#officer

I will be known forever as the Puppy who chased a cutpurse and caught fish garbage instead. My descendants will pretend I'm not in their bloodline. No – no one will want to make descendants with me. [from Beka Cooper's journal of her first day as a new Dog i.e. cop] ↗

— Tamora Pierce

#first-day #police-officer #journalism

This was a report from a single source. It was an established and reliable line of reporting. It was quoted from a senior Iraqi military officer in a position to know this information. ↗

— John Scarlett

#information #iraqi #know #line #military

As I suffer in the defence of my Country, I must consider this hour as the most glorious of my life -Remember that I die as becomes a British Officer, while the manner of my death must reflect disgrace on your Commander. ↗

— John Andre

#british #commander #consider #country #death

I used to stand outside the theater knowing the truant officer was looking for me. I would stand there 'til someone came along and then ask them to buy my ticket. ↗

— Moe Howard

#ask #buy #came #i #knowing

When a law enforcement officer apprehends an illegal immigrant, it makes no sense to simply release that individual who has been breaking our laws with no threat of sanction or penalty. ↗

— Bobby Jindal

#breaking #enforcement #illegal #immigrant #individual

A chief petty officer taught me shorthand, which got me promoted to yeoman first class. ↗

— Jack Adams

#class #first #first class #got #me

The military is a very cool world to write about. I went down to Ft. Benning, Ga., for military training, and I learned a lot about soldiers and officers and why they joined up and what their life has been like. ↗

— David Baldacci

#been #cool #down #i #joined

Perhaps my information hurt the Soviet Union more than it helped. I have no idea. It was not something I ever discussed with the KGB officers that I was dealing with. ↗

— Aldrich Ames

#discussed #ever #helped #hurt #i

Listen, my day job is also Chief Creative Officer for Marvel, and it's a very painful job because we publish a lot of books, and there are things I see where I can punch people out. Therefore, we have some new people now, and the kids are going to read our books. ↗

— Avi Arad

#because #books #chief #creative #day

You go to London, you see a TV set in every cell and the sign up that all the officers must treat prisoners with dignity. What about your dedicated soldiers that have helped fight in Afghanistan and Iraq? They're living in tents and our soldiers are living in tents. So it's OK for soldiers to live in tents, in hot tents, but it's wrong for inmates? ↗

— Joe Arpaio

#afghanistan #cell #dedicated #dignity #every