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Quote by Raymond Kelly

“I think I've had a long, distinguished career in public service. It just goes to show you what some politicians will do. They'll say or do anything to get elected. I know all these people. They all claimed to be friends of mine up until their mayoral campaigns. They'd call me on the phone and ask for information or come over here and sit in this chair to get briefed.”

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Raymond Kelly

Raymond Kelly, born on September 4, 1941, is an American police officer. He held several high-ranking positions in the New York City Police Department and was instrumental in pushing for various police reforms during his tenure. more

“Good news is not news. Bad news sells. Confrontation sells. And that's what the press is always looking for. I'm not bragging, but I have the highest job-approval rating of any public official in the city. And I've had it consistently. The approval rating for the police department is 70 percent. This notion that stop-and-frisk has torn the community apart is false.”

Community Police Consistently Torn Confrontation Bragging

Author:Raymond Kelly

“You can be stopped if a police officer reasonably suspects a crime is about to be committed, is being committed or has been committed. Every law enforcement agency does it. It's essential to policing.”

Crime Police Committed Law Enforcement Police Officer

Author:Raymond Kelly

“The early romance was the most romantic experience I have ever had in my life - far surpassing anything I might've dreamed of or imagined, it was quite amazing. When you are young and it's your first love and you are just carried away by it and that's all you can think about.”

Thinking Romance First Love Most Romantic

Author:Lauren Bacall

“About working with Marilyn Monroe.We got along very well. My only complaint about her was that she was late all the time, but she was late out of fear as much as anything else, but it was hard to sit around and wait. She was usually an hour or two late every morning.”

Waiting Hours Morning Every Morning

Author:Lauren Bacall