Dennis Farina Quotes

I'm a deputy sheriff.

When constabulary duty's to be done A policeman's lot is not a happy one.

Being a police officer in America is a tough job.

Where I grew up, most people were policemen. So naturally, I also wanted to be a policeman.

Lives are saved when those potential killers are confronted by a police officer, a strong police presence and actual, honest-to-goodness, up-close 'What are you guys doing on this corner at 1 o'clock in the morning' policing. We need to be careful it doesn't drift away from us in the age of viral videos, or there will be profound consequences.

I enjoyed being a police officer; I enjoyed the investigations.

The 4 policeman

I was a policeman for 18 years.

I joined the police force with one motivation in mind: to become a high school PE teacher. After a year of working, I realized that a) I was making twice as much money as I would in the teaching profession, and b) I was having too much fun. I stuck it out for 32 years and no regrets.

Being a cop must be hard. My dad was one and never wanted any of his children to follow in his footsteps.

Being a good police officer is one of the most difficult, dangerous, idealistic jobs in the world.

Even in the best of times, there is no tougher calling than serving as a police officer.

There is no tougher job in America than being a cop on the beat in a major city in this country, big and brawling.

Cops, the law's the law. You see somebody break it, you've got to be willing to enforce it. And doing that enhances the confrontational aspect of the whole circumstance. The more the confrontational aspect is ratcheted up the more danger is involved. It's gutsy work.

My godfather was a Chicago policeman, and I've always looked at law enforcement as a challenging and interesting job.

I completely respect the job our police do.

The FBI was formed because the gangsters were better armed, better financed.

Cops can deprive people of their freedom. They are sworn to serve and protect. They work for us and they belong to, basically, a service industry, laboring in conditions that are sometimes threatening, often dangerous yet interesting.

Donald Trump and I are going to make sure that law enforcement have the resources and the tools to be able to really restore law and order to the cities and communities in this nation.

Tonight, I propose a 21st Century Crime Bill to deploy the latest technologies and tactics to make our communities even safer. Our balanced budget will help put up to 50,000 more police on the street in the areas hardest hit by crime, and then to equip them with new tools from crime-mapping computers to digital mug shots. We must break the deadly cycle of drugs and crime.

Gun control responsibilities are taking police officers off the street and adding to crime.

You know, in our country lately we're more interested in protecting the criminals than we are in making sure that we're strong and powerful and know what we're doing.

I would suggest to you, what we need to do is assert a stronger leadership at the national level to support law enforcement.

I don't pick up people. This is the work of the police. If there's anybody with a case, it's the police, not me.

We need law and order in America.