Joe Arpaio Quotes - Page 2

Now everybody is mafia. You got the Russian mafia, the Mexican mafia. Everybody is mafia these days.

Many times, when you go to arrest somebody, they pull their gun, and here I am, a federal agent, telling them to drop their gun. But the gun is like that. I give them a split second to drop it, and they drop it. I could have shot them - who is going to complain?

I roam the streets all the time. You'll be shocked. I'm shocked, everybody that comes up to me, "Oh, thank you, Sheriff. You're supporting Trump." I don't care who they are. They kind of whisper sometimes.

I don't rely on the media. I usually average one speech a day for 25 years. People know me because I'm out there.

I was taught to work hard and to be honest, and that's what I try to do, so that's it.

I'm not interested in Vice President. I'm hanging around Arizona. I'm running again for Sheriff.

I'd rather report to four million people as the elected Sheriff than some governor or president, so I like reporting to the people.

I just can't surrender. I can't start something and then surrender because of political reasons. I just don't do that, and that goes back to me, why I keep running when I should probably take it easy, even though I have no hobbies, and enjoy the rest of my life.

I believe Donald Trump is the best guy for president; and I'm not going to shy away and I take the risk. I could just stay home and don't talk about any candidate.

Everything I do in my life is very aggressive.

I'm kind of an old-fashioned guy.

I used to have trust with reporters. Give them scoops. Those were the old days. It's very strange, when you give a story and it doesn't come out the right way.

Some people call me a publicity hound.

I love the president Donald Trump. He supports law enforcement and I'm very humbled. I said publicly, recently, pardon or no pardon, I will be with him until the end.

I just talk, and I say what I feel, and yet, I'm a nice guy.

I don't think Donald Trump is afraid of journalists. If he was, he wouldn't be on the TV every hour on the hour.

Once I can talk to people, I switch them over on my side.

You make deals in business and in government if you're smart.

I really love how Israel operates, and I love the Jewish people.

You get so tired of political correctness. I'm noted for speaking out all my career.

It takes a lot of work to do this every day, every day, but I feel, as a sheriff, I should get to know my people. I serve them. They don't serve me. I serve them. They're my bosses, and the more people I can see and talk to, I love it.

I'd feel more comfortable talking to the blacks, or Hispanics, or the poor areas. I feel more at home, believe it or not.

I'm a very private person, regardless of what the world may think of me.

I still think people like to hear from someone's heart and how they really feel than the old political rhetoric trying to not say the wrong thing because how would it look, would they get votes, lose votes.

I even used to stop vehicles going through stop signs, even though I was walking.