William Bratton Quotes

I was still a recruit in the Boston Police Academy when I attended my first police funeral. It was September 28, 1970. I remember it still.

William Bratton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: public
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 6, 1947

Topics

PoliceRememberFirstBostonFuneral

Feast of Stephen, Deacon, First Martyr, the man who will not act until he knows all will never act at all.

Jim Elliot

ManWillNeverFirstActFeast

I would buy a Mac today if I was not working at Microsoft.

Jim Allchin

TodayBuyWorkingWouldMicrosoft

I'm happy to pay my fair share - which is whatever the tax is right now.

Jerry Della Femina

HappyTaxNowFairRightPay

We are fortunate people. It is our need and responsibility to help our fellow man.

John Morgridge

ResponsibilityManPeopleHelpNeed

I'm from the South, where if you walk down the street and there's somebody behind you talking with a Southern accent, you can't tell whether it's a black or a white person.

Johnnie Cochran

WalkBlackTalkingYouDownPerson

Don't fall in love with the map. The map doesn't win elections.

Mitch McConnell

LoveWinFallMapElections

I try to create characters people want to sit with, even if nothing is happening.

Jason Reynolds

PeopleCreateWantNothingTrySit

To me, seeing a really great comedian is a bit like watching a musician or a poet.

Dick Gregory

GreatMeSeeingWatchingPoetLike

I think African Americans are resilient and hustlers by nature. I think they need to understand that you can take that hustle to the boardroom, but it has to be an education process.

Daymond John

EducationNatureThinkYouHustle

When I get up early, I appreciate the quiet time to enjoy a coffee or water my plants.

Christina Tosi

TimeWaterCoffeePlantsAppreciate

Women have fought so long and hard for our rights and equality, and now all our attention is put on being a size 0.

Pink

WomenFitnessEqualityAttentionNow

Bill Macy is the most incredible, humble, and hungry human being, and that is the captain of our ship. He is phenomenal. We still laugh together, and we still talk and text and check on each other.

Shanola Hampton

HumbleTogetherShipLaughTalk

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