Top 30 Quotes by Raymond Kelly

New Yorkers are real gritty and tough.

It sounds corny, but I never have avoided the challenges - I relish them - I think it's what make me tick, to a certain extent.

David Cohen is without a doubt one of the best - if not the best - public servant I've ever encountered.

As a city, we have to face the reality that New York's minority communities experience a disproportionate share of violent crime.

In New York City we have the biggest police force in the country. We have 35,000 uniformed officers. We're able to mass officers in significant numbers if we had to.

I don't watch cop movies much. I TiVo shows. I watch every Larry David show.

The federal government is doing less than it is lawfully entitled to do to protect New York City, and the City is less safe as a result.

I don't think I've become arrogant. I'm pretty much the same person. I think the world has changed. I think I'm pretty consistent. Because you stick to what you believe does not make you arrogant.

I think the American public can accept the fact if you tell them that every time you pick up the phone it's going to be recorded and it goes to the government. I think the public can understand that.

The stark reality is that crime happens in communities of color.