The Gentlemen Quotes (Season 1)

You wasn’t born to take orders. You were born to give them. To build and expand empires. I don’t see a captain. I see a f***ing general.

You pushed me. Remember, Susan? You didn’t give me a way out, so I had to find one.

You gotta take your time when you’re making sloe gin. It’ll turn that rich magenta color after a couple of weeks. Most people leave it at that. But to get that full flavor… you gotta leave it a couple of years. Underappreciated quality these days, patience.

When you’re on a job, you never answer to a cry for help. It’s a f***ing cliché. That’s the worm that covers the hook.[to Edward]

We’ve gotta shake the old snow globe once in a while, don’t we? But the important thing is, you’ve gotta learn from the experience.[to Jimmy]

We discipline the dog, not the man.[Edward Horniman: What’s that supposed to mean?]There’s a dog in a man that the man can’t control. So we had to control it for him.

Value is derived from what someone’s willing to pay for something.

There’s nothing wrong with conformity, as long as you know you’re conforming.

That’s the thing about running an international crime syndicate. We can get to anyone.[to Florian]

Once you start the killing, you have to finish the killing.[to Edward]

Nothing like a good funeral to put things in perspective.

My family have been doing this for generations. Living in the zoo, but hunting in the jungle.[to Susie]