And if citizens of New Orleans who are really contemplating coming back heard that we're really intent upon making the place secure again - regardless of whether the levees held or not - then I think a rebuilding process would really take shape.

And if citizens of New Orleans who are really contemplating coming back heard that we're really intent upon making the place secure again - regardless of whether the levees held or not - then I think a rebuilding process would really take shape.

I think we lost a great deal of sympathy and support with the way in which the crisis was handled, most importantly I think when we appeared to be grasping for too much at one time instead of identifying our priorities in a much more responsible fashion.

Some 70 percent of Americans donated to Katrina victims.

New Orleans has to learn to live with water rather than in fear of water, and we need a master plan that shows us how to do this. It's so critical that we send a signal to everyone in the country that we're serious about rebuilding New Orleans.

The immediate, highest priority need, in my humble opinion, is that we build quickly the interim structures that can channel water away from population and businesses in the New Orleans area.

The question is what I wanted to do with the new life God has given me. This is the mission I want to take on.

You probably have to have redundant levee systems with canals in between them, like the Dutch have, to make sure that incoming water is channeled off to areas where you deal with it rather than have it drown you.

Venice, Italy, survives 365 days out of every year in water; New Orleans can survive a few days of water if it has to.

Invite the best and brightest to compete for a grand prize to come up with designs, including new zoning, building codes and so forth, for New Orleans that could make it safe from water, and let the state and city pick the plan that works best for Louisiana.

The timing was terrible, and having one disaster after another didn't help. I think the pictures on television of the way in which the disaster was handled also helped to turn off the public and Congress.

I think the industry finally gets it. They've lost the connection with the American public, and they've got to rebuild the trust with the American public.

I was treated with a miracle drug, just like Lance Armstrong.

This is not ice cream. These are powerful products.

It's strategic for us - lots of people will develop applications in .NET.

I kept having chills. This was in the middle of the summer and I was wearing a sheepskin jacket and I was chilling. I was shaking all over.

The greatest weakness of most humans is their hesitancy to tell others how much they love them while they're alive.

Fred Sanger was one of the most important scientists of the 20th century.

The state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality.

I don't believe it. Prove it to me and I still won't believe it.

Welcome to the Salvation Army. I've never been associated with an offense so nice about giving the ball away.

The Howard Stern Show is a big hit because it entertains dumb and smart people at the same time for different reasons.

Belief systems thrive in circumstances of collision. They are energized by their opposites.

Actors who say they don't watch TV are stupid. I was raised by TV! And it's how I research for auditions.

Ireland, once you live there, you're seduced by it.

Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom. It is the result of long and patient effort in self control. Its presence is an indication of ripened experience and of a more than ordinary knowledge of the laws and operations of thought

Obviously, I'm very happy when one of my films becomes a blockbuster. However, after a point, I want to switch off. I have learnt to just move on. Too much pressure can make you wrong.

In this job, you accept criticism and give answers on the field.

I don't want to spend money the club doesn't have; I don't want to hold a player that doesn't want to stay.

Critics have a job to do. I understand that. It's not just to criticize. They're trying to interpret art for the public.

A lot of people love the idea of improvising but are terrified of it, so I tried to make a book that was not a chef's book about improvising but a real home cook's book with a real home cook's pantry, supermarket ingredients, that sort of thing.

Be decisive. A wrong decision is generally less disastrous than indecision.

Melancholy is as seductive as Ecstasy.

I enjoyed being a teammate of Deion Sanders. He brings different elements to the game that many people would not even realize, and to watch and witness a superior talent like him and watch him prepare and train, and study the game is truly amazing.

All I want to do is to go to America, get married and start a new life.

Fare thee well! and if for ever / Still for ever, fare thee well

Now I am an old hag, I get to play much more interesting characters.

Leeds is quite laid-back.