You know, we lose more homes every year to flooding than we do any other event in America.

Before Katrina, it was a longstanding tradition in our country for political officials to wait until the last minute to warn, to take action, to evacuate. No more. With Irene, you had mass evacuations - mandatory ones - issued days ahead of time. That was the right thing to do.

People need to be cautious because anything built by man can be destroyed by Mother Nature.

Superstorm Sandy inflicted havoc and heartache throughout the Northeast, hitting the Big Apple and its surrounding coastal towns hard.

You cannot depend on a sandbag dike to save your life. You put it up to try to save your property.

Leadership is working with goals and vision management is working with objectives.

You were born free by accident. You live free by choice. To die free is your responsibility.

They went into stores to get food to stay alive. Looting isn't the right word. I call it survival.

The National Guard has served America as both a wartime force and the first military responders in times of domestic crisis. Hundreds of times each year, the nation's governors call upon their Guard troops to respond to fires, floods, hurricanes and other natural disasters.

I think American industry has lost perspective about their products.

You can't vote that water out of the city of New Orleans.

During the aftermath of Katrina, National Guard troops were positioned on every block to establish a sense of safety and source of help for the people in need. They did not leave communities until people were safe and sound.

If I'm a leader, I have a mission.