The problem is that the atmosphere does not yet exist in which honest police officers can act without fear of ridicule or reprisal from fellow officers.

I'm retarded - I mean I'm retired.

Cops today are nothing but an armed tax collector

Today it is becoming harder to speak out, with the inception of the Patriot Act, the president has legislated free speech to be a crime.

The reality is that we do not wash our own laundry - it just gets dirtier.

The blue wall will always be there because the system supports it.

The whole f**king system is corrupt.

I used to think, 'How can I write my life story? I'm still living it.

An honest cop still can't find a place to go and complain without fear of recrimination. The blue wall will always be there because the system supports it.

It's that preparation that goes into each week. We have a term: 'Trust your training, trust your teammate, and trust yourself.'

While we breathe, we will hope.

I learned then that my competitiveness is so strong I can't even control it.

Аs I've mentioned many times, sitting through graduation ceremonies is one of life's drearier milestones.

All artists are vain, they long to be recognized and to leave something to posterity. They want to be loved, and at the same time they want to be free. But nobody is free.

The strongest part of a religion today is its unconscious poetry

I'm a confirmed negaholic. I don't just see a glass that's half full and call it half-empty; I see a glass that's completely full and worry that someone's going to tip it over.

There is a power within you that will free you!

To build a mass movement, nonviolence is indispensable.

Our priests are not what a silly populace supposes; all their learning consists in our credulity.