Inspiring Police Quotes: A Collection of Wisdom and Courage

"People sleep peacefully in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."

- George Orwell

"Good people sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."

- George Orwell

"Blessed are the peacekeepers, for they shall be called the children of God."

- Matthew 5:9

"Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid."

- President Ronald Reagan

"I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I've been trusted to make the game-winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."

- Michael Jordan

"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."

- Winston Churchill

"Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, and who is neither tarnished nor afraid."

- Raymond Chandler

"The police are the public and the public are the police; the police being only members of the public who are paid to give full-time attention to duties which are incumbent on every citizen in the interests of community welfare and existence."

- Robert Peel

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

- Maya Angelou

"Hire character. Train skill."

- Peter Schutz

"The wicked flee when no man pursueth; but the righteous are bold as a lion."

- Proverbs 28:1

"Bravery is not the absence of fear, but action (the mastery of it) in the face of fear."

- John Berridge

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear."

- Ambrose Redmoon

"The duties of an officer are the safety, honor and welfare of your country first; the honor, welfare and comfort of the men in your command second; and the officer’s own ease, comfort and safety last."

- George S. Patton

"Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm."

- Publilius Syrus

"When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it."

- Henry Ford

"Wisdom is knowing the right path to take. Integrity is taking it."

- M.H. McKee

"Be the type of person that when your feet touch the floor in the morning, the devil says ‘Oh crap … they’re up!’"

- Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

"I don’t have to draw a line in the sand. I already have one. It’s thin. It’s blue. It’s mine and if you cross it, I will protect it."

"When you think about quitting, remember why you started."

"If something happens to one of us, it’s felt by all of us."

"The badge. It doesn’t weigh much until you put it on."