Police Sayings and Quotes

No matter how you feel about law enforcement as a whole, police work is a dangerous, challenging, and often thankless job. Every day they are thrust into difficult situations and expected to make decisions in seconds. Below you’ll find a collection of wise and insightful police quotes and sayings.

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear. Ambrose Redmoon
Let me be clear - no one is above the law. Not a politician, not a priest, not a criminal, not a police officer. We are all accountable for our actions. Antonio Villaraigosa
In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision. Dalai Lama
A hero is somebody who is selfless, who is generous in spirit, who just tries to give back as much as possible and help people. A hero to me is someone who saves people and who really deeply cares. Debi Mazar
A recent police study found that you're much more likely to get shot by a fat cop if you run. Dennis Miller
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. Frank Serpico
It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle. General H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Good people sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. George Orwell
When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. Henry Ford
There's only two people in your life you should lie to... the police and your girlfriend. Jack Nicholson
When truth is no longer free, freedom is no longer real: the truths of the police are the truths of today. Jacques Prevert
He may be a very nice man. But I haven't got the time to figure that out. All I know is, he's got a uniform and a gun and I have to relate to him that way. That's the only way to relate to him because one of us may have to die. James Baldwin
By learning to yield to the loving authority ... of his parents, a child learns to submit to other forms of authority which will confront him later in his life - his teachers, school principal, police, neighbors and employers. James Dobson
If something is stolen from you, don't go to the police. They're not interested. Don't go to a psychologist either, because he's interested in only one thing: that it was really you who did the stealing. Karl Kraus
I've never had a problem with drugs. I've had problems with the police. Keith Richards
Society questions the police and their methods, and the police say: 'Do you want the criminals off the street or not? Kurt Russell
Work hard for what you want because it won't come to you without a fight. You have to be strong and courageous and know that you can do anything you put your mind to. If somebody puts you down or criticizes you, just keep on believing in yourself and turn it into something positive. Leah LaBelle
Wisdom is knowing the right path to take. Integrity is taking it. M.H. McKee
I truly believe that everything that we do and everyone that we meet is put in our path for a purpose. There are no accidents; we're all teachers - if we're willing to pay attention to the lessons we learn, trust our positive instincts and not be afraid to take risks or wait for some miracle to come knocking at our door. Marla Gibbs
I don't know why you decided to wear that costume, but it makes you a symbol. Just as Robin was a symbol. Or Superman, or Nightwing, or the policeman who wears his uniform. And this isn't just a symbol of the law, it's a symbol of justice. When one policeman is killed, others take his place because justice can't be stopped. Marv Wolfman
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God. Matthew 5:9
I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. Maya Angelou
The art of the police is not to see what it is useless that it should see. Napoleon Bonaparte
Hire character. Train skill. Peter Schutz
The wicked flee where no man pursueth; but the righteous are bold as a lion. Proverbs 28:1
However low a man sinks he never reaches the level of the police. Quentin Crisp
But down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, and who is neither tarnished nor afraid. Raymond Chandler
The police are the public and the public are the police; the police being only members of the public who are paid to give full time attention to duties which are incumbent on every citizen in the interests of community welfare and existence. Robert Peel
Money can buy the necessary police order. Justice is sold to the highest bidder. Rohinton Mistry
My heroes are those who risk their lives every day to protect our world and make it a better place - police, firefighters and members of our armed forces. Sidney Sheldon