The army is the true nobility of our country.

Bereavement is terrible, of course. And when somebody you love dies, it's a time for reflection, a time for memory, a time for regret.

In struggling against anguish one never produces serenity; the struggle against anguish only produces new forms of anguish.

We are nauseated by the sight of trivial personalities decomposing in the eternity of print.

So while an incredible amount of progress has been made, on this fifth anniversary, I wanted to come here and tell the people of this city directly: My administration is going to stand with you - and fight alongside you - until the job is done. Until New Orleans is all the way back, all the way.