120 Quotes by Haley Barbour

We've turned a corner. We're well into the cleanup phase now. We're focusing on the future for the state of Mississippi.

The fact is the storm overwhelmed all of the system, ... Now, we're little by little trying to get back. We've turned some corners, but we've got a lot of corners left to turn.

We've suffered a grievous blow that we won't recover from for a long while.

Many will see the vote on shore-based gaming as the first defining vote of where Mississippi is headed, ... Will it be business as usual; the same old, same old? Or are we going to lift our horizons and take advantage of this opportunity to have something better?

Six thousand homes were destroyed in Camille, ... I suspect it's going to be higher.

Mississippi Rising is going to be a tremendous boost not just in providing desperately needed funds for our recovery effort, but also in bringing national attention to our efforts as we transition from emergency relief to rebuilding Mississippi stronger, bigger and better.

Obviously, we regret the base closure commission's decision about Pascagoula, but it's no surprise. As we said when Pascagoula was first put on the list, all the naval vessels at Pascagoula either have been or are scheduled for decommissioning, and it's hard for the defense department to keep a naval base that doesn't have any ships.

I don't know ANYTHING about Louisiana... but we're doing great here!

I don't have to tell any of you we've been struck a grievous blow,