Go buy a personality.[to Federal Agent Sawicki, giving him a cash bribe]
Gentlemen remain gentlemen only when they must.
Friends should not become partners.
First rule of politics, kiddo: never let the truth get in the way of a good story.[to Jimmy]
Every shoe salesman thinks you need a new pair of boots.[to Margaret]
Every no is one step closer to a yes.
Et tu, Eli?[Enoch ‘Nucky’ Thompson]What?[Elias ‘Eli’ Thompson]Shakespeare. “Julius Caesar.”[Enoch ‘Nucky’ Thompson]There’s a character named Eli?[Elias ‘Eli’ Thompson]
Enoch? You couldn’t possibly be so cruel.[Margaret Schroeder: I don’t know what to say, how to thank you. I’d be honored to name my child after you.]
Dreams are where we should live. But we have to live in life.
Doesn’t it with everyone?[John McGarrigle: I understand misfortune’s caught up with you.]
Do you know what you can always rely on in this business?[Gillian Darmody]What?[Enoch ‘Nucky’ Thompson]Sooner or later, everyone steps through your door.[Gillian Darmody]
Do you know what the nice thing is about the Bronx Zoo, Charlie? There’s bars between you and the monkeys.[about the D’Allessios]