Every man who takes office in Washington either grows or swells, and when I give a man an office, I watch him carefully to see whether he is growing or swelling.
I went to work in an office and learned, among other lessons, to do things I did not care for, and to do them well. Before I left this office, two of my books had already been published.
[Brown is telling Billy why he signed up for the police] Brown: So she tells me, "You never finish anything. You finish the police course, you get taken care of again, baby." So after graduation, I get a blowjob again. Billy Costigan: That's great. Y...
Mayor: Drebin, I don't want anymore trouble like you had last year on the South Side. Understand? That's my policy. Frank: Yes. Well, when I see 5 weirdos dressed in togas stabbing a guy in the middle of the park in full view of 100 people, I shoot t...
Police Captain: [to Mills] What do you think? David Mills: I'm in. Mark Swarr: It has to be both of you. William Somerset: If he were to claim insanity, this conversation is admissable. The fact that he's blackmailing us with his plea... Mark Swarr: ...
State Police Capt. Dave Kern: Why didn't you leave the kid alone in the first place? Teasle: Dammit, Dave, you think this kid just waltzed into town, announced he was a Medal Of Honor winner, and then I just leaned on him for the hell of it? I tried ...
However low a man sinks he never reaches the level of the police.
Local people do want to see more police on the streets.
In almost all cases now the police are as much an enemy as the others.
I've never had a problem with drugs. I've had problems with the police.
There was a military police brigade with over 3,400 soldiers getting ready to go home because their mission - prisoner-of-war operations - was finished.
The police came to me to say I had death threats and that I had to be careful!
I think The Police made five great records and then called it a day. They went out on top.
The police must obey the law while enforcing the law.
This is going right to the police. So, it's a very dangerous precedent.
Truths begin by a conflict with the police - and end by calling them in.
When I get stopped by the police, I keep my hands on the wheel. I'm not going to move.
I got in trouble with the police, and that was a rude awakening. That was it. I'd seen the bottom of the pit, and it was time to scrape myself out of it.
David Mills: Get out of the FUCKING HALL, police!
Fogell: [shoots at burning police cruiser] Break yourself, foo!
People in my books tend to get their just deserts, even if not at the hands of the police.
