Raymond Kelly Quotes

Only the inner vision of God, only the God-blindedness of unreservedly dedicated souls, only the utterly humble ones can bow and break the raging pride of a power-mad world.

Listening to the eternal involves a silence within us.

For God Himself works in our souls, in the deepest depths, taking increasing control as we are progressively willing to be prepared for His wonder.

The deepest need of men is not food and clothing and shelter, important as they are. It is God.

Come, ye saints, look here and wonder, See the place where Jesus lay; He has burst His bands asunder; He has borne our sins away; Joyful tidings, Yes, the Lord has risen to-day.

I think one of the biggest scams in law enforcement is the monitor.

Create an atmosphere in which anything is possible.

We don't have the flexibility of changing the bid amount. We can go through the whole process and someone else could beat us by giving more.

Now is the dwelling place of God himself.

A broad base of knowledge is critically important to our ability to investigate terrorism.

Protecting the city is my job, which doesn't translate into hatred. This is war, and in most wars, professional soldiers don't hate the enemy. Hatred can blind you in ways that mar your judgment.

It doesn't take a brain surgeon to figure out that if you stop or curtail stop-and-frisk, or if cops are reluctant to do it, violent crimes are going to go up.

I've been the longest-serving police commissioner in the history of the department, but it's time in my life to move on. I'm ready for new adventures, new challenges.

If you go into any department store these days, your picture is probably taken 30 times. In London there are 500,000 cameras in public spaces. You have no expectation of privacy in public spaces.

For some, the very act of intelligence gathering seems illegitimate when applied to the crime of terrorism.