This is the greatest damage to and loss of cultural institutions and cultural patrimony in the history of the country.

This is the greatest damage to and loss of cultural institutions and cultural patrimony in the history of the country.

There are so many kids. When school?s out, it all goes away.

There are so many kids. When school?s out, it all goes away.

You don't see major these kinds of fluctuations unless there's major maintenance going on, which is usually announced in the read more

You don't see major these kinds of fluctuations unless there's major maintenance going on, which is usually announced in the press.

We're going to take it as a challenge, ... We're looking forward to it.

We're going to take it as a challenge, ... We're looking forward to it.

It's after the rebuilding and getting back into a new home that people may realize the impact of the tornado.

It's after the rebuilding and getting back into a new home that people may realize the impact of the tornado.

You know, men and women are a lot alike in certain situations. Like when they're both on fire - they're read more

You know, men and women are a lot alike in certain situations. Like when they're both on fire - they're exactly alike.

Time goes by so fast, people go in and out of your life. You must never miss the opportunity to read more

Time goes by so fast, people go in and out of your life. You must never miss the opportunity to tell these people how much they mean to you.

When he came here and turned the program around, I'm talking about the whole city has galvanized behind him. The read more

When he came here and turned the program around, I'm talking about the whole city has galvanized behind him. The thing I like about it is he really brought the city together, the black and the white. You look up to the stands and you'd see all races up there. ... He brought the city together a lot. That's why a lot of people around here hate to see him go, because that electricity seems like it's died down.

I think it's a really wonderful way of looking at leadership development. What we're saying is, if you understand the read more

I think it's a really wonderful way of looking at leadership development. What we're saying is, if you understand the broad issues that make up the life of the city, if you understand its history, if you understand its architecture and its neighborhood and its place, if you understand some of the ethical dilemmas that leaders must face as they make different choices about a city, and if you can articulate that in some kind of a creative process, then you are prepared to take an active role in decisions and choices that affect your life as well as the city's.