Top 19 Kiran Bedi Quotes

Crime prevention has to become a first priority.

I do not believe in living in either the future or the past.

Without a beat officer system, there can be no crime prevention or supportive investigation. This is the very foundation of sound policing. It is the beat officer who connects with the common man on a daily basis and is the five senses of his area.

When I was growing up, government was the agent of change: it was a developing country. What was important was to make a difference.

Let eternal vigilance be the price of liberty and integrity of the country hereafter.

The media has a key role to play in ending corruption.

Certain crimes cannot be prevented unless there is a daily collective work done diligently.

Corrupt bureaucrats and cops ought to dismissed or compulsorily retired from service, as they are a drain on the service. Their performance must be vigorously assessed.

I do not need any rest. I enjoy my work, and at work, I rest. I rest with my good work.

If I could, I would never walk. I would just jog or, even better, run.

I’m a product of this visionary mother and father.

I haven‘t seen a single institution in the corporate world operating smoothly without a HR team.

I believe in prayer. I believe in gratitude and serving people.

I had a clear vision: if I take up an assignment, I’ll do full justice to it; otherwise I’ll walk away.

My policing was nothing but activism – it had to be.

Policing is an integral part of governance. It is a whole, but it is also a part of the larger whole. Just like a human organ like the head, it’s got intelligence, stamina, strategy and surveillance. But it cannot function independently in the absence of other life-sustaining organs.

You cannot just exercise your rights and get away without performing your responsibilities. Understand that it should not be about ‘me‘ but rather ‘us.’

When governance improves, there will be less have-nots and more haves.

My first day in the police was July 16, 1972. I was the only woman in the IPS. I remember getting a lot of questions. Are you sure you want to do this? Have you thought about your family? Why did you choose to be here? There was a lot of amazement and doubt.