The Gulf Coast I know and the people of the great state of Missisisppi are not dependent on casinos for whether they survive. They are dependent on what God put within them - that character I saw down there.

That's far from accurate. We love you. We care about you, ... We don't believe your future is going to depend on this.

It's impossible to look at the photographs in the newspaper or on TV and appreciate the scope of the problem.

It's a safe haven for people, ... It's not dangerous.

This is a very sad day for the Blackwater family, ... We lost a number of our friends to attacks by terrorists in Iraq, and our thoughts and prayers go out to their family members.

It would have been interesting to have been able to watch it from afar, to see everything that was happening that day -- but from where I was, I didn't hear them at all.

We will look at various industries throughout the year.

We are so very proud and honored to have a son who turned into such a fine man. We thank God for the great gift he gave to us.

We built this all on speculation. We didn't have a contract.

We did not receive any request from them to review a particular size standard for that particular program.