Curtis Sliwa
Curtis Sliwa
Curtis Sliwais an American anti-crime activist, founder and CEO of the Guardian Angels, and radio talk show host and media personality...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRadio Host
Date of Birth26 March 1954
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
anger chance missile stifled trial waiting
The anger that I had going into the first trial was stifled because I had a chance to tell my story. I was like an MX missile waiting to go off. Now I'm more like a can of deodorant.
antidote bad bring brooklyn good people small ways
For every good person that comes from Brooklyn or the Bronx, there are some bad people who bring their more criminal-intensive ways to small communities. We think we can be an antidote to that.
saying
I'm saying to myself, 'This has got to be a nightmare,'
breathing lucky room
I?m lucky to still be breathing and not be room temperature.
rotten
A rotten apple in the Guardian Angels stigmatizes us all over the world.
extended intention invitation ironic meet monday setting
It's ironic . . . where we have no intention of setting up, (the chief) has extended an invitation to meet on Monday to find out more about us because he's curious.
later months people puts results six thousands
I have the ability to see results six months later and there's no better feeling. We impact on thousands of people in the world. And in New York, which is the roughest, when people appreciate what we're doing, it puts the Simoniz back on the apple.
boss means watch
the boss is back. ... It means I have to watch my back.
seemed sure
It seemed like a lifetime, but I'm sure it was just milliseconds.
army bruce daughter fight mind people physically son stereotype trim
Some people have this stereotype in their mind that you have to be the son or daughter of Bruce Lee, physically fit, trim and able to fight off an army of uzi-toting, dope-sucking, psychopathic killing machines. That is not the prerequisite.
hardest jury last radio rendered week worse
Last week was the hardest week of radio I've ever had to do. It may be even worse now that the jury has rendered its decision.
deserved line
Frankly, some of the things I did in the past, I deserved that line of questioning.
invincible lucky strikes three
Hey, I was lucky twice. I know it's three strikes and you're out. I don't think of myself as being invincible anymore.
protection starts
It all starts with the protection of the victim.