Most people in America understand that the rich people hire good accountants and figure out how not to necessarily pay all the taxes.

I grieve for every death.'It breaks my heart to think about a family weeping over the loss of a loved one. I understand the anguish that some feel about the death that takes place.

In time, perhaps, we will mark the memory of September 11th in stone and metal, something we can show children, as yet unborn, to help them understand what happened on this minute and on this day. But for those of us who lived through these events, the only marker we’ll ever need is the tick of a clock at the 46th minute of the eighth hour of the 11th day.

I hope I'm as graceful and gracious as [my parents] are. It's hard for me to project how I'm gonna be if I make it to 86.

I'm content because I'm a busy person.

The lesson of September the 11th is: Take threats before they fully materialize.

As I look back over my life, I've been an active person - obviously I was self-absorbed for a period of time.