Looking for cool gangta quotes? We have compiled the best gangster quotes, sayings, captions, status including great quotes by Al Capone, John Gotti and others. These gangsta quotes (with images and pictures) are by famous rappers, celebrities, movies and more.
Gangster quotes are interesting and speak about life, love, money, friendship, and loyalty in a hilarious manner. Some of these quotes give insight into the importance of maintaining true friendships and relationships in life.
And on matters love, they explain why loyalty and respect are significant factors towards the success and everlasting happiness in your relationship.
Greatest Gangster Quotes and Sayings
- “Once a gangster, always a gangster.”- Gary Glasberg
- “They feared me because I feared Nothing.”- Lydia Lunch
- “Everybody’s a gangster until a gangster walks in the room.”
- “Every man is a mob, a chain gang of idiots.”- Jonathan Nolan
- “Behind every successful fortune there is a crime.”
- “I have learned more in the streets than in any classroom.” – Don Vito Corleone
- “What do you mean “gangsters”? It’s business.” – Abraham Polonsky
- “The classy gangster is a Hollywood invention.”- Orson Welles
- “I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.” – Vito Corleone
- “Gangsta rappers can’t fight, so they rap about guns.”- Sean Price
- “Mafia is the best example of capitalism we have.”- Marlon Brando
- “Somebody messes with me, I’m gonna mess with him.” – Al Capone (The Untouchables)
- “Goodfellas, never rat on your friends and always keep your mouth shut.”
- “Keep your friends close but your enemies closer.” – Michael Corleone
- “Every human being has a bit of gangster in him.”- Binyavanga Wainaina
- “To me, being a gangster was better than being president of the united states.”
- “The loudest one in the room is the weakest one in the room.” – Frank Lucas
- “The Mafia is a question every time an Italian raises his head.”- Mario Cuomo
- “Even gang members imagine a future that doesn’t include gangs.”- Greg Boyle
- “Some of your worst gangsters are guys who were very low-key.” – Mickey Rourke
- “I never lie because I don’t fear anyone. You only lie when you’re afraid.” – John Gotti
- “A thug only understands you when you speak his language.”- Alexander Lukashenko
- “Any distraction tends to get in the way of being an effective gangster.”- Terence Winter
- “Don’t tell me what was said about me. Tell me why were they so comfortable to say it to you?”
- “There’s no such thing as good money or bad money. There’s just money.” – Lucky Luciano
- “The mob is man voluntarily descending to the nature of the beast.”- Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “Isolation from power makes men look for a mob in which they can be strong.”- Herbert Gold
- “The Italian gangster thing has become a form of the modern-day Western.”- Armand Assante
- “I am an undisputed gangster. To me, that means playing by my own rules.” – Katherine Ryan
- “Shoot first, ask questions last. That’s how these so called gangsta’s last.”- Waka Flocka Flame
- “The lawyer with the briefcase can steal more money than the man with the gun.” – Mario Puzo
- “Be careful who you call your friends. I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.” – Al Capone
- “Be careful who you call your friends. I’d rather have four quarters than one hundred pennies.”– Al Capone
- “The only difference between the Government & the Mafia is that the Mafia actually turns a profit.”
- “Playing the game, and unfortunately, playing the gangster game is very profitable.”- Quincy Jones
- “Who cares about shit people say that they don’t have the balls to say to your face?” – Tony Soprano
- “All I have in this world is my balls and my word, and I don’t break them for no one.” – Tony Montana
- ”You can get much further with a kind word and a gun than you can with just a kind word.” – Al Capone
- “I think we have always had a fascination for gangs and gangsters, and I think we always will.” – Ross Kemp
- “A gangster doesn’t think of himself a hustler, I assume he thinks of himself as a businessman.”- Delroy Lindo
- “When you’re a kid and you see gangsters living the life, you kind of want to be like that.”- Jaume Collet-Serra
- “Gangsters are not nearly so frightening as you’d think. Some of them are quite ordinary looking.”- Joseph Conrad
- “A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own. A gang is where a coward goes to hide.”- Mickey Mantle
- “I asked god for a bike, but I know god doesn’t work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.” – Al Pacino
- “There are many people who think I’m actually a gangster or a mafioso, largely because of ‘Goodfella.” – Paul Sorvino
- “See, ya are what ya are in this world. That’s either one of two things: Either you’re somebody, or you ain’t nobody.”
