Attack Quote by Peter Bergen

When people, particularly young people and especially young men, can't imagine themselves as heroes in narratives that they construct for themselves, they look to…

— Mohsin Hamid

There are astonishing stories of heroism not only in preventing bloodshed, but in building understanding which lasts.

— Scilla Elworthy

By some crazy twist of fate I was able to remember the moments leading up to the bombings, and in the end, it helped…

— Jeff Bauman

There was a real conflation of hero and victim in the wake of 9/11, in our perverse desire to create a triumphant myth out…

— Jess Walter

Terrorists had the advantage of surprise

— Manmohan Singh

It's always important not to fall for the narrative of the terrorists. If you want to fight for getting a normal life back, you…

— Erna Solberg

Terrorists act as they do because they don't have great power at their easy disposal. The result is that they rely upon the ability…

— William F. Schulz

What terrorists gain, novelists lose.

— Don DeLillo

These fallen heroes represent the character of a nation who has a long history of patriotism and honor - and a nation who has…

— Michael N. Castle

All the people who fought for freedom were my heroes. I mean, that was the sort of story I liked reading... freedom struggles and…

— Indira Gandhi

Today's terrorists are pursuing a distinct route. They are increasingly attacking civilians in symbolic targets, such as those of economic importance, or venues of…

— Cliff Stearns

There's nothing heroic about suicide bombers. They're mostly just dumb, brainwashed kids, stoned out of their minds.

— Marcus Luttrell