Basically, the start of my thinking process is: 'OK, if you didn't have to worry about re-election, what would you be doing?' That's kind of how I'm starting to think.

You take dark chocolate, you mix it with white milk, and it becomes a delicious drink. That is the chocolate I am talking about.

Candor is the only way I know how to do it. I'm way too old to change. At the end of the day, I believe the truth is stronger than any lie that's out there.

I just tell you, I'm not a big FEMA fan.

The rise of the Earth's temperature, causing sea level increases that could add up to one foot over the next 30 years, threatens the very existence of New Orleans.

The people of our city are holding on by a thread. Time has run out. Can we survive another night? And who can we depend on? Only God knows.

I think I did everything possible known to any mayor in the country as it relates to saving lives.

Excuse my French, everybody in America, but I am pissed.

I dont think that any person can fix FEMA. I think FEMA needs a total restructuring. I think it needs to be taken from scratch and redone. The regulations are outdated; the rules are outdated.

If we're unified, there's nothing we cannot do.

They're feeding the people a line of bull, and they are spinning and people are dying.

If a person loves you but doesn't respect you then it can not be a real love. It is not possible to love them without respecting them.

I will erase every memory of every man you have ever been with, good and bad.

No one can hurt me - that's my job.

Habits are products of our choice; we are what we make of ourselves.

Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction.

Once you get into the groove of things and in the mood you are usually fine; it is before the event that you get nervous and irritable.

...let the emotional weight of a scene rest on the dialogue wherever possible. This is the easy way to avoid overinterpretation, which seems to be what turns a scene from sympathetic to sentimental.

Rich people are almost always excellent promoters. They can are willing to promote their products, their services, and their ideas with passion and enthusiasm.

Now, Voyager, sail thou forth, to seek and find."

Creativity is an area in which younger people have a tremendous advantage, since they have an endearing habit of always questioning past wisdom and authority.