80 Quotes by Ray Nagin

We want you to take this very seriously, ... This not a test. This is the real deal. And I don't want to panic you but I wanted to make sure you understand.

We had people trapped on roofs, et cetera ... and they didn't know about it? That's just impossible.

We could receive a storm surge of three to five feet.

Everything that you didn't like about New Orleans, let's get rid of it. Everything that you liked about New Orleans, let's enhance it. Everything you dreamed about and wished New Orleans had, let's make it happen,

everything you hoped to happen is happening. Algiers is alive and well and breathing.

At the Superdome, a young man came up to me holding a baby. He'd run out of diapers. He'd run out of medicine. His baby was sick. The guy's saying, 'Help me! Take my baby.' What could I do? That's the definition of helpless.

At the end of the day, I believe truth is stronger than any lie that's out there.

Now is not the time to change leadership. I ask the citizens of New Orleans to let me continue this important job of rebuilding our city.

This is huge, ... I can't tell you how much I appreciate them being here.