“Maybe it comes back stronger. No one forgot how to play the saxophone or how to cook or write. Or have a good time. That's all still there. Calamities and disasters are part of New Orleans' history. This too shall pass.”
“[Conceding that the] bar is really high ... We're not here to make a good movie: We want to do something better than that. . . . And it ain't like we don't have a good cast.”
“We are in the midst of one of the biggest stories of our time. Every day brings countless more tragic and heartbreaking stories out of the ravaged Gulf Coast.”
“We want people of every political party to come because we want this to be a unifying thing. The Gulf Coast Relief Run will provide an opportunity for area friends and neighbors to come together to support their fellow Americans suffering across the Gulf Coast.”
“Who is going to complain if traffic is tied up when you've got a city underwater? ... The mayor personally called me up and said he was behind this 100 percent.”
