Mario Puzo
Tell my father I wish to be his son.

Tell my father I wish to be his son.

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

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

Mario Puzo
Any man can turn traitor.

Any man can turn traitor.

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

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

Mario Puzo
One lawyer with a briefcase can steal more than a hundred men with guns ...

One lawyer with a briefcase can steal more than a hundred men with guns ...

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

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

Mario Puzo
He should be careful. It's dangerous to be an honest man.

He should be careful. It's dangerous to be an honest man.

Mario Puzo
Tell my father I wish to be his son. -Michael Corleone

Tell my father I wish to be his son. -Michael Corleone

Mario Puzo
When they come... they come at what you love.

When they come... they come at what you love.

Mario Puzo
God seemed to be having a hard time killing him, and he'd be damned if he was going to make the job easy for mere mortals

God seemed to be having a hard time killing him, and he'd be damned if he was going to make the job easy for mere mortals

Mario Puzo
Woman and children can afford to be careless, men can not

Woman and children can afford to be careless, men can not"-Don Corleone

Mario Puzo
Like many business men of genius he learned that free competition was wasteful, monopoly efficient.

Like many business men of genius he learned that free competition was wasteful, monopoly efficient.

Mario Puzo
A lawyer with a briefcase can steal more than a thousand men with guns.

A lawyer with a briefcase can steal more than a thousand men with guns.

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

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

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

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

Mario Puzo
Everything you do in life use percentage as your god.

Everything you do in life use percentage as your god.

Mario Puzo
Do not count on the gratitude of deeds done for people in the past,you must make them grateful for things you will do for them in the future.

Do not count on the gratitude of deeds done for people in the past,you must make them grateful for things you will do for them in the future.

Mario Puzo
The fact of the matter is that I wanted to hold a grudge in some funny kind of way.Against everybody.

The fact of the matter is that I wanted to hold a grudge in some funny kind of way.Against everybody.

Mario Puzo
If anything in this life is certain...if history has taught us anything, it's that you cn kill anyone.

If anything in this life is certain...if history has taught us anything, it's that you cn kill anyone.

Mario Puzo
The gunman said,

The gunman said, "Fabrizzio,Michael Corleone sends you his regards.

Mario Puzo
Friendship is more than talent. It is more than government. It is almost the equal of family. Never forget that. If you had built up a wall of friendship you wouldn't have to ask me to help. - Don Corleone

Friendship is more than talent. It is more than government. It is almost the equal of family. Never forget that. If you had built up a wall of friendship you wouldn't have to ask me to help. - Don Corleone

Mario Puzo
Behind every great fortune there is a crime.

Behind every great fortune there is a crime.

Mario Puzo
Leave the gun, take the cannoli.

Leave the gun, take the cannoli.

Mario Puzo
Life is a comical business, and there is
nothing funnier than love traveling through time.

Life is a comical business, and there is nothing funnier than love traveling through time.

Mario Puzo
My dear Guiliano,

My dear Guiliano," he said, "how is it that you and Don Croce do not join together to rule Sicily? He has the wisdom of age, you have the idealism of youth.

Mario Puzo
...what is written on paper affects history. But not life. Life is a different history.

...what is written on paper affects history. But not life. Life is a different history.

Mario Puzo
Forgive. Forget. Life is full of misfortunes.

Forgive. Forget. Life is full of misfortunes.

Mario Puzo
You let women dictate your actions and they are not competent in this world, though certainly they will be saints in heaven while we men burn in hell.

You let women dictate your actions and they are not competent in this world, though certainly they will be saints in heaven while we men burn in hell.

Mario Puzo
They made it personal when they shot Pop. It is not business, it's personal.

They made it personal when they shot Pop. It is not business, it's personal.

Mario Puzo
For justice we must go on our knees to Don Corleone.

For justice we must go on our knees to Don Corleone.

Mario Puzo
Wasn't it true that Sometimes the greatest misfortunes brought unforseen rewards? -Don Corleone

Wasn't it true that Sometimes the greatest misfortunes brought unforseen rewards? -Don Corleone

Mario Puzo
Actions defined a man; words were a fart in the wind.

Actions defined a man; words were a fart in the wind.

Mario Puzo
Your enemies always get strong on what you leave behind.

Your enemies always get strong on what you leave behind.

Mario Puzo
Friendship is everything. Friendship is more than talent. It is more than government. It is almost the equal of family. Never forget that.

Friendship is everything. Friendship is more than talent. It is more than government. It is almost the equal of family. Never forget that.

Mario Puzo
But time erodes gratitude more quickly than it does beauty...

But time erodes gratitude more quickly than it does beauty...

Mario Puzo
That's like bringing a guy up from the minors to pitch the World Series.

That's like bringing a guy up from the minors to pitch the World Series.

Mario Puzo
Ah, men understand friendship more than we woman.

Ah, men understand friendship more than we woman.

Mario Puzo
You lived like a fool and you have come to a fool’s end.

You lived like a fool and you have come to a fool’s end.

Mario Puzo
Life is so beautiful

Life is so beautiful

Mario Puzo
Listen to me. I will tell you the truth about a man's life. I will tell you the truth about his love for women.

Listen to me. I will tell you the truth about a man's life. I will tell you the truth about his love for women.

Mario Puzo
Going to the mattresses

Going to the mattresses

Mario Puzo
..for Justice, we must go to Don Corleone.

..for Justice, we must go to Don Corleone.

Mario Puzo
Nekad neuztraucies par naudu. Domā par slavu.

Nekad neuztraucies par naudu. Domā par slavu.

Mario Puzo
Men in general sooner forget the lost their matrimony than the death of their father

Men in general sooner forget the lost their matrimony than the death of their father

Mario Puzo
Death is another story. I will never make a joke about death. It is beyond my powers.

Death is another story. I will never make a joke about death. It is beyond my powers.

Mario Puzo
Lampone made a gesture that said he would be patient, knowing his reward was certain.

Lampone made a gesture that said he would be patient, knowing his reward was certain.

Mario Puzo
Time erodes gratitude more quickly then it does beauty-Mario puzo

Time erodes gratitude more quickly then it does beauty-Mario puzo

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