Check out the best Tony Soprano quotes that capture the essence of the iconic mob boss — power, loyalty, family, leadership, and the tough moral choices of life.
Tony Soprano is the conflicted mob boss and central character of the legendary HBO crime drama television series The Sopranos.
Portrayed masterfully by James Gandolfini, Tony is a man of contrasts—ruthless yet vulnerable, commanding yet emotionally fragile.
His story unfolds not just in backrooms and crime scenes, but in therapy sessions with Dr. Melfi, family dinners, and moments of deep introspection.
As the head of the DiMeo crime family, he navigates the dangerous world of organized crime while struggling to balance family life, business pressures, and his own mental health battles.
The Sopranos revolutionized television with its authentic storytelling, morally grey characters, and unflinching emotional depth—earning multiple Emmy and Golden Globe Awards.
Tony Soprano’s dialogues, whether cold-blooded threats or surprisingly wise reflections, remain some of the most quoted lines in TV history.
Here are the most famous and unforgettable Tony Soprano quotes that capture the grit, dark humor, and psychological depth of one of television’s greatest anti-heroes.
Top 10 Tony Soprano Quotes
- “Those who want respect, give respect.” — Tony Soprano
- “We’re soldiers. Soldiers don’t go to hell.” — Tony Soprano
- “Even a broken clock is right twice a day.” — Tony Soprano
- “A wrong decision is better than indecision.” — Tony Soprano
- “I like people who don’t need everyone to like them.” — Tony Soprano
- “If you can quote the rules, then you can obey them.” — Tony Soprano
- “There’s an old Italian saying: you f— up once, you lose two teeth.” — Tony Soprano
- “Sometimes it’s important to give people the illusion of being in control.” — Tony Soprano
- “I don’t care how close you are: in the end, your friends are gonna let you down. Family. They’re the only ones you can depend on.” — Tony Soprano
- “That’s how life is, I guess, sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s bad. Things come, things go.” — Tony Soprano
Best Tony Soprano Quotes And One-Liners
- “You’re only religious when it suits you.” — Tony Soprano
- “You don’t have to love me, but you will respect me!” — Tony Soprano
- “Everything we see and experience is not all there is.” — Tony Soprano
- “There’s no geographical solution to an emotional problem.” — Tony Soprano
- “I find I have to be the sad clown: laughing on the outside, crying on the inside.” — Tony Soprano
- “Who cares about the s**t people say that they don’t have the balls to say it to your face.” — Tony Soprano
- “Someday soon, you’re gonna have families of your own and, if you’re lucky, you’ll remember the little moments like this that were good.” — Tony Soprano
- “It’s good to be in something from the ground floor. I came too late for that and I know. But lately, I’m getting the feeling that I came in at the end. The best is over.” — Tony Soprano
- “It’s war. Soldiers kill other soldiers. We’re in a situation where everyone involved knows the stakes and if you are going to accept those stakes, you’ve got to do certain things. It’s business.” — Tony Soprano
- “All due respect, you got no idea what it’s like to be Number One. Every decision you make affects every facet of every other thing. It’s too much to deal with almost. And in the end, you’re completely alone with it all.” — Tony Soprano
Famous Quotes From Tony Soprano
- “Sacré bleu, where is me mama?!” — Tony Soprano
- “All this from a slice of gabagool?” — Tony Soprano
- “How many MIGS you shoot down last week?” — Tony Soprano
- “I went ahead and ordered some for the table.” — Tony Soprano
- “Cunnilingus and psychiatry brought us to this” — Tony Soprano
- “Blood. You’re going to lead this family into the 21st century.” — Tony Soprano
- “Whatever happened to Gary Cooper? The strong, silent type?” — Tony Soprano
- “Nostradamus and Notre Dame. It’s two different things completely.” — Tony Soprano
- “They say every day’s a gift, it’s just, does it have to be a pair of socks?” — Tony Soprano
- “What kind of person can I be, where his own mother wants him dead?” — Tony Soprano
- “What you really crave is a little Hyundai and a simple gold heart on a chain.” — Tony Soprano
- “You know when I was depressed I said I didn’t want to live? Well, I didn’t want to die either.” — Tony Soprano
- “This isn’t painful. Getting shot is painful. Getting stabbed in the ribs is painful. This … isn’t painful. It’s empty. Dead.” — Tony Soprano
- “Is this a woman thing? You ask me how I’m feeling. I tell you how I’m feeling, and now you’re going to torture me with it.” — Tony Soprano
- “They’re the vehicle that gets us here. They drop us off and go on their way. They continue on their journey. And the problem is that we keep trying to get back on the bus, instead of just letting it go.” — Tony Soprano
Funny Tony Soprano Quotes
- “You gotta problem besides those f**kin’ pants?!” — Tony Soprano
- “Buy land, ‘cause God ain’t making any more of it.” ” — Tony Soprano
- “It’s not a nursing home! It’s a retirement community.” — Tony Soprano
- “Oh, poor baby. What do you want, a Whitman Sampler?” — Tony Soprano
- “I’m like King Midas in reverse here. Everything I touch turns to shit.” — Tony Soprano
- “We buried him….on a hill. Overlooking a little river…with pine cones all around.” — Tony Soprano
- “A grown man made a wager. He lost. He made another one—he lost again. End of story.” — Tony Soprano
- “You know when I was depressed I said I didn’t want to live? Well, I’ll tell you something—I didn’t want to die.” — Tony Soprano
- “Is this a woman thing? You ask me how I’m feeling. I tell you how I’m feeling, and now you’re going to torture me with it.” — Tony Soprano
- “Trees, ducks. What the f— are you, Ranger Rick? I’ll tell you, some job you shrinks got! You think everybody is lying to you while you’re pulling scams on them!” — Tony Soprano
Conclusion
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