Terror Quotes

"It is exactly because we are a city that embraces freedom, that welcomes everyone and encourages their dreams, that New York remains on the front lines in the war on terror"

Michael Bloomberg, Politician

"Books and all forms of writing are terror to those who wish to suppress the truth"

Wole Soyinka, Dramatist

"As we have all said, we understand that electronic surveillance is a vital tool in the war on terror. We all want to know when Osama bin Laden is calling: when he is calling, who he is calling, and what he is saying"

Chris Van Hollen, Politician

"The first time I got up in front of an audience was terror, abject terror, which continued for another four or five years. There still is, a little bit"

Bob Newhart, Comedian

"To suspect your own mortality is to know the beginning of terror, to learn irrefutably that you are mortal is to know the end of terror"

Frank Herbert, Writer

"Ironically, it is exactly because we are a city that embraces freedom, that welcomes everyone and encourages their dreams, that New York remains on the front lines in the war on terror"

Michael Bloomberg, Politician

"I believe the war on terror is the vital discussion of this decade and of our generation, probably. To win the war on terror, you need a good offense and a good defense. On defense, I regret to say, basically, this administration has not come close to doing what is necessary"

Charles Schumer, Politician

"Priorities like winning the War on Terror and providing tax relief that will keep our economy growing strong"

Dennis Hastert, Politician

"Airline travel is hours of boredom interrupted by moments of stark terror"

Al Boliska, Writer

"It's not scary to make a horror film because you get to pull back the curtain and see that none of it's real. When you're watching one, the terror bombards you"

Josh Hartnett, Actor

"Congress must not do something just for the sake of doing something. We must carefully and thoughtfully consider the implications of any action and whether that action will help or hinder our ultimate mission of protecting U.S. citizens from terror"

Richard Burr, Politician

"Unlike most other children, - especially unlike those of today - who are eager to become men and women as speedily as possible, I had a terror of growing up, which became more and more accentuated as I grew older"

Pierre Loti, Writer

"The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision"

Maimonides, Philosopher

"As we continue to fight the War on Terror, it is imperative that we protect America's fallen heroes by ensuring that they are treated with respect, while being laid to rest"

Jon Porter, Politician

"I recall feeling an almost delicious terror when one day I found myself alone in the midst of tall June grasses that grew high as my head. But here the secret working of self consciousness is almost too entangled with the things of the past for me to explain it"

Pierre Loti, Writer

"The terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, changed the way we think about security"

Richard Burr, Politician

"This is now a global war on terror and, indeed, it is important, it is imperative that we win in the battles in Afghanistan and that we win in the battles in Iraq. And as the gentleman from Georgia has mentioned, this is not something that is going to be quick and easy"

Marsha Blackburn, Politician

"What we think of as our sensitivity is only the higher evolution of terror in a poor dumb beast. We suffer for nothing. Our own death wish is our only real tragedy"

Mario Puzo, Novelist

"In a repressive society, a writer can be deeply influential, but in a society that's filled with glut and repetition and endless consumption, the act of terror may be the only meaningful act"

Don DeLillo, Novelist

"It's a tough time my friends. We need to make sacrifices to ensure our troops have the tools they need in order to get the job done. This budget will help us win the War on Terror"

Dennis Hastert, Politician

"The war on terror is a fight that we did not start, but it is one that we shall finish"

Nick Lampson, Politician

"If a man is terrified, it's up to me to dispel that terror"

Jack Kevorkian, Activist

"Nuclear weapons offer us nothing but a balance of terror, and a balance of terror is still terror"

George Wald, Scientist

"True terror is a language and a vision. There is a deep narrative structure to terrorist acts, and they infiltrate and alter consciousness in ways that writers used to aspire to"

Don DeLillo, Novelist

"They do believe that if we do not wage this war against terror in places like Baghdad and Kabul, we are more likely to have it waged in Baltimore and Kansas"

Ed Gillespie, Politician

"So I think that our foreign policy, the president's strong and principled leadership when it comes to the war against terror and foreign policy is going to be an asset"

Ed Gillespie, Politician

"Especially today as we fight the war on terror - against an enemy that represents hatred, extremism and stands behind no flag - we need to remember the sacrifices that have gone into protecting our flag"

Bill Shuster, Politician

"I like to deal with EVERY aspect of our condition, and that means terror and humor in equal mix. Some books have more room for humor than others"

Dean Koontz, Author

"The weapon of the Republic is terror, and virtue is its strength"

Georg Buchner, Dramatist

"In the book, America had already been weakened by bio terror plagues before waves of selfish violence took down the rest. But the real enemy was the kind of male human being who nurses fantasies of violent glory at the expense of his fellow citizens"

David Brin, Author

"There is no meeting of minds, no point of understanding with such terror. Just a choice: Defeat it or be defeated by it. And defeat it we must"

Tony Blair, Statesman

"After having dispatched a meal, I went ashore, and found no habitation save a single house, and that without an occupant; we had no doubt that the people had fled in terror at our approach, as the house was completely furnished"

Christopher Columbus, Adventurer

"Terror made me cruel"

Emily Bronte, Novelist

"Every man, either to his terror or consolation, has some sense of religion"

Heinrich Heine, Poet

"Victory is the most important aspect in Iraq, because victory in Iraq will help us have victory in the War on Terror"

Andrew Card, Politician

"Hamas is responsible for countless homicide bombings that have killed hundreds of Israeli citizens. They have waged a terror war with the sole intent of murdering innocent people"

Vito Fossella, Politician

"American culture is torn between our long romance with violence and our terror of the devastation wrought by war and crime and environmental havoc"

Katherine Dunn, Novelist

"We cannot win this war on terror if people are undercutting us. And one way to undercut us is to empower Iran"

Lindsey Graham, Politician

"The liberation of Iraq is a crucial advance in the campaign against terror"

Carl Levin, Politician

"Significant steps have been taken since 9-11 to protect out country here at home, but much remains to be done, Americans from across the political spectrum must come together to develop the next phase of our efforts to counter global terror"

Warren Rudman, Politician

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