I Liked The Military Life. They Teach

You're Always Trying To Impress Your Parents Regardless Of How Old You Are. And When They're Gone, There's Nobody To Impress. But I Think My Parents Would Be Proud Of Me. My Father Has Been Gone For 30 Years, And By The Time He Passed Away, I Was A Lawyer. I Hope He Would Be Impressed.

I Liked The Military Life. They Teach You Self-sufficiency Early On. I Always Say That I Learned Most Of What I Know About Leadership In The Marine Corps. Certain Basic Principles Stay With You - Sometimes Consciously, Mostly Unconsciously.

I've Been The Longest-serving Police Commissioner In The History Of The Department, But It's Time In My Life To Move On. I'm Ready For New Adventures, New Challenges.

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.

I Never Think Of The Word Legacy. It Doesn't Mean Anything. You Do The Right Thing, In My Judgment, And Things Will Work Out. That's What Drives Me. I'm Not Looking For Legacy Or History Books Or Whatever. I Know What We've Done Here Has Saved A Significant Number Of Lives. The Burden Is Not On Me. It's On The Politicians Who Made The Decisions To Limit What We're Doing. They're The Ones Who Are Going To Pay A Price, In My Judgment, If Crime Significantly Increases.