Al capone Qoutes: Alphonse Gabriel Capone, sometimes known by the nickname “Scarface”, was an American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit.
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Famous Al Capone Quotes
“I’m a kind person, I’m kind to everyone, but if you are unkind to me, then kindness is not what you’ll remember me for.”
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“Be careful who you call your friends. I’d rather have four quarters than one hundred pennies.”
“You accomplish more with a smile, a handshake, and a gun than you do with just a smile and a handshake.”
“In this life all that I have is my word and my balls and I do not break them for nobody.”
“Capitalism gives all of us a great opportunity if we seize it with both hands and hang on to it.”
“A smile can get you far, but a smile with a gun can get you further.”
“You’d be surprised if you knew some of the fellows I’ve got to take care of.”
“I have built my organization upon fear.”
“All I ever did was sell beer and whiskey to our best people. All I ever did was supply a demand that was pretty popular. Why, the very guys that make my trade good are the ones that yell the loudest about me. Some of the leading judges use the stuff.”
“It seems like I’m responsible for every crime that takes place in this country.”
“I would rather be rich affluent and greedy and go to hell when I die, than live in poverty on this earth.”
“I’m the boss. I’m going to continue to run things. They’ve been putting the roscoe on me for a good many years and I’m still healthy and happy. Don’t let anybody kid you into thinking I can be run out of town. I haven’t run yet and I’m not going to.”
“You can do more with a kind word and a gun than with just a kind word.”
“People who respect nothing dread fear. It is upon fear, therefore, that I have built up my organization. But understand me correctly, please. Those who work with me are afraid of nothing. Those who work for me are kept faithful, not so much because of their pay as because they know what might be done with them if they broke faith.”
“Why not treat our business like any other man treats his, as something to work at in the daytime and forget when he goes home at night? There’s plenty of business for everybody. Why kill each other over it?”
“The country wanted booze and I organized it. Why should I be called a public enemy?”
“It’s pretty tough when a citizen with an unblemished record must be hounded from his home by the very policemen whose salaries are paid, at least in part, from the victim’s pocket. You might say that every policeman in Chicago gets some of his bread and butter from the taxes I pay.”
“Once you’re in the racket, you’re always in it. The parasites will trail you, begging for money and favors, and you can never get away from them no matter where you go.”
“Some call it bootlegging. Some call it racketeering. I call it a business.”
“I never stuck up a man in my life. Neither did any of my agents ever rob anybody or burglarize any homes while they worked for me. They might have pulled plenty of jobs before they came with me or after they left me, but not while they were in my outfit.”
“They can’t collect legal taxes from illegal money.”
“The funny part of the whole thing is that a man in this line of business has so much company. I mean his customers. If people did not want beer and wouldn’t drink it, a fellow would be crazy for going around trying to sell it!”
“I have spent the best years of my life giving people the lighter pleasures, helping them have a good time, and all I get is abuse, the existence of a hunted man.”
“Public service is my motto.”
“They talk about me not being legitimate. Nobody’s on the legit, you know that and so do they. Nobody’s really-on the legit when it comes down to cases.”
“Hell must be a pretty swell spot, because the guys that invented religion have sure been trying hard to keep everybody else out.”
“Now I know why tigers eat their young.”
“I have always been opposed to violence, to shootings. I have fought, yes, but fought for peace. And I believe I can take credit for the peace that now exists in the racket game in Chicago. I believe that the people can thank me for the fact that gang killings here are probably a thing of the past.”
“All I ever did was supply a demand that was pretty popular.”
“I am like any other man. All I do is supply a demand.”
“I am sick and tired of publicity. I want no more of it. It puts me in a bad light. I just want to be forgotten.”
“I’ve lost a million and a half on the horses and dice in the last two years. And the funny part is, I still like ’em, and if someone handed me another million I’d put it right in the nose of some horse that looked good to me.”
“Prohibition has made nothing but trouble.”
“A crook is a crook, and there’s something healthy about his frankness in the matter. But any guy who pretends he is enforcing the law and steals on his authority is a swell snake. The worst type of these punks is the big politician. You can only get a little of his time because he spends so much time covering up that no one will know that he is a thief. A hard-working crook will and can get those birds by the dozen, but right down in his heart he won’t depend on them-hates the sight of them.”
“I got nothing against the honest cop on the beat. You just have them transferred someplace where they can’t do you any harm. But don’t ever talk to me about the honor of police captains or judges. If they couldn’t be bought they wouldn’t have the job.”
“Every time a boy falls off a tricycle, every time a black cat has gray kittens, every time someone stubs a toe, every time there’s a murder or a fire or the marines land in Nicaragua, the police and the newspapers holler ‘get Capone.”
“Bolshevism is knocking at our gates, we can’t afford to let it in. We must keep America whole and safe and unspoiled. We must keep the worker away from red literature and red ruses; we must see that his mind remains healthy.”
“What do you want to do, get yourself killed before you are thirty? You’d better get some sense while a few of us are left alive.”
“Capitalism is the legitimate racket of the ruling class.”
“I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want.”
“I am sick and tired of publicity. I want no more of it. It puts me in a bad light. I just want to be forgotten.”
“I am like any other man. All I do is supply a demand.”
“What do you want to do, get yourself killed before you are thirty? You’d better get some sense while a few of us are left alive.”
