80 Quotes by Ray Nagin

I'll just tell you, I'm not a big FEMA fan.

I know a lot of you are frustrated. I am frustrated, too. But 80 percent of our city went under water and we have a lot of work to do. And the only way we are going to get that done is if we stick together.

I don't think that any person can fix FEMA. I think FEMA needs a total restructuring. I think it needs to be taken from scratch and redone. The regulations are outdated; the rules are outdated.

The housing challenge, both temporary and long term, is the No. 1 issue, ... Pre-Katrina, you could rent a decent place for $400 or $500 a month. Now, some landlords are charging $1,000 or $1,500.

The city of New Orleans is in a state of devastation. We probably have 80 percent of our city underwater. With some sections of our city, the water is as deep as 20 feet.

It's time for us to come together. It's time for us to rebuild New Orleans - the one that should be a chocolate New Orleans. This city will be a majority African American city. It's the way God wants it to be. You can't have New Orleans no other way. It wouldn't be New Orleans.

They're feeding the people a line of bull, and they are spinning and people are dying.

We're out of nuclear crisis mode and into normal, day-to-day crisis mode.

You are in a position to create wealth not only for yourself but for your children and your children's children.