“ To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing. Martin Luther King, Jr.
“ Me, personally. I do not know a soul who perished that day of 9/11. But it did then, does now, and I imagine it always will bring out the Patriot in me. James Hauenstein
“ Though most cultural observers hadn't noticed it yet, everything was now in place for Hallelujah to sweep through the pop landscape. It was a song that had multiple strong, emotional connections with… Alan Light
“ I would remind you to notice where the claim of consensus is invoked. Consensus is invoked only in situations where the science is not solid enough. Nobody says the consensus of scientists agrees that… Michael Crichton
“ In the time that we're here today, more women and children will die violently in the Darfur region than in Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine, Israel or Lebanon. So, after September 30, you won't need the U… George Clooney
“ I want to pause here and talk about this notion of consensus, and the rise of what has been called consensus science. I regard consensus science as an extremely pernicious development that ought to be… Michael Crichton
“ This isn't to deny that there were fierce arguments, at the time and ever since, about the causes and goals of both the Civil War and the Second World War. But 1861 and 1941 each created a common nati… George Packer
“ Even the smallest act of service, the simplest act of kindness, is a way to honor those we lost; a way to reclaim that spirit of unity that followed 9/11. Barack Obama
“ A more fundamental questions suggests itself, however. How did the most powerful military in history come to devote its elite forces and advanced technology to the hunt for a man like Qari Munib, a mi… ryan devereaux
“ [T]he enduring problem for liberals, as for everyone else, is not whether history will judge them wise or foolish regarding the war on terrorism; it is, rather, the way that the past decade has splint… George Packer
“ This malignant persistence since September 11th is the biggest surprise of all. In previous decades, sneak attacks, stock-market crashes, and other great crises became hinges on which American history… George Packer
“ Radical Muslims fly planes into buildings. Radical Christians kill abortion doctors. Radical Atheists write books. Hemant Mehta
“ The attacks of 9/11 were the biggest surprise in American history, and for the past ten years we haven't stopped being surprised. The war on terror has had no discernible trajectory, and, unlike other… George Packer
“ People who mock incidents in history such as 9/11 or the Holocaust, referring to it all as a hoax or stirring up crazy conspiracy theories about it, should really stop and think about their words firs… Rebecca McNutt
“ Private-sector preparedness is not a luxury; it is a cost of doing business in the post-9/11 world. It is ignored at a tremendous potential cost in lives, money and national security. The 9 11 Commission Report
“ [T]he normal and the everyday are often amazingly unstoppable, and what is unimaginable is the cessation of them. The world is resilient, and, no matter what interruptions occur, people so badly want… Lorrie Moore
“ I can hear you, the rest of the world can hear you and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon. George W. Bush
“ Suddenly summoned to witness something great and horrendous, we keep fighting not to reduce it to our own smallness. John Updike
“ Go to the internet and go to the FBI website and go to their international list of top ten terrorists. You will see Bin Laden there, bring his name up and his picture. Amazingly, all the charges: the… Jesse Ventura
“ I read a lot of books. Here are the books I'm using for my 9/11 project. [Wright gestures to three six-foot-long shelves of books.] As I read them I highlight certain passages. Then I have an assistan… Lawrence Wright
