But they failed utterly in their goal of destroying the spirit of this country. Unlike most traditional forms of patriotism, ours does not center directly on the land; the "spacious skies" and "amber waves of grain" are more about the idea of unlimited possibility and material bounty than the particular locations so sacred in other societies. (U.S. News and World Report)

"The number of casualties will be more than any of us can bear." New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, asked to estimate the number of people hurt in the World Trade Center attack