I cant swing a dead cat without hitting a reporter.

You were born free by accident. You live free by choice. To die free is your responsibility.

You know, we lose more homes every year to flooding than we do any other event in America.

They went into stores to get food to stay alive. Looting isn't the right word. I call it survival.

Before Katrina, it was a longstanding tradition in our country for political officials to wait until the last minute to warn, to take action, to evacuate. No more. With Irene, you had mass evacuations - mandatory ones - issued days ahead of time. That was the right thing to do.

Teamwork builds trust and trust builds speed

You cannot depend on a sandbag dike to save your life. You put it up to try to save your property.