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Kiran Bedi

(1949) Police Officer

36 quotes in 176 categories

Kiran Bedi is a police officer, best known for It's always possible.

Quick Facts About Kiran Bedi

Born: June 9, 1949
Profession: Police Officer
Notable works: It's always possible

About Kiran Bedi

Kiran Bedi is a former tennis player who became the first Indian woman to join the officer ranks of the Indian Police Service (IPS) in 1972 and was the 24th lieutenant governor of Puducherry from 28 May 2016 to 16 February 2021. She remained in service for 35 years before taking voluntary retirement in 2007 as Director General, Bureau of Police Research and Development.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Kiran Bedi

People who do not take charge of their lives are lathi-charged by time.

Charging

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I do not need any rest. I enjoy my work, and at work, I rest. I rest with my good work.

Enjoy

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Corrupt bureaucrats and cops ought to dismissed or compulsorily retired from service, as they are a drain on the service. Their performance…

Corrupt

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Ethics, decency and morality are the real soldiers

Character

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When I was growing up, government was the agent of change: it was a developing country. What was important was to make…

Change

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My motto in life is that nothing is impossible, no target unachievable - one just has to try harder and harder.

Goals

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Crime prevention has to become a first priority.

Become

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My first day in the police was July 16, 1972. I was the only woman in the IPS. I remember getting a…

Day

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Empowered women who reach tough or unconventional positions make CHOICES not sacrifices

Choices

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I do not believe in living in either the future or the past.

Believe

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Policing is an integral part of governance. It is a whole, but it is also a part of the larger whole. Just…

Intelligence

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Crime is a product of a distorted mind.

Crime

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I joined the Indian Police Service as a tough woman, a woman with indefatigable stamina, because I used to run for my…

Police

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If I could, I would never walk. I would just jog or, even better, run.

Better

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The media has a key role to play in ending corruption.

Corruption

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The moment you design the post of a HR manager in the police, your whole outlook towards your team changes. You designate…

Design

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Without a beat officer system, there can be no crime prevention or supportive investigation. This is the very foundation of sound policing.…

Common man

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My policing was nothing but activism - it had to be.

Activism

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The focus is what is right before you - to give it your best. It sows the seeds of tomorrow.

Focus

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When governance improves, there will be less have-nots and more haves.

Governance

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You cannot just exercise your rights and get away without performing your responsibilities. Understand that it should not be about 'me' but…

Cannot

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The Draft Model Police Act of 2006, as part of police reforms, provided for Special Security Zones to be created in the…

Cybersecurity

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Crimes happen, but some are preventable.

Crime

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Life is on an incline; you either go up, or you come down.

Incline

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I believe in prayer. I believe in gratitude and serving people.

Believe

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