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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

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Al Capone
Age: 48 †
Born: 1899
Born: January 17
Died: 1947
Died: January 25
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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.
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My rackets are run on strictly American lines and they're going to stay that way.
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I would rather be rich affluent and greedy and go to hell when I die, than live in poverty on this earth.
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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?
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I am like any other man. All I do is supply a demand.
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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.
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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.
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A smile can get you far, but a smile with a gun can get you further.
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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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In this life all that I have is my word and my balls and I do not break them for nobody.
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