Everybody agrees that we have to fix these levees. But declaring a state of emergency an hour before a political read more

Everybody agrees that we have to fix these levees. But declaring a state of emergency an hour before a political convention smacks much more of politics than it does of leadership. The governor has had many opportunities to fund and fix these levees before, and he hasn't done it.

I have to keep learning as I go, here. The last week has really made me stronger and I've learned read more

I have to keep learning as I go, here. The last week has really made me stronger and I've learned from it.

Stay busy and take care of your own business.

Stay busy and take care of your own business.

We introduced some new products this year, and the response has been tremendous, ... A lot of those ideas came read more

We introduced some new products this year, and the response has been tremendous, ... A lot of those ideas came from products in the south. Our order backlogs have increased quite dramatically. We're currently delivering houses ordered for December.

[He announced last week that he is leaving in three weeks to take a private-sector job in New York for read more

[He announced last week that he is leaving in three weeks to take a private-sector job in New York for an employer whose identity he said he cannot yet reveal.] I've always been a dedicated public servant, ... This was something different for me. It wasn't just a question of money. It was a number of things I couldn't refuse.

I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time in the library as they read more

I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time in the library as they do on the basketball court.

He played superbly. We were a bit worried about him after seeing how well he batted with the tail in read more

He played superbly. We were a bit worried about him after seeing how well he batted with the tail in Perth but he was superb. Maybe we didn't get enough balls to McGrath.

You train and train and train for one match. You only have four two-minute rounds ? that's eight minutes ? read more

You train and train and train for one match. You only have four two-minute rounds ? that's eight minutes ? to show what you've got.

Companies are beginning to realize there's money to be made in marketing to our age group.

Companies are beginning to realize there's money to be made in marketing to our age group.