If America's not about starting over where's the hope for any of us?

Nucky

The day repeal passes, I intend to be open for business legally, in the thirstiest country on Earth.

Nucky

Kingdoms rise, kingdoms fall. Pretenders reach for the throne but only Caesar can rule and the pretenders fade away. What does it all mean? In the words of Marcus Aurelius, the universe is change, our life is what our thoughts make it. And my thoughts are this, everybody in this room, is going to get rich.

Salvatore Maranzano

What's the sense in looking back? Never does any good.

Sally Wheet

Most fellas in this business, they get their retirement papers straight from the Grim fuckin' Reaper.

John Torrio

I know the way crime eats you out from the inside. I know it and I hate it. Give me a chance sir please. Let me do something good with my life.

Will Thompson

You reek by the way...of urine.

Van Alden

What qualifies me is that for the past eleven years I have been one of the most successful bootleggers in the country.

Nucky

Why must it always be pandemonium?

Van Alden

Narcisse: You're in Harlem gentlemen.
Benny: Uptown downtown, it's all New York.
Narcisse: My experience is otherwise.

Narcisse: I'm sorry you came up this far for nothing.
Charlie: What I love about the city, everything's so close.

Nucky: There's no law against inside information.
Joe Kennedy: Knock wood.

Boardwalk Empire Quotes

Purity, sobriety, and the white Christian's Jesus.

KKK Member

Nucky: First rule of politics, kiddo: never let the truth get in the way of a good story.