“The second thing we did was said, OK, we've now identified the risk, b...” — Michael Chertoff Quote

“The second thing we did was said, OK, we've now identified the risk, but what do you want to do with the money? Because it's not enough to have risk; you've got to have a meaningful use for the money we give you.”

“Well, I think first of all there was a failure to have real, clear information at our disposal. There was a real lack of situational awareness. We didn't have the capabilities on the ground to give us real-time, accurate assessments of the physical condition of the city.”

“Simplicity should not be identified with bareness.”

“When I came out of college, shoe companies can identify marketable people, and I think I was identified as someone who could potentially move some units and merchandise.”

“If somebody asks you to respect them and says, 'This is what I want, this is what I want to be identified as,' then you should absolutely do that.”