"You can't vote that water out of the city of New Orleans."

"America needs to get over it. We can't control everything. We can't control the storms."

"Who is affected more when it's cold? Poor people. Who is affected more when it's hot? Poor people. Who is affected more when it's wet? Poor people. Who is most affected when the economy is bad? Poor people. Poor people are the most fragile."

"This is a Disaster. This isn't something somebody can control. We ain't stuck on stupid."

"The preparations are what they are. We're here. The storm is coming. We are as best prepared as we can be as the eye of the storm approaches."

"By-and-large, these are families that are just waiting to get out of here. They are frustrated; I would be, too. I get frustrated at the cash register counter when the paper runs out."

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