Tom Selleck's character Frank Reagan in the TV series Blue Bloods is the police commissioner of New York City and the patriarch of the Reagan family. Here are 10 of his most thought-provoking quotes:

1."I'm the Police Commissioner. I hear things." 

2."Only a fool seeks peace by inciting violence." 

3."We should be ready to accept whatever outcome we get, but not before we've shaken every last tree." 

4."Every month or so I try to have one."

5."Don't for a second think that a smart person won't check out your story. Plan on it." 

6."Everything worthwhile has a personal cost." 

7."Sometimes what you imagine is worse than what's actually there."

8."Pass the potatoes." 

9."Right up until nice doesn't work." 

10."I'm going to give you the respect you don't give me."