“It hit at around 1 a.m., ... The mayor had been on TV telling everyone to get to higher ground, but I knew as much about getting around in New Orleans as I know about Mars.”
Fred Powell
“If you lose direction, go to a higher ground.”
Toba Beta
“Tell me I'm clever, Tell me I'm kind, Tell me I'm talented, Tell me I'm cute, Tell me I'm sensitive, Graceful and wise, Tell me I'm perfect-- But tell me the truth.”
Shel Silverstein
“It is like what (Oakland Mayor) Jerry Brown said, 'You can't go this far with mayors,' ... It is like telling us to get out of town.”
Allen Settle
“This ruling is the Judge telling the mayor and council to do what they should have been doing in the first place. He has made it pretty clear that he's out of patience with them. If they don't do what they're supposed to do, there will be repercussions.”
Mark Christensen
“I would like to thank Nasal Beard for that warm welcome. [Thanking Hazel Beard, mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana, in 1992”
George W. Bush
“This is not something we wanted to do, ... The mayor was not happy about this. We hung on for as long as we could. Try to analyze this: You have a government operating without any revenue coming in. We're in dire straits.”
Zeno
