Bill Simmons Quotes

Let's drink to the spirit of gallantry and courage that made a strange Heaven out of unbelievable Hell, and let's drink to the hope that one day this country of ours, which we love so much, will find dignity and greatness and peace again.

Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundations of America.

Our task, in the aftermath of September 11, was and continues to be the transformation of the effects of evil into something beautiful and good.

Let us answer the terrorists by living our values with courage.

As much sorrow and grief as came from 9/11, there have also come positives.

Our thoughts are with everyone that's been affected by Manchester attack. We want to stand strong, look at the sky and sing loud and proud.

Our values and way of life will prevail - terrorism will not.

We emerged from the events of September 11 more steadfast in our beliefs, more courageous in our actions and more determined to protect our values than ever before.

September 11 is one of our worst days but it brought out the best in us. It unified us as a country and showed our charitable instincts and reminded us of what we stood for and stand for.

So the brother in black offers to these United States the source of courage that endures, and laughter.

America, 5 years after this brutal attack, is testament that a Nation conceived in liberty and equality will endure. It is a triumph of millions of Americans but it is also the triumph of an idea larger than any one person, larger than any one nation.

Boston and America is really resilient.

We didn't crumble after 9/11. We didn't falter after the Boston Marathon. But we're America. Americans will never, ever stand down. We endure. We overcome. We own the finish line.

I am certain that I speak on behalf of my entire nation when I say: September 11th we are all Americans - in grief, as in defiance.

9/11 occurs, and you're going to rebuild, and after awhile, the memory will be there, but there will be something new there, and different, and functioning, and electric.

We do not invest in victims, we invest in survivors.

Great tragedy has come to us, and we are meeting it with the best that is in our country, with courage and concern for others because this is America. This is who we are.

We know that our life of freedom is stronger than terror.

Londoners, Mancunians, and Brits across the country will never, ever be cowed by terrorism.

I bow my head to the victims of terrorism. I am highly impressed of the courage of New York residents. The great city and the great American nation are to win!

I want the people of New York to be an example to the rest of the country, and the rest of the world, that terrorism can't stop us.

After the Boston Marathon bombings, people shared grief and outrage on social media.

My book 'Trust Your Heart', which is the story of my life, will be followed by 'Singing Lessons', a memoir of love, loss, hope, and healing, which talks about the death of my son and the hope that has been the aftermath of the healing from that tragedy.

Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.

However confused the scene of our life appears, however torn we may be who now do face that scene, it can be faced, and we can go on to be whole.