A Broad Base Of Knowledge

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.

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.

New York Is Safer Than It Has Been - And It's Getting Safer. But It's Never Safe. As The Financial And Communications Capital Of The World, This Is Where Terrorists Want To Make A Statement, Where They Get The Most Bang For The Buck.

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.

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.