Top 6 Quotes & Sayings by Willie Sutton

Explore popular quotes and sayings by Willie Sutton.
Last updated on December 21, 2024.
Willie Sutton

William Francis Sutton Jr. was an American bank robber. During his forty-year robbery career he stole an estimated $2 million, and he eventually spent more than half of his adult life in prison and escaped three times. For his talent at executing robberies in disguises, he gained two nicknames, "Willie the Actor" and "Slick Willie". Sutton is also known as the namesake of the so-called Sutton's law although he denied originating it.

June 30, 1901 - November 2, 1980
You can't rob a bank on charm and personality.
Success in any endeavor requires single-minded attention to detail and total concentration.
I rob banks because that's where the money is. — © Willie Sutton
I rob banks because that's where the money is.
Do not serve time, let time serve you.
Go where the money is... and go there often.
Why did I rob banks? Because I enjoyed it. I loved it. I was more alive when I was inside a bank, robbing it, than at any other time in my life. I enjoyed everything about it so much that one or two weeks later I'd be out looking for the next job. But to me the money was the chips, that's all.
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