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
motto public-service my-motto
Public service is my motto.
alone farther
You can get much farther with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone.
afford america bolshevism knocking literature mind red remains safe worker
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.
both call gives great opportunity seize system
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 only seize it with both hands and make the most of it.
running lines way
My rackets are run on strictly American lines and they're going to stay that way.
humorous canada streets
I don't even know what street Canada is on.
fire chicago hung
They've hung everything on me except the Chicago fire.
drinking demand supply-and-demand
All I ever did was supply a demand that was pretty popular.
witty humorous voting
Vote early and vote often.
army guy soldier
These guys are not from the Iraqi army, ... These are not Iraqi soldiers. They are not members of any of the Iraqi armed forces.
organization built
I have built my organization upon fear.
jobs grief florida
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.
young knows tigers
Now I know why tigers eat their young.
funny drinking humor
When I sell liquor, it's bootlegging. When my patrons serve it on a silver tray on Lakeshore Drive, it's hospitality.