“I was treated with a miracle drug, just like Lance Armstrong.”

Venice, Italy, survives 365 days out of every year in water; New Orleans can survive a few days of water if it has to.

Some 70 percent of Americans donated to Katrina victims.

New Orleans has to learn to live with water rather than in fear of water, and we need a master plan that shows us how to do this. It’s so critical that we send a signal to everyone in the country that we’re serious about rebuilding New Orleans.

I think the industry finally gets it. They’ve lost the connection with the American public, and they’ve got to rebuild the trust with the American public.

[Louis Armstrong] was the only musician who ever lived, who can’t be replaced by someone.