Christopher Meloni Quotes

Serving as a police officer is the toughest job in our country. As they put themselves on the line to keep us safe, they deserve our gratitude and support.

I couldn't be a police officer. It's a very difficult job to put your life in the face of danger for someone else, and that is extremely selfless. To now vilify cops is not really the way I think it should be looked at.

As a former cop, I respect and appreciate those who've dedicated their lives to serving others as well as those who appreciate the rule of law and honor it.

When you see a girl like me bustin' perps, there ain't no time to be pretty.

I come from a family of cops, and all of them share that understanding that they put their lives on the line.

I always thought that the badge a cop has was more like the shield that Captain America has. It's an obvious sign of good and something you'll protect other people with, but it will also protect you.

I respect and admire what cops do.

Over the course of my career in law enforcement, I have witnessed over and over again the selflessness and sacrifice of law enforcement who lay their lives on the line every day to protect people who they will never meet and people who will never know their names.

What makes an officer's job all the more difficult, dangerous, and demanding is that it rests on upholding that sacred trust with citizens that he or she serves. Nevertheless, I ask every officer in Chicago: reflect on your work, your training, your experience and - to be honest - about the fears and frustrations you bring to that job.

I have the highest regard for the police forces.

As a kid, I always thought of being a cop or an army man.

Most cops are not looking for understanding. They work in a world filled with a sense - real or imagined - of danger lurking around each corner and every hallway. Most cops are merely looking for respect.

Every day, hundreds of thousands of men and women protect and serve, often putting their own lives at risk.

Character in leadership is the most important balance for leadership. Without character, leaders have no safety. Leadership has no protection without character.

Understand, our police officers put their lives on the line for us every single day. They've got a tough job to do to maintain public safety and hold accountable those who break the law.

A police force, wherever they are, is made up of amazing people, and I respect them a great deal.

A policeman, as you discover, has to put up with a hell of a lot of abuse. A man in any other line of work would nail a guy who laid that kind of abuse on him. I know I would.

But steel bars have never yet kept out a mob; it takes something a good deal stronger: human courage backed up by the consciousness of being right.

I want Ron to stand up to Malfoy and punish him.

My grandfather was a cop in Long Island. I often try to draw on things that I've heard about him.

It is a high patriotic duty that we support and sustain the men who have been placed in position of difficulty, burden, responsibility, and even danger as the result of our suffrages.

When a police officer tells you to stay in the car, you stay in the car.

Get down, you fool!

Carrying law enforcement ID connects you with those who do the same and separates you from those who don't. There's an implicit trust that you will serve even if means risking your life.

I'm a good authoritarian figure; I don't know why. 'Can you be a cop?' Sure. 'Can you be a Marine?' Absolutely. Well, at least in a movie.