The public doesn't want new music.

There is no doubt that the first requirement for a composer is to be dead.

Who is affected more when it's cold? Poor people. Who is affected more when it's hot? Poor people. Who is affected more when it's wet? Poor people. Who is most affected when the economy is bad? Poor people. Poor people are the most fragile.

Leadership means forming a team and working toward common objectives that are tied to time, metrics, and resources.

When you form a team, why do you try to form a team? Because teamwork builds trust and trust builds speed.

I can't swing a dead cat without hitting a reporter.

The preparations are what they are. We're here. The storm is coming. We are as best prepared as we can be as the eye of the storm approaches.

By-and-large, these are families that are just waiting to get out of here. They are frustrated; I would be, too. I get frustrated at the cash register counter when the paper runs out.

America needs to get over it. We can't control everything. We can't control the storms.

Hurricane Sandy was one of the most vicious storm systems to hit the New York City area in nearly two centuries.

I think American industry has lost perspective about their products.

I told myself I'd stay in until I reached major, and then go on and do something else.

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

In the military, as in any organization, giving the order might be the easiest part. Execution is the real game.

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

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.

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

This is a Disaster. This isn't something somebody can control. We ain't stuck on stupid.

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