220 Quotes by Michael Brown

That's the president's decision. He assessed the situation.

I'm very concerned about people in Mississippi and Louisiana who have watched these storms the past two years hit Florida and Alabama and may have a little lackadaisical attitude toward this thing.

My biggest mistake was not recognizing by Saturday that Louisiana was dysfunctional.

in general, will show that this was a disaster of catastrophic proportions where communications were difficult at best, and communications were nonexistent at other times.

We realize that many victims do not have access to the usual means of even registering for assistance, and FEMA is initiating efforts to bring the registration process to those in need.

I know that the media will be out in full force, on the ground, in boats, and in the air, but so will we,

We're bringing in food, water, and the medical teams and urban search-and-rescue teams to have a massive response.

I knew in my gut this was the bad one.

We believe this decision is in the best interest of our shareholders, customers and employees since it will allow us to create a stronger company and one better able to take advantage of the opportunities in all our business segments,