35 Best Al Capone Quotes on Life, Business, Crime & Peace

Who was Al Capone?

Al Capone, full name – Al Gabriel Capone, was born on January 17, 1899, in New York City, US. Although the name centres Italian, he was born and brought up in the US. Capone was an American gangster and a businessman, also known and recognized by his nickname – Scarface. He was the co-founder and the boss of the Chicago Outfit, a mafia gang selling drugs. He was a crime boss for seven years of his life and got arrested at 33.

Early Life:

Al Capone was born on January 17, 1899, in Brooklyn, New York. His father, Gabriele Capone, was a barber, and his mother, Teresa Capone, was a seamstress. Both his parents were Italian immigrants. In 1983, his parents first immigrated from Southern Italy. The following year the family travelled to the US from Fiume through the ship.

Al Capone was known to be a good student, but he had trouble following the rules. His school life ended early, at the age of 14, because he was expelled from school for hitting his teacher on the face. He played semi-professional from 1916 – 1918, where he met a guy who was a gangster that later became his mentor.

In Popular Culture:

Al Capone is known to be one of the most notorious men of the 20th century. He was a widely known gangster; later, he became the subject of many articles, films, and books. He made himself and his image so fascinating in the media that everyone was so curious about his life.

Al Capone is the face behind all the gangster faces, criminals, and crime lords of the television. He was the kind of personality that led to the main front and the criminals’ character of the films, articles, etc. His hat and his suit were the primary and essential physical attributes of his personality.

Here are the best of ‘Al Capone’ Quotes.

Al Capone quotes on Life:

“In this life all that I have is my word and my balls and I do not break them for nobody.”
― Al Capone

“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.”
― Al Capone

“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.”
― Al Capone

“I would rather be rich affluent and greedy and go to hell when I die, than live in poverty on this earth.”
― Al Capone

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

“Public service is my motto.”
― Al Capone

“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.”
― Al Capone

Al Capone quotes on Business:

“I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want.”
― Al Capone

“I have built my organization upon fear.”
― Al Capone

“All I ever did was supply a demand that was pretty popular.”
― Al Capone

“The funny part of the whole thing is that a man in this line of business has so much company. I mean his customers.”
― Al Capone

“Some call it bootlegging. Some call it racketeering. I call it a business.”
― Al Capone

“The country wanted booze and I organized it. Why should I be called a public enemy?”
― Al Capone

“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?”
― Al Capone

Al Capone quotes on Crime and Guns:

“It seems like I’m responsible for every crime that takes place in this country.”
― Al Capone

“They can’t collect legal taxes from illegal money.”
― Al Capone

“Once you’re in the racket, you’re always in it.”
― Al Capone

“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?”
― Al Capone

“I’ve been accused of every death except the casualty list of the World War.”
― Al Capone

“Racketeer? Why the real racketeers are the banks!”
― Al Capone

“A smile can get you far, but a smile with a gun can get you further.”
― Al Capone

“You can do more with a kind word and a gun than with just a kind word.”
― Al Capone

“You accomplish more with a smile, a handshake, and a gun than you do with just a smile and a handshake.”
― Al Capone

“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.”
― Al Capone

Al Capone quotes on Reality and Learnings:

“Capitalism is the legitimate racket of the ruling class.”
― Al Capone

“Vote early and vote often.”
― Al Capone

“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.”
― Al Capone

“Capitalism gives all of us a great opportunity if we seize it with both hands and hang on to it.”
― Al Capone

“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.”
― 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

“You’d be surprised if you knew some of the fellows I’ve got to take care of.”
― Al Capone

“The parasites will trail you, begging for money and favors, and you can never get away from them no matter where you go.”
― Al Capone

Al Capone quotes on Peace:

“I have always been opposed to violence, to shootings. I have fought, yes, but fought for peace.”
― Al Capone

“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.”
― Al Capone

“We must keep the worker away from red literature and red ruses; we must see that his mind remains healthy.”
― Al Capone

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