“I thought about it long and hard over the past few days but in the end it was pretty clear to me, ... There is nothing we could do at home, even if they didn't want everyone to leave the area.”
“I think Danica Patrick hit the nail on the head in an interview recently. There have only been a certain amount of women who have wanted to get in a car and go 200 mph. I wish that I could be doing a little bit better, but I think (the future) is going to be incredible.”
“Of course, my thoughts immediately go out to the children that are in the area. In the New Orleans area, there are families that couldn't get out. The children are now on survival mode. In Slidell, students that I taught don't have a house anymore. There are students who are lost, families we can't locate. The situation is pretty stressful.”
“Cell phones are not working, land lines are not working, so communication is almost by word of mouth, ... It's a blessing in disguise because people have started communicating with each other in a way that we used to a long time ago. 'Have you seen so and so?' 'Yes, I saw so and so yesterday at this place. They were at the Home Depot trying to get ice and water.' So you know that family is OK.”
