Officers Quotes · Page 9

With any new civilization... they have to have their own officers and police and governments and all that.

— Jimi Hendrix

I have a hundred times wished that one could resign life as an officer resigns a commission.

— Robert Burns

All the drug dealers and gang members with whom I dealt had [a cell phone] long before any police officer I knew…

— Marc Goodman

While I was serving, I worked as an adventure training officer, teaching soldiers how to ski, canoe and climb.

— Ranulph Fiennes

The majority of soldiers and officers of the Soviet Army and the allied armies treated the local population humanely.

— Antony Beevor

“A cop is a human creature born stupid and raised in stupidity.”

— Norman Mailer

The worst of our evils we blindly inflict upon ourselves; our officers cannot remove them, even if they would.

— Herman Melville

'Come back here, I'm a police officer!' and I shouted back 'No you're not! You're a monster!'

— Russell Howard

Generals often find a way of dealing with generals on the officer-to-officer level. In the hierarchy of the military and with the…

— Kofi Annan

EXECUTIVE, n. An officer of the Government, whose duty it is to enforce the wishes of the legislative power until such time…

— Ambrose Bierce

There's rumors in the Twittersphere. If I find out that any of my officer is giving out drug and alcohol I send…

— Ice Cube

An army's bravest men are its cowards. The death which they would not meet at the hands of the enemy they will…

— Ambrose Bierce

We must reverse this psychology (of needing guns for home defense). WE can do it by passing a law that says anyone…

— Carl T. Rowan

One can only guess the amount of magic mushrooms a sane person would have to consume to believe that a frisbee constituted…

— Mark Thomas

I will lobby tirelessly in cooperation with other mayors around the country to insure that federal funding for our recently added police…

— Alan Autry

“It would be nice if ALL police officers would engage in excellent customer service with ALL members of the public they interact…

— Steven Magee

In this age, I dont care how tactically or operationally brilliant you are, if you cannot create harmony even vicious harmony on…

— James Mattis

The [Israelis] believed - they were possessed of an absolute certainty and conviction - that 'terrorists' were in Chatila. How could I…

— Robert Fisk

Behind all these men you have to do with, behind officers, and government, and people even, there is the country herself, your…

— Edward Everett Hale

The real menace of our Republic is the invisible government which like a giant octopus sprawls its slimy legs over our cities,…

— John Francis Hylan

That way when we pick people up there they don't really have an excuse. They weren't out there picking mushrooms. They were…

— Steve King

Since when do grown men and women, who presume to hold high government office and exercise what they think of as "moral…

— Meg Greenfield

She suddenly began to jump up and down, screaming at the top of her lungs. "The arks are after me! The arks…

— Ted Dekker

You can't be afraid to put out a fire if you're a fireman. You can't be afraid to be a police officer…

— Duane Chapman

A good sign that an army has been around too long is that it starts getting top-heavy with officers.

— Joe Haldeman

I have always told my subordinates that when they commit any mistakes, the blame must be laid on the superior officers.

— Chiang Kai-shek

It is only the unexpected that ever makes a customs officer think.

— Freya Stark

I think it's a self-serving effort to put a political agenda above the safety of our law enforcement officers.

— Todd Tiahrt

An [officer] is still a human being. When that fear kicks in, you never know what can happen.

— Method Man

Shoot the brave officers, and the cowards will run away and take the men with them.

— Stonewall Jackson

“I have nothing against gay officers, but its time to get your shit straight an leave the drag at home.”

— Khalia Hades

The biggest qualification to be a good police officer is to have a high degree of emotional intelligence.

— Peter James

Much of the demand for women in combat comes from female officers who are eager for medals and promotions.

— Phyllis Schlafly

Colin stared at the officer. “Thorne, you scare me. I’m not ashamed to say it.

— Tessa Dare

The vast majority of law enforcement officers conduct themselves in really honorable, appropriate ways.

— Eric Holder

Sir! Men who desert their comrades in war deserve to be shot! And Officers who intrude for them deserve to be hung!

— Stonewall Jackson

Too many security officers live day to day. They just want to be treated with dignity.

— John Wilson

“I call police officers “Untouchables”, as it is almost impossible to get a complaint upheld against one.”

— Steven Magee

Some of the best advice I've had comes from junior officers and enlisted men.

— Chester W. Nimitz

Now, I don't see color. People tell me I'm white and I believe them because police officers call me 'sir'.

— Stephen Colbert