Al Capone on alcohol
Al Capone17 quotes“When I sell liquor, it’s bootlegging. When my patrons serve it on a silver tray on Lakeshore Drive, it’s hospitality.”
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It’s a racket. Those stock market guys are crooked.
Al CaponeAl Capone Capitalism is the legitimate racket of the ruling class.
Al CaponeAl Capone Now I know why tigers eat their young.
Al CaponeAl 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 CaponeAl Capone 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.
Al CaponeAl Capone I have built my organization upon fear.
Al CaponeAl Capone A smile can get you far, but a smile with a gun can get you further.
Al CaponeAl Capone You can get much farther with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone.
Al CaponeAl Capone Some call it bootlegging. Some call it racketeering. I call it a business.
Al CaponeAl 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 CaponeAl Capone My rackets are run on strictly American lines and they’re going to stay that way.
Al CaponeAl Capone Vote early and vote often.
Al CaponeAl Capone I am like any other man. All I do is supply a demand.
Al CaponeAl Capone Be careful who you call your friends. I’d rather have four quarters than one hundred pennies.
Al CaponeAl Capone You can do more with a kind word and a gun than with just a kind word.
Al CaponeAl Capone You accomplish more with a smile, a handshake, and a gun than you do with just a smile and a handshake.
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Ranata SuzukiRanata Suzuki You can’t keep living backwards – Reminiscing on what was, And terrified to pursue What could be.
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Calvin KleinCalvin Klein If one intends to make beer from oats, it is prepared with hops.
Hildegard of BingenHildegard of Bingen I drink when I have occasion, and sometimes when I have no occasion.
Miguel de CervantesMiguel de Cervantes Don’t give him another thought, baby girl. He wanted a cup of tea; you’re a shot of whiskey.
Brad NeatonBrad Neaton Stronger than alcohol, vaster than poetry, Ferment the freckled red bitterness of love!
Arthur RimbaudArthur Rimbaud Man seeks to escape himself in myth, and does so by any means at his disposal. Drugs, alcohol, or lies. Unable to withdraw into himself, he disguises himself. Lies and inaccuracy give him a few moments of comfort.
Jean CocteauJean Cocteau Suggested remedy for the common cold: A good gulp of whiskey at bedtime-it’s not very scientific, but it helps.
Alexander FlemingAlexander Fleming I wish to live to 150 years old, but the day I die, I wish it to be with a cigarette in one hand and a glass of whiskey in the other.
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