Author: Ray Nagin

Quotes

At the end of the day, I believe truth is stronger than any lie that's out there.

At the end of the day, I believe truth is stronger than any lie that's out there.

- Ray Nagin

I need a break from politics, that's for sure. This is the hardest job in America.

I need a break from politics, that's for sure. This is the hardest job in America.

- Ray Nagin

The people of our city are holding on by a thread. Time has run out. Can we survive another night? And who can we depend on? Only God knows.

The people of our city are holding on by a thread. Time has run out. Can we survive another night? And who can we depend on? Only God knows.

- Ray Nagin

One of the best moments I've ever had in New Orleans is seeing Bourbon Street filled on a weekend night not long ago. Just watching the city breathe again.

One of the best moments I've ever had in New Orleans is seeing Bourbon Street filled on a weekend night not long ago. Just watching the city breathe again.

- Ray Nagin

This city will be chocolate at the end of the day. This city will be a majority-African-American city. It's the way God wants it to be. You can't have New Orleans no other way.

This city will be chocolate at the end of the day. This city will be a majority-African-American city. It's the way God wants it to be. You can't have New Orleans no other way.

- Ray Nagin

The reality of Katrina didn't really strike me until the first time I flew up in a helicopter and saw areas of the city that I had ridden my bicycle as a youth being fully flooded.

The reality of Katrina didn't really strike me until the first time I flew up in a helicopter and saw areas of the city that I had ridden my bicycle as a youth being fully flooded.

- Ray Nagin

We're learning as we go. We're a lot smarter this time. We understand what it takes to mobilize away from the threat of a hurricane.

We're learning as we go. We're a lot smarter this time. We understand what it takes to mobilize away from the threat of a hurricane.

- Ray Nagin

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