Katrina Quotes - Page 5

• Hurricane Katrina reiterated the need for [access to] medical records, ... ... But there's going to be a lot more needed than $4 million.

  Thomas Carper

  Needs, Records, Hurricanes

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• The lesson from Hurricane Katrina was communication, communication, communication, .. Public safety has to be a priority. Then we can go to constituents and start talking about investments that have to be made in upgrading the networks.

  Mufi Hannemann

  Communication, Talking, Safety

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• Moreover, it is so important that people have the opportunity to share their stories and have them documented. There have been large-scale oral history projects after many events, from September 11th to Hurricane Katrina. Many oral history projects are much more confined, but equally valuable. We can learn about different working conditions, living conditions, trauma experiences and much more through oral history.

  Patricia Leavy

  Opportunity, People, September 11

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• It is tempting to ascribe Katrina, Rita and now Wilma to global warming effects, but I am not sure that would pass statistical muster.

  Kerry Emanuel

  Global Warming, Not Sure, Tempting

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• Since 2001, people have been scared. There's been some really scary stuff that's been happening - 9/11, Iraq, Afghanistan, Katrina, anthrax letters, D.C. sniper, global warming, global financial meltdown, bird flu, swine flu, SARS. I think people really feel like the system's breaking down.

  Max Brooks

  Thinking, Iraq, People

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

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• Democrats believe that government should reflect the sense of community that Americans demonstrated after Katrina - the sense of community that has defined and united America throughout its history.

  Patrick J. Kennedy

  Believe, Government, America

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• The world beyond 450 ppm atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, the world that crosses carbon cycle tipping points that quickly take us to 1000 ppm, is a world not merely of endless regional resource wars around the globe. It is a world with dozens of Darfurs. It is a world of a hundred Katrinas, of countless environmental refugees

  Joseph J. Romm

  War, Carbon Cycle, Environmental

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• I think the press, which arguably was cowed by the (Bush) administration in the run-up to the war with Iraq, was certainly not cowed in covering the aftermath of Katrina.

  Ken Auletta

  Running, War, Thinking

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• My favorite day was Monday, September the 25th, 2006. New Orleans, Louisiana, site of the Superdome. I watched our people who had suffered so grievously through Hurricane Katrina fill a stadium hours before a game and stay hours after the game.

  Michael Irvin

  Monday, Games, New Orleans

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• After Hurricane Katrina, over New Orleans, my helicopter crashed and the pilot and I were only saved because we fell on the roof of a flooded house that absorbed the shock. When the helicopter was spiraling downward out of control, I didn't expect to survive at all.

  Yann Arthus-Bertrand

  New Orleans, House, Pilots

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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.

  Russel Honore

  Block, Safe And Sound, People

  "Gen. Honoré: Sandy recovery is stumbling" by Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré, www.cnn.com. November 15, 2012.

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• 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.

  Russel Honore

  Country, Waiting, Political

  "A general talks storm lessons since Katrina". Interview with Ashley Fantz, www.cnn.com. August 29, 2011.

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• The generosity and compassion of Red Sox Nation, our players and the Red Sox Wives never cease to amaze, We were touched and inspired by the eagerness our fans showed to assist the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

  Larry Lucchino

  Player, Compassion, Generosity

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• Hurricane Katrina, coupled with Hurricane Rita, which came promptly on Katrina's heels, claimed more than 1,200 American lives. Together, they caused more than $200 billion in damage.

  Ellen Tauscher

  High Heels, Together, Damage

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• Every member of my family was displaced by Katrina.

  Donna Brazile

  My Family, Members

  "Brazile: Bush came through on Katrina". www.cnn.com. April 25, 2013.

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• Im a fan of both (Hrithik Roshan & Katrina Kaif). They look so hot together, who wouldnt want to watch them on screen?

  Shraddha Kapoor

  Together, Watches, Looks

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• In the dining room, next to my collection of colorful papier-mache Mardi Gras float art, hang draperies made of the New Orleans toile fabric that I designed pre-Katrina for Hazelnut.

  Bryan Batt

  Art, New Orleans, Dining

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• My personal favorite remains Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, first home game after Katrina vs. Tennessee on a Monday night. Getting goose bumps typing about it. It was so loud and emotional that I think everyone was exhausted by the second half.

  Pat Forde

  Monday, Home, Emotional

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• Some 70 percent of Americans donated to Katrina victims.

  Billy Tauzin

  Victim, Percent

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• I think it's an accumulation of work over the years, culminating with our work during the Hurricane Katrina-Rita relief effort.

  Greg Roberts

  Thinking, Years, Effort

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• But people turn on their televisions. They turn on their televisions and they see what's happening in Iraq. The American people are not stupid. And the one thing they understand, they understand how incredibly mismanaged and bungled this war has been by the civilians in this administration. And - I mean, you can't paper over that, any more than you can paper over Katrina.

  Joe Biden

  War, Stupid, Mean

  "Hardball" with Chris Matthews, www.nbcnews.com. February 16, 2006.

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• The outpouring of support from health professionals who want to volunteer for Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts has been tremendous.

  Calvin Johnson

  Recovery, Volunteer, Support

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• Hurricane [Katrina] hit the Gulf Coast and destroyed much of the Gulf Coast - that was an act of God ... Now what happened to New Orleans, that was a complete failure of the federal government. Complete negligence by the feds.

  James Carville

  New Orleans, Government, Hurricanes

  James Carville's Speech to LSU students at the Manship School of Communications' Holliday Forum, January 27, 2006.

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• This is the year of Katrina and Iraq. How the war ends is more important than how it began. However you feel about the war, you have to be compassionate and loving towards our troops

  Geraldo Rivera

  War, Years, Iraq

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• The same things that lead to disparities in health in this country on a day-to-day basis led to disparities in the impact of Hurricane Katrina.

  David Satcher

  Country, Impact, Hurricanes

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