John Luther Quotes (10 Quotes)

We'll protect our own citizens first but, if we can offer help anywhere else, we're ready to do it. There's always the possibility for severe weather when a storm that big gets that close to us, but we know for a fact that it's going to cause damage down in Texas.

Our main concern is not to punish anybody, but to make sure people are safe.

We watch it (the weather) like a TV show.

Everyone did a great job today. I was able to see what plans were in place, and the facility was perfect for what we needed.

We could communicate by radio to Conway for re-enforcement, for example.

It's a new requirement that we have to meet every year. We'll be having a weapons of mass destruction training exercise.

As long as there are strong communications, the command doesn't have to be on-site. What's done here by the decision-makers can be relayed to units out in the field.

It's pretty up there. It's a good visit for people to see the countryside.

This isn't to point our their weaknesses in a critical manner. We do this with an attitude of preparation so if they do have a weakness, we can correct it. If we have the opportunity to weed out weaknesses, it makes it more efficient and hopefully we won't have as many people injured, especially first responders.

Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most talents are to some extent a gift. Good character, by contrast, is not given to us. We have to build it piece by piece by thought, choice, courage and determination.