When people endure a traumatic event, they are either defeated or made stronger. On Sept. 11, I told New Yorkers, "I want you to emerge stronger from this." My words were partially a hope and partially an observation that people in New York City handle big things better than little things. I could not be more proud of the way my city responded.
Rudy GiulianiThank God we're safe. What I anticipated on Sept. 11 was that we would be attacked many times between then and now, and we haven't been.
Rudy Giuliani