35 Quotes by Terry Ebbert

It's a very slow rise, and it will remain so until we plug that breach. I think we can get it stabilized in a few hours.

It is vitally important for this city to stay alive, to start moving commerce in the right direction. But we have to do it in a progressive manner.

It's been a four-month struggle to get moving.

They keep coming out of the woodwork. The human suffering I've seen here is greater than anything I've ever been exposed to.

Beginning Saturday, we will be on the path of bringing New Orleans back. We feel it's vitally important for this city to stay alive, for commerce to start moving in the right direction.

These are not individuals looting. These are large groups of armed individuals.

You don't have to be a genius to know when the storm hits, you're going to need water, food, diesel, gasoline, evacuation needs, helicopters, boats, medicine. So why does someone call me up when I don't have any communications and ask me, 'What do I need?' The system needed to go into automatic.

The lessons we learn this weekend will be incorporated into the next phase. We will move very carefully.