Quotes of: Hurricane Keyword

Reporter: Mr. Carter, now that you're out, are you still going to be The Hurricane? Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter: Oh, I'll always be The Hurricane. And The Hurricane is... beautiful.

The Hurricane

Hurricane Katrina, coupled with Hurricane Rita, which came promptly on Katrina's heels, claimed more than 1,200 American lives. Together, they caused more than $200 billion in damage.

Ellen Tauscher

Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter: You think I killed those people son? Lesra: Now I know you didn't. Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter: How do you know? Lesra: I just know.

The Hurricane

Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter: Fifteen years on.

The Hurricane

Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter: [voice over narration] Hurricane is the professional name that I acquired later on in life. Carter is the slave name that was given to my forefathers, who worked in the cotton fields of Alabama and Georgia. It was passed ont...

The Hurricane

[last lines] Announcer: Everybody wanted this victory and Hurricane has delivered.

The Hurricane

Detective at Hospital: Are these the two men who shot you? Look carefully, Sir. Are these the two men who did this to you? Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter: He said "no". Detective at Hospital: Move closer. Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter: He said "no". Detective a...

The Hurricane

The same things that lead to disparities in health in this country on a day-to-day basis led to disparities in the impact of Hurricane Katrina.

David Satcher

Announcer: Hurricane Carter has defeated the welter weight champion of the world!

The Hurricane

Lisa Peters: Your first book, huh? Lesra: Yeah. Lisa Peters: Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter.

The Hurricane

It is proper that the federal government help alleviate short-term disruptions and price spikes such as those brought about by Hurricane Katrina.

Mel Martinez

Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter: [to Lesra] Hate put me in prison. Love's gonna bust me out.

The Hurricane

Theo: We're looking for two Negros in a white car. Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter: Any two will do?

The Hurricane

Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter: [to Les] It's very important to transcend places that hold us.

The Hurricane

Well, I'm not excusing the fact that planning and preparedness was not where it should be. We've known for 20 years about this hurricane, this possibility of this kind of hurricane.

Michael Chertoff

The administration is using the devastation of Hurricane Katrina to cut the wages of people desperately trying to rebuild their lives and their communities.

George Miller

Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter: [to the Warden] I'm innocent. I've committed no crime. A crime's been committed against me.

The Hurricane

Mae Thelma Carter: Rubin, I ain't walking nowhere from you. Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter: I'm dead. Just bury me.

The Hurricane

Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter: [addressing the court] Twenty years spent locked up in a cage considered as a danger to society.

The Hurricane

Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter: [addressing the court] Justice is all I ask for. Justice. Lisa Peters: You can't understand living without you.

The Hurricane

What we are now witnessing in the 21st century is the fracture or complete breakdown of families, societies, and governments as a result of centuries of dehumanization that have taken a toll. More natural disasters (tsunamis, earthquakes, hurricanes,...

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