Remember one thing about democracy. We can have anything we want and at the same time, we always end up read more

Remember one thing about democracy. We can have anything we want and at the same time, we always end up with exactly what we deserve.

We're learning now that the destruction was even greater than we thought. What we need most now is skeleton staffs read more

We're learning now that the destruction was even greater than we thought. What we need most now is skeleton staffs to protect these collections — not just in New Orleans but all along the Gulf Coast.

This isn't an overnight fix. When it's down for 20 years, it doesn't fix itself overnight. We have make sure read more

This isn't an overnight fix. When it's down for 20 years, it doesn't fix itself overnight. We have make sure we have the pieces in place - the facilities, the staff, the institutional commitment - to move in the right direction. That commitment is there. ... How do we conduct ourselves? How do we do business? I just want to make sure we're maximizing the opportunities.

There wasn't one particular thing that made us say we needed to have this drill, it's more of a general read more

There wasn't one particular thing that made us say we needed to have this drill, it's more of a general preparedness thing. We drill annually because a disaster situation stretches our resources and goes beyond our normal scope of day-to-day operations.

It's a fresh start for him. He doesn't have to think about the playoff race or anything. Everybody starts at read more

It's a fresh start for him. He doesn't have to think about the playoff race or anything. Everybody starts at zero. It's a great opportunity for us. We're getting older and it might be our last big tournament for our country. I think he's just going to enjoy the Olympic experience and make the most of the opportunity.

He's worked very hard on all fronts in the state.

He's worked very hard on all fronts in the state.

I'm a crazy son of a bitch. Do you think I have time to care about what all the other read more

I'm a crazy son of a bitch. Do you think I have time to care about what all the other ass holes care? If they don't like us fine. We don't play for the people, we play because we have fun doing it.

I didn't throw a good ball, ... ...That's the sort of turnover you can't give up at crucial times.

I didn't throw a good ball, ... ...That's the sort of turnover you can't give up at crucial times.

The whole idea of a stereotype is to simplify. Instead of going through the problem of all this great diversity read more

The whole idea of a stereotype is to simplify. Instead of going through the problem of all this great diversity - that it's this or maybe that - you have just one large statement; It is this.