Al Capone Quotes - Famous Quotes by Al Capone
Born: 1899-01-17
Died: 1947-01-27
Al Capone Biography
I am going to St. Petersburg, Florida, tomorrow. Let the worthy citizens of Chicago get their liquor the best they can. I'm sick of the job-it's a thankless one and full of grief. I've been spending the best years of my life as a public benefactor.
- Al Capone
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I am like any other man. All I do is supply a demand.
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I don't even know what street Canada is on.
- Al Capone
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I have built my organization upon fear.
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I've been accused of every death except the casualty list of the World War.
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My rackets are run on strictly American lines and they're going to stay that way.
- Al Capone
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Once in the racket you're always in it.
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This American system of ours . . . call it Americanism, call it capitalism, call it what you like, gives to each and every one of us a great opportunity if we only seize it with both hands and make the most of it.
- Al Capone
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Vote early and vote often.
- Al Capone
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When I sell liquor, it's called bootlegging; when my patrons serve it on Lake Shore Drive, it's called hospitality.
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You can get much farther with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone.
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You can go a long way with a smile. You can go a lot farther with a smile and a gun.
- Al Capone
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