13 Quotes by Harold Brooks

She had a flair for doing things in a very elegant way. At the same time, you felt like you were right there in her living room. She paid attention to people so that she was seeing to it everyone's little needs and egos were met.

I don't expect people to pay undying attention ... all the time. But if today is a day when the threat is higher, that's do-able. Then you start to put extra effort into finding out what's going on.

Pat had a knack for taking on the most difficult kind of assignments and making it look easy. She had a wonderful skill and wisdom for calming everyone down and making them play well together.

The American Red Cross will be working over the next three years to get more than one million additional families in the Bay Area prepared for a large earthquake. This handbook will play an important role in our training efforts.

This young man's very lucky to be alive. Traveling any distance in a tornado and surviving is a big deal.

We just love it. It's not only good exercise, but it's good for the mind. And it's unbelievable how many good friends we've made.

It was very down to earth. Nobody felt awkward that they didn't know how to act in front of royalty. Pat felt like we're all human beings.

They were people where the words 'rowdy' or 'beer-drinking' are putting it mildly. She had this elegant house with great artwork. But she made them all feel at home.

There tends to be among a certain class of people a desire to be as close to the tornado as you possibly can.