The other big lesson from Katrina is that it pays to be prepared. But it's also very difficult to stay prepared because the longer you go between events the more you'll see complacency.

You can't put a price tag on preparation for a pandemic.

We as a global community are only as strong as our weakest link.

It's critically important that people trust you during a public health crisis.

Looking at the individuals who suffered the most during the hurricane, you could see that those with underlying medical problems were at greater risk.

When you look at nature, you see a hidden mystery that gives a special flavor to the photograph.

The ultimate winner in life is one who receives the grace given to us by Jesus Christ and lives life accordingly.

To honor the self is to be willing to think independently, to live by our own mind, and to have the courage of our own perceptions.

Original sin is a very commercial idea, ” said Duyckinck. “How do you think the Bible stays in print year after year?

You can't fake a great steak nor can you convince a raging bull to give you a easy eight second ride.

I am for reformation by emigration. The emigration of the mind before the revolution of the state. The soul and mind must be free before one has a right to be a member of a free government.

I want to raise my kids, I want to get them through their teenage years. ... I do love my work with the UN and with PSVI so if I can do more of that and be more effective I will do whatever I can.

Think of the country mouse and of the town mouse, and of the alarm and trepidation of the town mouse.

I love Goodfellows and I love Nick Palleggi, but no, it's The Godfather, 1 and 2.

And I would begin with the EPA, because there is no other agency like the EPA. It should really be renamed the 'job-killing organization of America.'