"There's way too many frickin' -- excuse me -- cooks in the kitchen."

"I need reinforcements, I need troops, man. I need 500 buses. Get every dog-gone Greyhound bus line in the country and…"

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

"You know, I'm sure I could have done a lot of things much better, but I will tell you this, Tim: I was there."

"I think I did everything possible known to any mayor in the country as it relates to saving lives."

"I don't know whether it's the governor's problem, or it's the president's problem, but somebody needs to get … on a p…"

"They thinking small, man, and this is a major, major deal."

"Get off your asses and let's do something."

"As we think about rebuilding New Orleans, surely, God is mad at America. He's sending hurricane after hurricane after…"

"I don't care what people are saying Uptown or wherever they are. This city will be chocolate at the end of the day...…"