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Some of the more infamous quotes from famous gangster, from Al Capone to Pablo Escobar.
AL CAPONE
“I’m a businessman. I’ve made my money supplying a popular demand.”
“Nobody wanted Prohibition. This town voted six to one against it. Somebody had to throw some liquor on that thirst. Why not me?”
“I’m a businessman. I’ve made my money supplying a popular demand.”
“When I sell liquor, they call it bootlegging. When my patrons serve it on silver trays on Lake Shore Drive, they call it hospitality.”
JOHN GOTTI
“I’m not a politician. I’m a gangster.”
“I never lie because I don’t fear anyone. You only lie when you’re afraid.”
“I’m not a politician. I’m a gangster.”
LUCKY LUCIANO
“There’s no such thing as good money or bad money. There’s just money.”
“There’s no such thing as good money or bad money. There’s just money.”
MICKEY COHEN
“I have killed no men that didn’t deserve killing.”
“I have killed no men that didn’t deserve killing.”
BUGSY SIEGEL
“Las Vegas turns women into men and men into idiots.”
“Las Vegas turns women into men and men into idiots.”
“Everybody deserves a fresh start every once in a while.”
MEYER LANSKY
“All you have to do is recognize an opportunity.”
“Don’t lie. Tell one lie, then you gotta tell another lie to compound on the first.”
“Always overpay your taxes. That way you’ll get a refund.”
“All you have to do is recognize an opportunity.”
CARLO GAMBINO
“Judges, lawyers, and politicians have a license to steal. We don’t need one.”
“You have to be like a lion and a fox. The fox is smart enough to recognize traps, and the lion is strong enough to scare away the wolves.”
“Judges, lawyers, and politicians have a license to steal. We don’t need one.”
FRANK LUCAS
“Even a fool gets to be young once.”
“The loudest one in the room is the weakest one in the room.”
“I am a businessman. I am anything I need to be at any time.”
“The most important thing in business is honesty, integrity, hard work, family—never forgetting where we came from.”
“Even a fool gets to be young once.”
PABLO ESCOBAR
“There are two hundred million idiots, manipulated by a million intelligent men.”
“There are two hundred million idiots, manipulated by a million intelligent men.”
“Sometimes I feel like God…when I order someone killed – they die the same day.”
“I prefer to be in the grave in Colombia than in a jail cell in the United States.”
JOSEPH BONANNO
“True strength comes from a clear conscience.”
“Men in general judge more from appearance than reality. All men have eyes, but few have the gift of penetration.”
“I have learned that true power comes from self-control.”
“True strength comes from a clear conscience.”
“True wealth comes from a good family and good friends.”
