Quote collection
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"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."
"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."
"When you form a team, why do you try to form a team? Because teamwork builds trust and trust builds speed."
"They went into stores to get food to stay alive. Looting isn't the right word. I call it survival."
"In the military, as in any organization, giving the order might be the easiest part. Execution is the real game."
"I cant swing a dead cat without hitting a reporter."
"Teamwork builds trust and trust builds speed"
"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."
"You can't vote that water out of the city of New Orleans."
"You know, we lose more homes every year to flooding than we do any other event in America."
"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."
"Hurricane Sandy was one of the most vicious storm systems to hit the New York City area in nearly two centuries."
"People need to be cautious because anything built by man can be destroyed by Mother Nature."
"America needs to get over it. We can't control everything. We can't control the storms."
"You were born free by accident. You live free by choice. To die free is your responsibility."
"I think American industry has lost perspective about their products."
"If I'm a leader, I have a mission."
"You cannot depend on a sandbag dike to save your life. You put it up to try to save your property."
"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."