Boardwalk Empire Quotes (Season 2)

You’ll be judged by what you succeed at, not by what you attempt.[to Jimmy]

The beginning’s over. The end hasn’t come yet. All I care about is now.

I lost whatever I thought love was.

I’ve made my living in large part as a gambler. Some days I make twenty bets, some days I make none. There are weeks, sometimes months in fact, when I don’t make a bet at all because there simply is no play. So I wait, plan, marshal my resources. And when I finally see an opportunity and there is a bet to make, I bet it all.[to Nucky]

You’ll land on your feet, I’ve no doubt.[John McGarrigle]I’m not so sure.[Enoch ‘Nucky’ Thompson]I was told you’re all optimists over there.[John McGarrigle]Not the Irish ones.[Enoch ‘Nucky’ Thompson]

You don’t know me, James. You never did. I am not seeking forgiveness.

You can’t kill everyone. It’s not good business.[to Manny]

You are smarter than your enemies. And you will persevere. But you’re not thinking clearly now. You must concentrate and not give over to emotion.[to Nucky]

This is the only way we could have ended, isn’t it?[James ‘Jimmy’ Darmody]This is your choice, James.[Enoch ‘Nucky’ Thompson]I died in the trench, years back. I thought you knew that.[James ‘Jimmy’ Darmody]

The world doesn’t owe you anything. I don’t care who you are.[to Harry]

The most important thing in life, darling? Your health. Your husband did this to you.[Angela Darmody: Do you want money? He can get it. Lots of it. I can make him.]

The middleman is always hungry, always worried. Because from the middle, it’s easier to fall down than to climb up.