"We've seen great improvement out of Clint this year. He's a player who is competing for a spot on the World Cup roster and I think he demonstrated he's progressed a lot."

"This action today to fund brand new projects, most of which are unrelated to the hurricane, is going to have a lot of folks up here scratching their heads, ... It's not going to build confidence in what we're doing on the ground, and that confidence building is an absolutely necessary part of what we need to have success in Congress."

"I think the ultimate test of this concept is what concrete, positive, bold action this produces."

"Unfortunately, we're at the top of a really bad list, ... That is railway crossing accidents and fatalities. Although we're not a populous state, we rank in the Top 3 in railway accidents and the Top 5 in deaths related to railway accidents. We have as many dangerous railway crossing as just about any state, except maybe for California and Illinois."

"Ronald Reagan's vision of smaller government, less taxes, and a strong national defense has led to a prosperous America. As president, he rebuilt our military and reinvigorated our confidence in ourselves."

"When a disaster is as big as at least Katrina, and you have this full-scale mobilization — food and water and ice and rescue efforts — I believe the proper entity at the federal level is the uniformed services to be in the lead of that,"

"I think everyone did better after Rita because of the experience of Katrina,"

"There was absolutely no execution,"

"We do not need international help to stop corruption, we need strong Louisiana Leadership."

"[At one point, the conversation turned to the preoccupation of the day -- the Supreme Court. If there were to be an opening, one of the guests, Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), told the president he should consider a New Orleans federal appeals judge, Edith Brown Clement. Bush seemed interested and asked Vitter about her.] The president already knew the name, ... She was already on some sort of short list."

"If the American people lose confidence in this effort, Louisiana and the victims of the storm are going to suffer, so we have to have those protections in place."

"Our goal is to have a full and fair debate vote in September, ... If Judge Roberts is to be confirmed, we'd like to have him on the court by the time it goes back into session Oct. 3."

"The person would have no authority the government doesn't already have. It would be someone who could cut through the red tape."

"confident that we're going to get full consideration of these ideas coming out of the Louisiana delegation."

"As we proceed toward the U.S. Senate hearings for her confirmation, I expect she will provide more information about her life's work. I'll need to see this objective evidence prior to making my decision."

"This program would clearly allow for the forgiveness of loans,"

"Fighting for Our Future."

"I think money is absolutely being wasted, ... Louisiana workers and Louisiana businesses are not being used."

"One of the appropriation bills, the Transportation Treasury HUD Appropriation Bill, had money put into the bill at the committee level, ... When it comes out of committee once we return to session after Labor Day, we'll be passing it off the floor of the Senate. I'm confident that money will be there, plus maybe a little more if possible in the final conference committee version."

"Hopefully today is the turnaround, that is my prayer,"

"It's not a perfect bill but it's a good, solid bill worth passing,"

"To me, the single most important thing to me is that he has the right judicial philosophy, ... He will read the law as written by Congress and apply it to the facts of a case as written and not make it up as he goes along based on his views."

"They'll take everything, even your tears."

"Don't be afraid to employ people who will force you out of your comfort zone."

"Many people fail not so much because of their mistakes; they fail because they are afraid to try."

"To be successful in life, you must get in the habit of turning negatives into positives."

"Nobody can do everything well, so learn how to delegate responsibility to other winners and then hold them accountable for their decisions."

"Without appreciation and respect for other people, true leadership becomes ineffective, if not impossible."

"To succeed in business, you need somebody in your corner who cares enough to challenge you and is courageous enough to tell you the truth, especially when the pressure is on."

"The best entrepreneurs have found a way to serve others and as a result discover their greatest fulfillment."

"In your business or in your close relationships, if you want people to perform Herculean feats on your behalf, they must know that you care about them."

"As an entrepreneur, don't follow the crowd; let them follow you."

"Filling a need is not merely good business; it's a basic attitude towards life. If you see a need, do whatever you can to meet that need."

"You never help others by allowing them to getaway with giving less than their best efforts."

"Forgiveness is that subtle thread that binds both love and friendship. Without forgiveness, you may not even have a child one day."

"I love the UFC. I love it. If they had had that back when I was coming up, in 1966, it would have been my sport. Man, I love it. And you know what? Nobody would have pulled the rope-a-dope on me."

"I want to tell everybody that there is really a living God."

"I teach kids that want to be tough that their fists are not the way."

"Sports are sports. Its all about how we carry ourselves out of the ring."

"Every day, getting up early in the morning before much traffic, my wife takes me 10 miles from home, drops me off, and I have to get back."

"You've got to have a focus. You just fight for money, you get hurt. You focus on the title, you'll just naturally make money doing it."

"You got to look nice. If you got 10 kids, they'll talk about you if you don't look nice."

"When you speak to a lot of kids, as I've done over the years, you know what to say, keep them laughing, good illustrations and learn to read."

"When I was in the ring, you really saw the best of me. Outside the ring, I was really some terrible fellow."

"I just don't know how I was able to be a boxer in the first place without believing God."

"You've got to keep a dog with you at all times. A dog cannot roam. You've got to keep him in the house with you. You can't have a wild dog and expect days to go good."

"When you're in a single-parent home, they try to give you a good foundation, but by the time you're 4 or 5 years old, from that point on you're pretty much on your own."

"Frazier was not a big man at all. Frazier was about 5'9, but he would make anyone run. Put up your dukes and cover up because he's coming. He never backed up from anyone."

"There shouldn't be budget problems. There is so much money that goes untapped. If every athlete gave 5% of what they earned, there wouldn't be any budget problems."

"I was a tiger, a good fighter, in good shape, but I was always nervous before boxing matches."