Ruthless Quotes

“If any of my competitors were drowning, I'd stick a hose in their mouth.”

“When you operate in an overbuilt metropolis, you have to hack your way with a meat ax.”

“If you want a friend, get a dog. I'm not taking any chances. I've got two dogs.”

“This is not a popularity contest. I'm not running for Miss Congeniality.”

“Your prayers to God will not avail against us. We are not moved by tears nor touched by lamentations.”

“To get ahead in this world, you have to be willing to do things that others are not.”

“There is no mercy.”

“We're in a dog-eat-dog world. You understand? And you gotta be the top dog.”

“Alright, we waste him. No offense.”

“The whole of life is a battle, isn't it? And the only way to win is to be ruthless.”

“To be a success, you have to be a bit of a bastard.”

“I would rather betray the world than let the world betray me.”

“In my business, you can't be a nice guy.”

“I would walk over my grandmother if necessary.”

“I would walk over my own grandmother to re-elect Richard Nixon.”

“You have to be a bastard to make it, and that's a fact. And I'm a bastard.”

“Sack the lot!”

“To be a champion, you've got to be a little bit of an asshole.”

“A thousand may die so that a million may live.”

“In this business, you can't be a nice guy. You have to be a businessman.”