"Every time a boy falls off a tricycle,……" — Al Capone
"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.'"
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Al Capone
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42 Quotes by Al Capone
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I don't even know what street Canada is on.
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Vote early and vote often.
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I'm a kind person, I'm kind to everyone, but if you are unkind to me, then kindness is not what…
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These guys are not from the Iraqi army, ... These are not Iraqi soldiers. They are not members of any…
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I would rather be rich affluent and greedy and go to hell when I die, than live in poverty on…
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I did it for the love of cash your honer, traffickin' cross the verrazano, coke dealin marijuana
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My rackets are run on strictly American lines and they're going to stay that way.
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This American system of ours,call it Americanism,call it capitalism,call it what you will,gives each and every one of us a…
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Capitalism is the legitimate racket of the ruling class.
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You can do more with a kind word and a gun than with just a kind word.
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I am going to St. Petersburg, Florida, tomorrow. Let the worthy citizens of Chicago get their liquor the best they…
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Don't you get the idea I'm one of those goddam radicals. Don't get the idea I'm knocking the American system.
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