Michael Brown Quotes on Error & Mistake (3 Quotes)

My point is that the court made a mistake in their analysis. The distinctions in the case were misunderstood and misapplied.

He said FEMA mistakenly paid out a handful of undeserving claims and made some other bureaucratic errors. But he said his agency was trying to engage in a difficult balancing act -- practicing judicious oversight while sending payments to needy hurricane victims as fast as possible. We must never . . . sacrifice that urgency in the pursuit of elusive administrative perfection, ... Our mission to get help quickly to those who desperately need it must take priority, yet be carefully balanced with our obligation to be stewards of taxpayer dollars. . . . FEMA was never stampeded into making any decisions.

My biggest mistake was not recognizing by Saturday that Louisiana was dysfunctional.