Frank Rizzo
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"Francis Lazarro "Frank" Rizzo, Sr." was an United States/American police officer and politician. He served as Philadelphia police commissioner from 1968 to 1971 and mayor of Philadelphia from 1972 to 1980.

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We were seeing signs of this during practice all year, ... We finally put it together, and we've created the holes and Matt has made people miss. It's a good feeling. Things are rolling a bit and we hope it continues.

Brian and I will vote for some kind of smoking ordinance while Jack is against it.

Most don't last past 50 on the job. They'll move on to building inspection or another related field.

He's a wealthy man. He doesn't need politics. He doesn't need people to wine and dine him, ... I'm not ashamed to say it's never affected my relationship with him.

These little cars went like hell, ... About 35 to 50 miles an hour around a course at the art museum.

The streets are safe in Philadelphia, it's only the people who make them unsafe.

I'd be really surprised if it turns out to be anything other than that.

After being accused of bribery (patronage jobs in exchange for being able to name candidates for District Attorney and City Controller) by Democratic City Chairman Peter Camiel, and being challenged by the Philadelphia Daily News to a lie detector test with himself, Commerce Director Harry Belinger, and Camiel, Rizzo accepted and said, "if this machine says a man lied, he lied." After th.