The fuels are so dry up here it will take a lot more than what we'll get this weekend to put this fire down.

He almost never takes the easiest path. Even when I want him to, he won't take it. In the end, he knows he's not a racist. He knows he's not going crazy.

He's really calm. He's taking it very analytically. He's working his way down the problems.

If you can get to the Net, you can do business.

I had never been more proud to work for him than I was at the moment.

Everyone said, 'Oh my God,' or whatever. He was very, very logical. What he's been doing is funnel all the information, prioritize the tasks.

There will be no wholesale demolition of neighborhoods without consent.

This is not to say that we do not have some concerns. However, we still believe that there is work to do to improve these maps before they become permanent.

We had to inspect 110,000 homes in six weeks, and I had nobody to send out to do the inspections. There's not exactly a handbook on that.

Though the City has some concerns, overall the new flood maps released by FEMA today truly represent some good news for us and our rebuilding process. Essentially, these new maps more or less maintain the standards already previously enforced at the 100-year flood elevation levels.