I Think It's Only Natural To Want

I've Been The Longest-serving Police Commissioner In The History Of The Department, But It's Time In My Life To Move On. I'm Ready For New Adventures, New Challenges.

You're Always Trying To Impress Your Parents Regardless Of How Old You Are. And When They're Gone, There's Nobody To Impress. But I Think My Parents Would Be Proud Of Me. My Father Has Been Gone For 30 Years, And By The Time He Passed Away, I Was A Lawyer. I Hope He Would Be Impressed.

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.

Good News Is Not News. Bad News Sells. Confrontation Sells. And That's What The Press Is Always Looking For. I'm Not Bragging, But I Have The Highest Job-approval Rating Of Any Public Official In The City. And I've Had It Consistently. The Approval Rating For The Police Department Is 70 Percent. This Notion That Stop-and-frisk Has Torn The Community Apart Is False.

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.