Now I know why tigers eat their young.”
“Hell must be a pretty swell spot, because the guys that invented religion have sure been trying hard to keep everybody else out”.
“A smile can get you far, but a smile with a gun can get you further.”
“All I ever did was sell beer and whiskey to our best people. All I ever did was supply a demand that was pretty popular. Why, the very guys that make my trade good are the ones that yell the loudest about me. Some of the leading judges use the stuff.”
“Be careful who you call your friends. I’d rather have four quarters than one hundred pennies.”
“Bolshevism is knocking at our gates, we can’t afford to let it in. We must keep America whole and safe and unspoiled. We must keep the worker away from red literature and red ruses; we must see that his mind remains healthy.”
“Capitalism gives all of us a great opportunity if we seize it with both hands and hang on to it.”
“Capitalism is the legitimate racket of the ruling class.”
“Capitalists believe they can take everything at the table as belonging to them. Capitalism is the legitimate racket of the ruling class. ”
“Don’t mistake my kindness for weakness. I am kind to everyone, but when someone is unkind to me, weak is not what you are going to remember about me.”
“Hell must be a pretty swell spot, because the guys that invented religion have sure been trying hard to keep everybody else out.”
“I don’t even know what street Canada is on.”
“I got nothing against the honest cop on the beat, the kind you can’t buy. You just have to have them transferred someplace where they can’t do you any harm.”
“I have always been opposed to violence, to shootings. I have fought, yes, but fought for peace. And I believe I can take credit for the peace that now exists in the racket game in Chicago. I believe that the people can thank me for the fact that gang killings here are probably a thing of the past.”
“I have built my organization upon fear.”
“I have spent the best years of my life giving people the lighter pleasures, helping them have a good time, and all I get is abuse, the existence of a hunted man.”
“I never stuck up a man in my life. Neither did any of my agents ever rob anybody or burglarize any homes while they worked for me. They might have pulled plenty of jobs before they came with me or after they left me, but not while they were in my outfit.”
“Every time a boy falls off a tricycle, every time a black cat has gray kittens, every time someone stubs a toe, every time there’s a murder or a fire or the marines land in Nicaragua, the police and the newspapers holler ‘get Capone.”
“I would rather be rich affluent and greedy and go to hell when I die, than live in poverty on this earth.”
“I’m a kind person, I’m kind to everyone, but if you are unkind to me, then kindness is not what you’ll remember me for”
“I’m the boss. I’m going to continue to run things. They’ve been putting the roscoe on me for a good many years and I’m still healthy and happy. Don’t let anybody kid you into thinking I can be run out of town. I haven’t run yet and I’m not going to.”
“In this life all that I have is my word and my balls and I do not break them for nobody.”
“It seems like I’m responsible for every crime that takes place in this country.”
“It’s pretty tough when a citizen with an unblemished record must be hounded from his home by the very policemen whose salaries are paid, at least in part, from the victim’s pocket. You might say that every policeman in Chicago gets some of his bread and butter from the taxes I pay.”
“I’ve lost a million and a half on the horses and dice in the last two years. And the funny part is, I still like ’em, and if someone handed me another million I’d put it right in the nose of some horse that looked good to me.”
“My rackets are run on strictly American lines and they’re going to stay that way.”
“Once in the racket you’re always in it.”
“Once you’re in the racket, you’re always in it. The parasites will trail you, begging for money and favors, and you can never get away from them no matter where you go.”
“People who respect nothing dread fear. It is upon fear, therefore, that I have built up my organization. But understand me correctly, please. Those who work with me are afraid of nothing. Those who work for me are kept faithful, not so much because of their pay as because they know what might be done with them if they broke faith.”
“Prohibition has made nothing but trouble”
“Public service is my motto.”
“Some call it bootlegging. Some call it racketeering. I call it a business.”
“The country wanted booze and I organized it. Why should I be called a public enemy?”
“The funny part of the whole thing is that a man in this line of business has so much company. I mean his customers. If people did not want beer and wouldn’t drink it, a fellow would be crazy for going around trying to sell it!”
“They talk about me not being legitimate. Nobody’s on the legit, you know that and so do they. Nobody’s really-on the legit when it comes down to cases.”
“This American system of ours,call it Americanism,call it capitalism,call it what you will,gives each and every one of us a great opportunity if we seize it with both hands and make the most of it.”
“Vote early and vote often.”
“We been on the road for 18 hours… I need a bath, some chow… and then you and me sit down, and we talk about who dies,eh?”
“What do you want to do, get yourself killed before you are thirty? You’d better get some sense while a few of us are left alive.”
“When I sell liquor, it’s bootlegging. When my patrons serve it on a silver tray on Lakeshore Drive, it’s hospitality.”
“Why not treat our business like any other man treats his, as something to work at in the daytime and forget when he goes home at night? There’s plenty of business for everybody. Why kill each other over it?”
“You accomplish more with a smile, a handshake, and a gun than you do with just a smile and a handshake.”
“You can do more with a kind word and a gun than with just a kind word.”
“You can get more with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone.”
“You can get much farther with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone.”
“You can go a long way with a smile. You can go a lot farther with a smile and a gun.”
“You’d be surprised if you knew some of the fellows I’ve got to take care of.”
“You’ll accomlish more with a kind word and a gun, than you will with a kind word alone.”