James Frank Quotes

People under siege turn to us in complete frustration and I get a chance to go in when it's do or die.

In a hospital, there's a lot of high-energy, seat-of-your-pants, in-the-moment things that need to be done.

It's obvious we can't ignore the problem any longer. Locally and nationally, we cannot wait to see how bad it gets. We need to act now.

There is no doubt that the time to act is now. It is now that timely action can avert disaster. It is now that with foresight and will such action can be taken without disturbing the essence of our way of life, by adjusting behaviour not altering it entirely.

The big hang-up was George Bush wanted to get life lines, you know, so he could call somebody.

Very urgent measures need to be taken, and without much delay, in dealing with the ongoing destruction of the environment.

It is wonderful to hear of the relief efforts that are finally coming to New Orleans and the rest of the region, but as well all know, it is simply not going to be enough.

If my house is on fire, I don't need the fire chief telling me I should not have built the house out of wood. I need somebody to put the fire out.

Give assistance, not advice, in a crisis.

What we have is a great number of people working extremely hard to make sure that death number stays where it is and the people that have to go to shelters are taken care of tonight and for as many days as it takes and that we support our first responders that are out there keeping security.

Keeping even the most humble talent wrapped in a napkin becomes the more reprehensible the greater the emergency.

It occurred to me that if I did not handle the crash correctly, there would be no survivors.

First there is the search and rescue phase that is now ending. It is a cruel reality.

The beauty of social media is that it will point out your company's flaws; the key questions is how quickly you address these flaws.

When desperate ills demand a speedy cure, Distrust is cowardice, and prudence folly.

Once again, victims of disaster have turned to the UN and the international community in their time of need, .. The world needs the UN's leadership in these times, and the UN needs the world's support. We are communicating with the UN and its agencies to learn where UN Foundation funds may be of greatest assistance to the UN's relief efforts.

It is very easy to say that the important thing is to try your best, but if you are in real trouble the most important thing is not trying your best, but getting to safety.

We must all face the fact that our leaders are certifiably insane or worse

It is especially important to encourage unorthodox thinking when the situation is critical

The people with the most resources are the federal government. If you can invade a country halfway across the world in a matter of days, you can surely come to the aid of your own citizens in a shorter order of time.

A loafer never works except when there is a fire; then he will carry out more furniture than anybody.

Never awake me when you have good news to announce, because with good news nothing presses; but when you have bad news, arouse me immediately, for then there is not an instant to be lost.

The only solace can come from the state. In the Boston bombing, only a handful of people died in the end, even though a huge number were injured - and that was a huge attack in America. The government was very involved in providing aid and following up in the investigation.

My purpose is to make sure that we protect every American, wherever that American is, and if an American is calling out for help, whether it's in Benghazi or at the border, then we ought to be able to answer it.

The outpouring of support from health professionals who want to volunteer for Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts has been tremendous.