The Godfather - Part II Quotes

Senator Pat Geary : I despise the way you pose yourself. You and your whole fucking family.
Michael Corleone : We're both part of the same hypocrisy, senator, but never think it applies to my family.

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[ Geary is demanding a large bribe for a gaming license ]
Senator Pat Geary : I want your answer and the money by noon tomorrow. And one more thing. Don't you contact me again, ever. From now on, you deal with Turnbull.
Michael Corleone : Senator? You can have my answer now, if you like. My final offer is this: nothing. Not even the fee for the gaming license, which I would appreciate if you would put up personally.

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Senator Pat Geary : I can get you a gaming license. The price is $250,000.
Michael Corleone : Now, the price of a gaming license it less than $20,000. Is that correct?
Senator Pat Geary : Yes.
Michael Corleone : So why would I ever consider paying more than that?
Senator Pat Geary : Because I intend to squeeze you.

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Hyman Roth : This is the business we've chosen.

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[ Vito returns years later to Sicily and meets Don Ciccio, the man who murdered Vito's family ]
Don Ciccio : I see you took the name of the town. What was your father's name?
Vito Corleone : Antonio Andolini.
Don Ciccio : You'll have to speak up. I can't hear you
Vito Corleone : My father's name was Antonio Andolini... and this is for you. [ stabs him ]

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Michael Corleone : He was stupid. I was lucky. I will visit him soon.

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Michael Corleone : [ discussing the incident regarding the two unknown gunmen who fired through Michael's bedroom window earlier ] In my home.
Frank Pentangeli : Michael, when I heard I almost died...
Michael Corleone : [ yells ] IN MY HOME! IN MY BEDROOM! Where my wife sleeps... and my children play with their toys.

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Senator Pat Geary : Mr. Cici, was there always a buffer involved?
Willi Cici : A what?
Senator Pat Geary : A buffer. Someone in between you and your possible superiors who passed on to you the actual order to kill someone.
Willi Cici : Oh yeah, a buffer. The family had a lot of buffers!

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Frank Pentangeli : Those were the great old days,you know... And we was like the Roman Empire... The Corleone family was like the Roman Empire...

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Tom Hagen : When a plot against the Emperor failed... the plotters were always given a chance... to let their families keep their fortunes. Right?
Frank Pentangeli : Yeah, but only the rich guys, Tom. The little guys got knocked off and all their estates went to the Emperors. Unless they went home and killed themselves, then nothing happened. And the families... the families were taken care of.
Tom Hagen : That was a good break. A nice deal.
Frank Pentangeli : Yeah... They went home... and sat in a hot bath... opened up their veins... and bled to death... and sometimes they had a little party before they did it.

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Johnny Ola : Hyman Roth always makes money for his partners. One by one, our old friends are gone. Death, natural or not, prison, deported. Hyman Roth is the only one left, because he always made money for his partners.

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Hyman Roth : I want you all to enjoy my cake, so uh... enjoy.

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Tenor : Mama! Mamma mia!

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Hyman Roth : I loved baseball ever since Arnold Rothstien fixed the World Series in 1919.

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Hyman Roth : I'd give four million just to be able to take a piss without it hurting

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Hyman Roth : I don't trust a doctor who can hardly speak English.

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[ When asked by reporters why he has decided to move to Israel ]
Hyman Roth : I am a retired investor on a pension, and I wished to live there as a Jew in the twilight of my life.

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Michael : Was it a boy?
Tom Hagen : Mikey, after three and a half months...
Michael : WHY CAN'T YOU GIVE ME A STRAIGHT ANSWER ANY MORE? WAS IT A BOY?

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Frank Pentangeli : I don't - I never knew no godfather. I got my own family, senator.

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[ flashback ]
Santino : Whatcha go to college? To get stupid? You're really stupid!

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Frank Pentangeli : Cicc', a porta!

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[ Kay is threatening to take the children away ]
Michael : Don't you know that I would use all of my power to prevent something like that from happening?

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Michael Corleone : C'mon Frankie... my father did business with Hyman Roth, he respected Hyman Roth.
Frank Pentangeli : Your father did business with Hyman Roth, he respected Hyman Roth... but he never *trusted* Hyman Roth!

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[ Before shooting occurs at the Michael Corleone estate ]
Kay : Michael, why are the drapes open?

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[ Don Ciccio is threatening to kill young Vito ]
Signora Andolini : But Vito is only nine. And dumb-witted. The child cannot harm you.

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Tom Hagen : Why do you hurt me, Michael? I've always been loyal to you.

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Connie : Michael, I hated you for so many years. I think that I did things to myself, to hurt myself so that you'd know - that I could hurt you. You were just being strong for all of us the way Papa was. And I forgive you. Can't you forgive Fredo? He's so sweet and helpless without you. You need me, Michael. I want to take care of you now.

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Don Fanucci : Young man, I hear you and your friends are stealing goods. But you don't even send a dress to my house. No respect! You know I've got three daughters. This is my neighborhood. You and your friends should show me some respect. You should let me wet my beak a little. I hear you and your friends cleared $600 each. Give me $200 each, for your own protection. And I'll forget the insult. You young punks have to learn to respect a man like me! Otherwise the cops will come to your house. And your family will be ruined. Of course, if I'm wrong about how much you stole, I'll take a little less. And by less, I only mean - a hundred bucks less. Now don't refuse me. Understand, paisan? Understand, paisan?... Tell your friends I don't want a lot. Just enough to wet my beak. Don't be afraid to tell them!

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Michael : I don't want anything to happen to him while my mother's alive.

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Hyman Roth : I'm going to take a nap. When I wake up, if the money is on the table, I'll know I have a partner. If it isn't, I'll know I don't.

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