September 11th Quotes - Page 2

• Legislation passed in the aftermath of September 11, 2001 enhanced our intelligence capabilities and strengthened our national defense, but until now our nation's immigration policies have not adapted to the needs of a post-September 11th world.

  Chris Chocola

  September 11, World, Immigration

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• I am not a particularly political person, but, as a Tribeca resident, the commodification of September 11th is offensive to me.

  Lena Dunham

  Political, September, Offensive

  "Downtown’s Daughter" by Rebecca Mead, www.newyorker.com. November 15, 2010.

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• Well, we've faced very difficult decisions and challenges in our country, every one of us have, as we - since September 11th, as we fought the war on terror, all of those decisions that the President had to make to put young men and women in harm's way.

  Laura Bush

  Country, War, Men

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• In the aftermath of September 11th, it is critical to secure our borders.

  Bobby Jindal

  Borders, Aftermath, September

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• It is a very real concern and my view is that everything changed on September 11th and the procedure, the policies that were in place prior to September 11th no longer should apply.

  George Pataki

  Real, Views, September

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• I am more of a New Yorker than ever and just actually, sometimes I fantasize about living somewhere else, where it's maybe not quite so crowded or stressful, blah, blah, blah and after September 11th, I guess I could just not imagine living anywhere else.

  Sigourney Weaver

  Somewhere Else, September, Sometimes

  "Sigourney Weaver for 'Tadpole'". Interview with Paul Fischer, www.darkhorizons.com. July 19, 2002.

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• NEW RULE: 'Kidiots' Leave the children behind. At least until they learn something. A new study has shown that half of American high schools agree that newspapers should only be able to publish government-approved material. Almost one out of five said people should not be allowed to voice unpopular opinions..This is the first generation after September 11th, who discovered news during a 'watch what you say' administration...George W. Bush once asked, 'is our children learning.' No, they isn't. A better question would be, 'is our teacher's teaching?

  Bill Maher

  Teacher, Children, Teaching

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• We now have capabilities in science and technology that raise the very realistic possibility that a small group of terrorists could kill not only thousands of people, as they did on September 11th, but hundreds of thousands of people. And that has changed the dimension of the threat we face.

  Michael Chertoff

  Technology, People, September 11

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• The devastating punch we took on September 11th still reverberates throughout American society.

  Joe Biden

  September, Stills, American Society

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• My last vestige of 'hands off religion' respect disappeared in the smoke and choking dust of September 11, 2001, followed by the 'National Day of Prayer,' when prelates and pastors did their tremulous Martin Luther King impersonations and urged people of mutually incompatible faiths to hold hands, united in homage to the very force that caused the problem in the first place.

  Richard Dawkins

  Kings, Prayer, Dust

  Richard Dawkins (2004). “A Devil's Chaplain”, p.157, HMH

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• I don't believe that the Bush Administration had something to do with September 11th. I do believe that there were a lot of warning signals, but I don't think they were ignored on purpose - Bush just wanted to go to the ranch for a month.

  Michael Moore

  Believe, Thinking, Purpose

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• The tragedy of September 11th was so sudden, so enormous, and so horrendous, both in terms of lives lost and global consequences, that this country and the world went into immediate and prolonged shock.

  Allen Klein

  Country, Tragedy, World

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• There have been a lot of events that have made me really look at the real world, like September 11th. There are so many things that just make you realize that you're not going to live forever and that you have to enjoy every day.

  Mae Whitman

  Real, Forever, September 11

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• As the third anniversary of the September 11th attacks draws near we must ensure our nation is prepared to handle the continued threat of violence and terrorism on our country.

  Leonard Boswell

  Anniversary, Country, September 11

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• There were no weapons of mass destruction and Saddam Hussein was not involved in the September 11th attack.

  Charles Rangel

  Mass Destruction, September 11, Hussein

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• The country was not focused on terrorism before September 11th.

  Louis J. Freeh

  Country, September 11, Terrorism

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• After the chaos and carnage of September 11th, it is not enough to serve our enemies with legal papers.

  George W. Bush

  Enemy, Paper, September

  George W. Bush's State of the Union, www.cnn.com. January 21, 2004.

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• The first time I realised I was patriotic was after September 11th.

  Claire Danes

  Patriotic, Firsts, September

  Interview with Hermione Hoby, www.theguardian.com. September 29, 2012.

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• If September 11th has taught us anything, it's certainly that the world has never been so interdependent. It is impossible now to be an island of prosperity in a sea of despair.

  Bono

  Islands, Sea, Taught Us

  "The lobbyist rock star", www.cnn.com. April 19, 2004.

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• I often think about how my sons will come to know about September 11th. Something overheard? A newspaper image? In school? I would prefer that they learn about it from my wife and me, in a deliberate and safe way. But it's hard to imagine ever feeling ready to broach the subject without some impetus.

  Jonathan Safran Foer

  School, Son, Thinking

  "Speechless" by Jonathan Safran Foer, www.newyorker.com. September 12, 2011.

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• Many of us saw religion as harmless nonsense. Beliefs might lack all supporting evidence but, we thought, if people needed a crutch for consolation, where's the harm? September 11th changed all that.

  Richard Dawkins

  Science, People, Religion

  "Has the world changed?". The Guardian Interview, www.theguardian.com. October 11, 2001.

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• Since September 11th, federal terrorism investigations have resulted in charges against more than 400 suspects, and more than half of them have been convicted.

  Jim Sensenbrenner

  September 11, Half, Terrorism

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• Both the Obama and Romney campaigns said they pulled all their political ads today in observance of the September 11th anniversary. But politics wasn't very far offstage. The Obama campaign sees foreign policy as an advantage this year.

  Mara Liasson

  Anniversary, Years, Political

  "Obama, Romney Pull Campaign Ads On Sept. 11". "All Things Considered" with Audie Cornish and Melissa Block, www.npr.org. September 11, 2012.

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• Last week, the House of Representatives passed a resolution honoring the victims and heroes of September 11th. As we commemorate the anniversary of 9-11, we must also remember that the threat is still very real today.

  Michael McCaul

  Anniversary, Real, Hero

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• We've had no evidence that Saddam Hussein was involved with the September 11th.

  George W. Bush

  Iraq, September 11, President

  "Why We Fight: New Film Takes a Hard Look at the American War Machine From World War II to Iraq". www.democracynow.org. February 10, 2006.

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