276 Quotes by Michael Chertoff

The president has been unambiguous in his mandate that we leave no stone unturned, and leave no efforts unexhausted in proceeding to do whatever we can to rescue people and alleviate suffering,

We face an extraordinary threat to our national security and physical safety of the American people of a character that, at least in my lifetime, we have never faced before,

once and for all . . . rather than simply going out and buying a lot of newfangled gadgets.

We're racing the clock in terms of possible injury. We're racing the clock in terms of illness, and we're racing the clock to get them food and water.

We are committed to cutting red tape and getting help to people who need it, ... We are getting real assistance in record time.

Not only did they offer their prayers, but their resources as well,

We've got hundreds of thousands of people who have been displaced, ... This is unprecedented in this country's history and it's going to call for the kind of relief effort which we've been able to mount overseas, and we're now going to have to mount at home.

We are in the process of doing everything within our power to get resources down to the state of Florida, ... everybody's patience and forbearance.

It's really all hands on deck to deal with this storm,