- “It is a rule of law alone which hinders the rulers from turning themselves into the worst gangsters.”- Ludwig Von Mises
- “All right, you proved your point. You broke into my vault. Congratulations, you’re a dead man.” – Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia)
- “I don’t wanna be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me.” – Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson)
- “In my world, of course, it don’t matter. You could be a gangster with a dress, you could be a gangster with baggy pants.” – Young Thug
- “Gangsters lived in the neighborhood. They weren’t apart from it. Their relationships with people were both benevolent and scary.” – Ruby Dee
- “I didn’t have to pour it on— but I wanted a reputation. I wanted to be known as the smartest, youngest, and toughest hood.”- Morris Rudensky
- “War is a thug’s game. The thug strikes first and harder. He doesn’t go by rules and he isn’t afraid of hurting people.” – Anne Morrow Lindbergh
- “When you understand the mechanics of stress and master the techniques to manipulate someone’s fears and dreams, you will be powerful.” – Gregory Hartley
- “Let me tell you something. There’s no nobility in poverty. I’ve been a poor man, and I’ve been a rich man. And I choose rich every f*cking time.” – Jordan Belfort
- “You can always tell the winners at the starting gate. You can always tell the winners, and you can tell the losers.” – Noodles, Once upon a time in America
- “Listen to me very carefully. There are three ways of doing things around here: the right way, the wrong way, and the way that I do it. You understand?” – Ace Rothstein
- “You ain’t a lawyer no more, Dave. You a gangster now. On the other side. A whole new ball game. You can’t learn about it in school, and you can’t have a late start.” – Carlito
- “And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters get control. History has proven that.” – Lord Acton
- “A guy told me one time… don’t let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you feel the heat around the corner.” – Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro)
- “Everybody who comes from the gangster life – they want what that man in the suburbs wants. Nice family. Nice house. Nice cars. Bills paid. Kids in school. Food on the table. Nothing more.”- Ice Cube
- “There are only murderers in this room! Michael! Open your eyes! This is the life we chose, the life we lead. And there is only one guarantee: none of us will see heaven.” – John Rooney (Paul Newman)
- “The gangster is the man of the city, with the city’s language and knowledge, with its queer and dishonest skills and its terrible daring, carrying his life in his hands like a placard, like a club.”- Robert Warshow
- “A gangster must always be prepared to kill a friend. It is one of the many open secrets of the business, since it is the truest test of his ability to rule and command the respect of his crew.”- Lorenzo Carcaterra
- “I’m not mad, I’m proud o’ you. You took your first pinch like a man and you learned the two greatest things in life… never rat on your friends and always keep your mouth shut.” – Jimmy Conway (Robert De Niro)
- “It’s hard to tell whether there is more guns or flowers at a gangster’s funeral. I would rather have the undertaker’s privilege with some high-class gang, than to have a seat on the Stock Exchange.”- Will Rogers
- “From now on, nothing goes down unless I’m involved. No blackjack no dope deals, no nothing. A nickel bag gets sold in the park, I want in. You guys got fat while everybody starved on the street. Now it’s my turn.” – Frank White (Christopher Walken)
- “Two little mice fell in a bucket of cream. The first mouse quickly gave up and drowned. The second mouse, wouldn’t quit. He struggled so hard that eventually he churned that cream into butter and crawled out. Gentlemen, as of this moment, I am that second mouse.” – Frank Abagnale Sr
Gangster Love Quotes
- “New love is so beautiful, and time just makes it ugly.”
- “Loyalty is from above, and betrayal is from below.”
- Some say life is a game that means love is a casino. – Kevin Gates
- “The best way to not get your heart broken is to pretend you don’t have one.”
- Life is about making choices that you can live your life with. Love is about making choices that you can’t live without.
- “When you love someone, you’ve gotta trust them. There’s no other way. You’ve got to give them the key to everything that’s yours. Otherwise, what’s the point? And for a while, I believed, that’s the kind of love I had.” – Ace Rothstein
- No one is born hating another person because of the color of their skin, their background, or their religion. People must learn to hate. And if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love. For love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.
Real Gangster Quotes
- “You need more than guts to be a good gangster. You need ideas.” – Rocket, City of God
- “Gangsters live for the action. The closer to death, the nearer to the heated coil of the instant, the more alive they feel.”
- “No gangster is ever happy when he’s at peace. The main reason he’s in the business is to eliminate his enemies.”- Lorenzo Carcaterra
- “A gangster should be prepared to kill a lover. It is one of the many open secrets of the business since it’s the most accurate test of his ability to rule and command the respect of his crew.”
- “A true gangster can smell out a person’s strengths and weaknesses in a matter of minutes, but what they can sense most of all, what their bodies are most attuned to, is the scent of fear.” – Lorenzo Carcaterra
Gangster Quotes About Death
- “The effect of a gangster film is to embody this dilemma in the person of the gangster and resolve it by his death…not ours.”- Robert Warshaw
- “Gangsters live for the action. The closer to death, the nearer to the heated coil of the moment, the more alive they feel.” – Lorenzo Carcaterra, Gangster
- “You can subdivide human beings into three classes: those billed to death, those who are worried to death and those who are bored to death.”
- “Do not fear death. Death is just a reformation in something even more magnificent. Death is where it all starts, death; it’s not the end.”
- “Death is a part of all our lives. Whether we like it or not, it is bound to happen. Instead of avoiding thinking about it, it is better to understand its meaning. We all have the same body, the same human flesh, and therefore we will all die. There is a big difference, of course, between natural death and accidental death, but basically, the end of life will come sooner or later. If from the beginning, your attitude is ‘Yes, death is part of our lives,’ then it may be easier to face.”
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