I can't swing a dead cat without hitting a reporter.

I can't swing a dead cat without hitting a reporter.

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.

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.

I told myself I'd stay in until I reached major, and then go on and do something else.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

During the aftermath of Katrina, National Guard troops were positioned on every block to establish a sense of safety and source of help for the people in need. They did not leave communities until people were safe and sound.

Hurricane Sandy was one of the most vicious storm systems to hit the New York City area in nearly two centuries.

I think American industry has lost perspective about their products.

If I'm a leader, I have a mission.

In the military, as in any organization, giving the order might be the easiest part. Execution is the real game.

Leadership is working with goals and vision; management is working with objectives.

Leadership means forming a team and working toward common objectives that are tied to time, metrics, and resources.

People need to be cautious because anything built by man can be destroyed by Mother Nature.

Superstorm Sandy inflicted havoc and heartache throughout the Northeast, hitting the Big Apple and its surrounding coastal towns hard.

The National Guard has served America as both a wartime force and the first military responders in times of domestic crisis. Hundreds of times each year, the nation's governors call upon their Guard troops to respond to fires, floods, hurricanes and other natural disasters.

When you form a team, why do you try to form a team? Because 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.

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

People need to be cautious because anything built by man can be destroyed by mother nature.

In the military as in any organization giving the order might be the easiest part. Execution is the real game.

Teamwork builds trust and trust builds speed.

I always try to be reasonable and effective.

In the 1960s, and stretching back to the 1930s, it was felt by many economists that easy money is a reliable way to increase employment.

Doing stand-up is like running across a frozen pond with the ice breaking behind you. I love it because it's dangerous.

I've learned that 'love' is used a lot in the States for everything: 'I love that burger,' 'I love my shoes,' 'I love a friend.' To me, if it's overused, it loses meaning.

Being frustrated is disagreeable but the real disasters of life begin when you get what you want.

Relationships are like glass. Sometimes it's better to leave them broken than try to hurt yourself putting it back together.

I think Matt Yglesias is wrong to declare that the world of 'This Town' is dying, unless he thinks publicly financed elections, strict lobbying bans and Scandinavian-style wealth distribution are imminent.

People go through life and make personal decisions and sometimes they don't work out. I won't be the first person to be divorced.

If you manage things properly - and, listen, I'm a business guy. I've got to prioritize spending in all my business career to prevent my business from going bankrupt. The federal government has got to start doing that eventually as well.

The British love permanence more than they love beauty.

When liberty returns, I will return.

In certain strains of Judaism, there's a profound passion for the ineffable. Contemplation of God is meant to be forever elusive, because, you know, our tiny minds can't possibly comprehend Him. If we find ourselves comprehending Him, then we can be sure we're off track.

The key is falling in love with something, anything. If your heart's attached to it, then your mind will be attached to it.

I can never stand in one place on stage for more than a minute and am always singing, dancing and jumping.

I think women want to look beautiful. I think that's an important thing. It is relevant.

I think you have to be honest and not try to be somebody that you really aren't.

I initially wanted to work in the music industry more on the A&R side. While I was in school, I began working in the New Business department of an advertising firm, and very quickly I was responsible for roughly 70% of their business, so you could say I had a natural knack for the advertising world.

If you were black, you experienced prejudice. It wasn't a real horrible thing for us; we went through it. We noticed it mostly in the South and in Las Vegas, where we couldn't stay in the hotels where we entertained. But that began to change.

Women will always be beautiful no matter what, and that's their specialty!

I do not go outdoors... As far as I'm concerned, the whole point of living in New York City is indoors. You want greenery? Order the spinach.

No man is sane who does not know how to be insane on proper occasions.

Scales always lie. They don't make a scale that ever told the truth about value, about worth, about significance.