--- title: "1 Firefighters Quotes By Raymond Kelly" description: "1 Firefighters quotes by Raymond Kelly. Plus more from Raymond Kelly and more Firefighters sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47b/raymond-kelly-14990_bad-news_no-other-agency-is-scrutinized-like-the_190832.jpg" --- > [No other agency is scrutinized like the police. Everything we do is in a goldfish bowl. We are not the most popular people in society. We do things like use deadly force; we're the bearers of bad news. We're not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-kelly/no-other-agency-is-scrutinized-like-the-police-everything-we-do-is-in/) [Raymond Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-kelly/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47b/raymond-kelly-14990_bad-news_no-other-agency-is-scrutinized-like-the_190832.jpg) ## Other authors on Firefighters - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-denis-leary-28635.jpg) Denis Leary 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/firefighters/denis-leary/) ## More by Raymond Kelly > [I think one of the biggest scams in law enforcement is the monitor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-kelly/i-think-one-of-the-biggest-scams-in-law-enforcement-is-the-monitor/) [Raymond Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-kelly/) > [Since 9/11, some of the most violent terrorists we've encountered were radicalized or recruited at universities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-kelly/since-9-11-some-of-the-most-violent-terrorists-we-ve-encountered-were/) [Raymond Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-kelly/) > [I don't watch cop movies much. I TiVo shows. I watch every Larry David show.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-kelly/i-don-t-watch-cop-movies-much-i-tivo-shows-i-watch-every-larry-david/) [Raymond Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-kelly/) > [No other agency is scrutinized like the police. Everything we do is in a goldfish bowl. We are not the most popular people in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-kelly/no-other-agency-is-scrutinized-like-the-police-everything-we-do-is-in/) [Raymond Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-kelly/) > [New York is safer than it has been - and it's getting safer. But it's never safe. As the financial and communications capital of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-kelly/new-york-is-safer-than-it-has-been-and-it-s-getting-safer-but-it-s/) [Raymond Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-kelly/) > [I think the American public can accept the fact if you tell them that every time you pick up the phone it's going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-kelly/i-think-the-american-public-can-accept-the-fact-if-you-tell-them-that/) [Raymond Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-kelly/) > [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-kelly/it-doesn-t-take-a-brain-surgeon-to-figure-out-that-if-you-stop-or/) [Raymond Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-kelly/) > [I think it's only natural to want to look good. I enjoy good clothes, so 18 years ago I moved to having custom-made suits.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-kelly/i-think-it-s-only-natural-to-want-to-look-good-i-enjoy-good-clothes/) [Raymond Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-kelly/) > [If terrorists aren't limited by borders and boundaries, we can't be, either.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-kelly/if-terrorists-aren-t-limited-by-borders-and-boundaries-we-can-t-be/) [Raymond Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-kelly/) > [All terrorism is theater.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-kelly/all-terrorism-is-theater/) [Raymond Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-kelly/) > [For some, the very act of intelligence gathering seems illegitimate when applied to the crime of terrorism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-kelly/for-some-the-very-act-of-intelligence-gathering-seems-illegitimate/) [Raymond Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-kelly/) > [As a city, we have to face the reality that New York's minority communities experience a disproportionate share of violent crime.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-kelly/as-a-city-we-have-to-face-the-reality-that-new-york-s-minority/) [Raymond Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-kelly/) > [I like music, a lot of different types of music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-kelly/i-like-music-a-lot-of-different-types-of-music/) [Raymond Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-kelly/) > [When I had the job of police commissioner, 20 years ago, I was more sensitive, more cognizant of complaints and concerned about public opinion.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-kelly/when-i-had-the-job-of-police-commissioner-20-years-ago-i-was-more/) [Raymond Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-kelly/) > [Consensus building doesn't necessarily fit with my experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-kelly/consensus-building-doesn-t-necessarily-fit-with-my-experience/) [Raymond Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-kelly/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/firefighters/raymond-kelly/#itemlist", "name": "1 Firefighters Quotes By Raymond Kelly", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "No other agency is scrutinized like the police. 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