It wouldn't quite be fair to say September 11, like, made my career.

With the spirit of my administration, New York City is poised for dramatic change. The era of fear has had a long enough reign.

America needs to be defended. We need missile defense to better police the skies over the United States.

The attacks of September 11th were intended to break our spirit. Instead we have emerged stronger and more unified.

My father used to say to me, 'Whenever you get into a jam, whenever you get into a crisis or an emergency, become the calmest person in the room and you'll be able to figure your way out of it.'

Revenge is not a noble sentiment, but it is a human one.

It's about time law enforcement got as organized as organized crime.

When you confront a problem you begin to solve it.

We had no domestic attacks under Bush.

Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy.

What children need most are the essentials that grandparents provide in abundance. They give unconditional love, kindness, patience, humor, comfort, lessons in life. And, most importantly, cookies.

Remember, you will always fail in business if you don't try to open your own business.

A woman is always beutiful to the one who has fallen in love with her, nothing can dampen her image before his eyes.

Science has not yet taught us if madness is or is not the sublimity of the intelligence.

I have nothing to lose. My personal casualty means nothing.

The most difficult thing is to recognize that sometimes we too are blinded by our own incentives. Because we don’t see how our conflicts of interest work on us.

It's always an honor and a scary experience to sing new music.

Far more quickly than reason and logic, irony can penetrate rage and puncture self-pity.

Writing is work, but it's also a compulsion, and once you get your characters on paper, you can't abandon them. You have to respond to them.

I cannot stand being awake, the pain is too much.

Like the man said, a little hope never hurt anybody