Al Capone
Al Capone
Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Caponewas an American gangster who attained fame during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit. His seven-year reign as crime boss ended when he was 33 years old...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCriminal
Date of Birth17 January 1899
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
fall cat marine
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.'
people giving want
I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want,
illegal taxes
They can’t collect legal taxes from illegal money.
jobs judging police
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.
gangsta men demand
I am like any other man. All I do is supply a demand.
bootlegging
Some call it bootlegging. Some call it racketeering. I call it a business.
guy trying hell
Hell must be a pretty swell spot, because the guys that invented religion have sure been trying hard to keep everybody else out.
men years people
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.
earth poverty rich
I would rather be rich affluent and greedy and go to hell when I die, than live in poverty on this earth.
balls break this-life
In this life all that I have is my word and my balls and I do not break them for nobody.
gun long way
You can go a long way with a smile. You can go a lot farther with a smile and a gun.
hate heart hard-work
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.
kindness bad-ass remember
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
four pennies quarters
Be careful who you call your friends. I’d rather have four quarters than one hundred pennies.