Al Capone quotes

Born
January 17, 1899 New York City, New York, U.S.

Died
January 25, 1947.

Occupation
Gangster, businessman.

Al Capone was an American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit.

Prohibition has made nothing but trouble.
– Al Capone

You can go a long way with a smile. You can go a lot farther with a smile and a gun.
– Al Capone

Vote early and vote often.
– Al Capone

My rackets are run on strictly American lines and they’re going to stay that way.
– Al Capone

I have built my organization upon fear.
– Al Capone

Be careful who you call your friends. I’d rather have four quarters than one hundred pennies.
– Al Capone

Capitalism is the legitimate racket of the ruling class.
– Al Capone

You can get more with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone.
– Al Capone

You can get much farther with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone.
– Al Capone

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.
– Al Capone

When I sell liquor, it’s called bootlegging; when my patrons serve it on Lake Shore Drive, it’s called hospitality.
– Al Capone

I am like any other man. All I do is supply a demand.
– Al Capone

I don’t even know what street Canada is on.
– Al Capone

Now I know why tigers eat their young.
– Al Capone

They can’t collect legal taxes from illegal money.
– Al Capone

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.
– Al Capone

Hell must be a pretty swell spot, because the guys that invented religion have sure been trying hard to keep everybody else out.
– Al Capone