Top 10 Quotes & Sayings by John Dillinger

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American criminal John Dillinger.

Last updated on September 14, 2024.

John Herbert Dillinger was an American gangster during the Great Depression. He led the Dillinger Gang, which was accused of robbing 24 banks and four police stations. Dillinger was imprisoned several times and escaped twice. He was charged with but not convicted of the murder of an East Chicago, Indiana, police officer, who shot Dillinger in his bullet-proof vest during a shootout; it was the only time Dillinger was charged with homicide.

American - Criminal | June 22, 1903 - July 22, 1934

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I don't drink much and I smoke very little. I guess my only bad habit is robbing banks. Now you see, fellas, I ain't such a bad guy at heart.

John Dillinger

I rob banks for a living. What do you do?

John Dillinger

Never trust a woman or an automatic weapon.

John Dillinger

Lie down on the floor and keep calm.

John Dillinger

We're having too good a time today. We ain't thinking about tomorrow.

John Dillinger

Before you rob your first bank, knock off a couple of gas stations.

John Dillinger

My buddies wanted to be firemen, farmers or policemen, something like that. Not me, I just wanted to steal people's money!

John Dillinger

You can get more with a simple prayer and a Thompson sub-machinegun than you can with a simple prayer alone.

John Dillinger

A jail is just like a nutshell with a worm in it, the worm will always get out.

John Dillinger

All my life I wanted to be a bank robber. Carry a gun and wear a mask. Now that it's happened I guess I'm just about the best bank robber they ever had. And I sure am happy.

John Dillinger

Top 10 Quotes & Sayings by John Dillinger

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