Famous Quotes & Sayings

Stuart Fischoff

People have this sense that they're not just watching the death of a city, they're watching the death of a whole culture, and that's far more engaging than just the aftermath of a hurricane, Escape From New York.

Marianne Williamson

Our task, in the aftermath of September 11, was and continues to be the transformation of the effects of evil into something beautiful and good.

Martin George

Our fuel costs remain a real burden. The price of oil hit a record high of just over 70 dollars per barrel in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Buddy Jewell

Just as we did for our fellow countrymen in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11th, ... I encourage everyone in this great nation to roll up their sleeves and contribute as best you can to help our brothers and sisters along the Gulf Coast. It is in times like these that we as Americans have the opportunity to show the world one of the things that makes our country great...our compassion.

Paul Tagliabue

That was a decision that I made. The priority in this region had to continue to be recovery and rebuilding from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Paul Hoolahan

I think it's obvious, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, we are faced with some formidable challenges. It's difficult to go forward when you are ejected from your home venue. ... First and foremost in our thinking is that we want - in every way possible - to conduct our event in the state of Louisiana.

Pat McCutcheon

I think something changed for us in the nation in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. We had dirty laundry that we didn't know about (and) that dirty laundry happened to be most exposed in Louisiana." ()

Jim Beaver

'Life's That Way' was an extraordinarily difficult book to write, because it wasn't written as a book. It was written as a journal of events that were happening as I wrote it, without the space or time either to digest or analyze those events and without the hindsight and peace that writing in the aftermath would have provided.

Jerrold Nadler

I witnessed firsthand what happens when the federal government fails to protect public health after disaster strikes, ... The long-term impact on human health -- and public confidence in government -- is devastating. Sierra Club's report is a wake-up call that it could happen again, and I confess that I am concerned for the rescue workers and residents facing the aftermath of the Katrina Hurricane. We need a full investigation of what happened at Ground Zero and what our government plans to do in all future emergencies.

Nick Saban

Reggie had a chance to make a play on the ball, ... In trying to intercept it I think he put himself in a bad position to tackle the guy. It turned out to be a big play.

Reece Thompson

Regardless of what level the actor's at, you always learn something. And you can learn something from bad actors as well, who I've also worked with in the past.

Aaron Harberts

Rebecca, much like Pepper, takes her job very seriously, but she doesn't take herself seriously. A lot of actors don't like to play the fool. They feel it weakens them in some way, but Rebecca gets power from it. So when bad things are happening to Pepper, or humiliating things are happening to Pepper, she rolls with it. And because she's able to throw herself in all the way, it makes the gags work.

Sergei Kupriyanov

Rejection of the solutions we proposed will play a very bad havoc on the Ukrainian economy and, which is most unfortunate, on the Ukrainian people.

Yasser Arafat

Regrettably, this is a dangerous escalation that drags the whole region into a very critical, bad and grave situation,

Justin Hott

Regis missed earnings badly in a critical quarter for establishing credibility with consumer investors. Instead, this miss has created questions as to whether Alberto's beauty supply business is truly better off as a part of Regis.

Simon Greenberg

Relaying a pitch at this time of year makes it much more difficult to lay a new one in the summer. The pitch here has always been a difficult one. Last year, it contributed to Scott Parker picking up a bad injury playing for us. It is all about where it is and where it can get the benefit of natural growth.

Jeffrey Greene

Our police officers also say they need help lobbying for resources for prevention and treatment. Dismantling labs leaves them with less time to chase bad guys,

Steve Jobs

Our relationship with Microsoft is kind of like a marriage. It's terrific 99 percent of the time. And one percent of the time we argue, usually over multimedia. And in life, that's not a bad ratio.

Jim Reynolds

Part of the work involved with every hurricane is to lock the place down and make it as secure as possible, and that takes time to occur.

Chris Sisko

People need to be securing property and putting up their hurricane shutters to safeguard their homes.

Lynette Miller

Our problem with coastal storms does not end with the hurricane season.

Jack Beven

Rita should maintain major hurricane status until landfall,

Michael Chertoff

last summer FEMA, who reports to you, and the LSU Hurricane Center, and local and state officials did a simulated Hurricane Pam in which the levees broke. ... Thousands drowned.

Michael Lomax

I went through seven hurricane seasons. We went through the drills.

Janet Callison

There are still vast neighborhoods of rubble and toppled trees everywhere. Even when you're standing there and looking, it's unfathomable how much has to be done, even seven months after the hurricane hit.

Fumihiko Kawano

Just talk of the hurricane weakening was enough to push up the dollar.

Julie Gerberding

I think it is really important to remember that when this hurricane was coming, we actually didn't know where it was going to go,

Richard Cobb

On the supply side, we are about the same as after Katrina and before Rita.

Hal Rogers

I think it's time we thought about having Katrina bonds,

Richard Falkenrath

I think this issue, Katrina and our government's response to it, should be looked at by an independent commission,

Stacy Brown

I'm still waiting on official Katrina evacuee demographics. I think that it's going to be pretty useful data, because it will serve as a source of how many people can potentially become homeless.

Mary Fetchet

Katrina should be enough to wake people up.

John Metz

Katrina produced a catastrophic storm surge, it was one of the worst we've seen in this country,

Kim Stewart

Katrina knocked us down, but it's not going to keep us there. I think things should be a lot faster.

Peter Morris

Katrina is like a very large pile of stones on top of a mountain. Standing by the pile of stones it's a big pile. But when you're looking at the mountain, it's not going to be that dramatic.

Mark Zandi

Katrina is going to muck things up; it's just a question to what degree.

John Barrett

That's usually the consumer's way of saying they're not interested.

Scott Simms

I think this is what we expected, ultimately. We didn't do anything wrong -- that's what we've been saying all along.

Frank MacKay

It doesn't have any basis. It's like me saying they're Martians; it's silly.

Hal McManus

I'm so tired of saying 'box out' that I'm sick of it. I think I say 'box out' in my sleep.

Herman Edwards

I don't even know, ... I'm not trying to start a quarterback controversy and say who the quarterback is. Anything is possible. But I'm not saying we're switching, I'm not saying that.

M. Wolfe

I was like 'Why am I saying not guilty?' ... I thought I had to or something. It was the wrong decision.

Earl Hamner

I can't get used to saying the words, 'my biographer,'

Joe Wooden

Just like the old saying goes, "Vasser's boon-doggling again.

Richie Benaud

If it was me, I probably wouldn't be saying anything.