Katrina Quotes

• I have not heard a report of thousands of people in the convention center who don't have food and water.

  Michael Chertoff

  People, Water, Conventions

  "U.S. Aid Effort Criticized in New Orleans". "All Things Considered" with Robert Siegel, www.npr.org. September 1, 2005.

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• Hurricane Katrina overwhelmed levees and exploded the conventional wisdom about a shared American prosperity, exposing a group of people so poor they didn't have $50 for a bus ticket out of town. If we want to learn something from this disaster, the lesson ought to be: America's poor deserve better than this.

  Michael Eric Dyson

  America, People, Deserve Better

  "Come Hell or High Water". Book by Michael Eric Dyson, www.today.com. 2006.

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• Animals aren't any better equipped to survive an emergency than humans are. Few people missed the fact that after Hurricane Katrina, people died because buses and emergency shelters wouldn't allow their animals.

  Ingrid Newkirk

  Animal, People, Shelter

  "Pets Should Be Evacuated, Too" by Ingrid Newkirk, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 20, 2011.

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• I think the best thing that happened to the education system in New Orleans was Hurricane Katrina.

  Arne Duncan

  Thinking, New Orleans, Hurricanes

  "Education Secretary Duncan calls Hurricane Katrina good for New Orleans schools". www.washingtonpost.com. January 30, 2010.

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• The generosity of the American public toward the victims of Hurricane Katrina and the Tsunami has been reflected in the outpouring of support for the Pakistani earthquake victims.

  Jon Porter

  Earthquakes, Generosity, Support

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• Thousands of people may have been killed by hurricane Katrina and many more could die in its aftermath because of the President's refusal to heed the calls of governors for help in repairing the infrastructure in their states.

  Charles Rangel

  People, President, Aftermath

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• The Minnesota spirit of compassion and help for people in need has moved countless Minnesotans to step forward to provide relief for the survivors of Hurricane Katrina.

  Jim Ramstad

  Compassion, People, Relief

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• A good two years after Hurricane Katrina I remember feeling so devastated and so ignorant that there was so much damage still left. I felt like here I was an American and this is an American city and the government hasn't done enough and people haven't given back enough. Everyone forgot and the city was lying in waste.

  AnnaLynne McCord

  Lying, Government, Years

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I am grateful to President George W. Bush for PEPFAR, which is saving the lives of millions of people in poor countries and to both Presidents Bush for the work we've done together after the South Asia tsunami, Hurricane Katrina and the Haitian earthquake.

  William J. Clinton

  Country, Grateful, Earthquakes

  "Transcript: Bill Clinton's Democratic Convention Speech". abcnews.go.com. September 5, 2012.

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• I started this charity, Fashion for Relief, in 2005, after Hurricane Katrina happened. New Orleans was actually the first place I visited in the United States. It was one of my first big jobs, a shoot for British Elle. It was April 14, 1986.

  Naomi Campbell

  Fashion, Jobs, New Orleans

  Interview with Tony Shafrazi, www.interviewmagazine.com. September 20, 2010.

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• What happened with Hurricane Katrina was the American electorate was forced to look at what lay behind the veneer of chest-beating. We all saw the consequences of having terrible government leadership.

  Susan Faludi

  Government, Looks, Saws

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• Fraud is common when you give away billions. Fraud related to Hurricane Katrina spending is estimated to top $2 billion. In addition, debit cards provided to hurricane victims were used to pay for Caribbean vacations, NFL tickets, Dom Perignon champagne, 'Girls Gone Wild' videos, and at least one sex change operation.

  Mark Skousen

  Girl, Sex, Vacation

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• And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this is working very well for them.

  Barbara Bush

  People, Anarchy, Arena

  "Marketplace" with Kai Ryssdal (radio program), March 6, 2005.

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• I also believe that Hurricane Katrina did reveal a weakness in our energy supply systems, highlighting the reliance this country has on the gulf coast for our energy resources.

  Steve Buyer

  Country, Believe, Hurricanes

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• Hurricane Katrina exposed the harsh reality that we have been skating on thin ice when it comes to this country's energy concentrations on the Gulf Coast.

  Pete Domenici

  Country, Hockey, Reality

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• George Bush doesn't care about black people.

  Kanye West

  Rapper, People, Black

  Chris Wheels, Kanye West (2014). “Understanding Kanye West: The Art of Passion”, p.45, Chris Wheels

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• Nearly two weeks have passed since Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the Gulf Coast, and while we are still dealing with the tremendous devastation - and will be for quite some time - we are also seeing increased signs of recovery and help in our region.

  Jo Bonner

  Recovery, Two, Hurricanes

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• My heart goes out to victims and survivors of the Hurricane Katrina tragedy and to their families. This disaster will go down in history books as one of the largest natural disasters in U.S. history.

  Ellen Tauscher

  Book, Heart, Tragedy

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• I find a face beautiful, good looking, attractive, and all the terms you want to use, once I know them.

  Katrina Kaif

  Beautiful, Use, Want

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• Do you get the anger that is out here?

  Anderson Cooper

  Hurricane Katrina

  "Reporters Give Voice to Post-Katrina Desperation" by David Folkenflik, www.npr.org. September 2, 2005.

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• I also want to encourage anybody who was affected by Hurricane Corina to make sure their children are in school.

  Laura Bush

  Children, School, Want

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• Every one has her own love life. Every one has a dream to get a perfect life partner. But this is not so easy in real life. In fact, one doesn't love, it happens.

  Katrina Kaif

  Dream, Real, Love Life

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Along with you, I have witnessed the unfortunate rise in gasoline prices that has accompanied the summer driving season and the more recent spike in prices due to Hurricane Katrina.

  Bob Ney

  Summer, Gasoline Prices, Hurricanes

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• Katrina Kaif is doing very well for herself and I'd like to wish her a very Happy Birthday

  Deepika Padukone

  Wish, Very Happy, Wells

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• Depending on how quickly you get ocean rise, you have people who live in river deltas [at risk]. Bangladesh is largely a river delta, and the rising sea level means that when storms come in, the human sanitation is backing up, the ability to farm, it's destructive-type situations like you saw in New Orleans with Katrina. You're increasing the frequency of that stuff in low-lying areas fairly dramatically.

  Bill Gates

  Lying, Ocean, Mean

  "THE BILL GATES INTERVIEW: An energy miracle is coming, and it's going to change the world". Interview with Drake Baer, www.businessinsider.com. February 22, 2016.

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