Margaret Cho Quotes

In the real world in which we live, it's a dangerous world. And you know the old saying is that we have to be right 100 percent of the time; the terrorists only have to be right once.

They only have to be right one time, the terrorists do, and we have to be wrong one time.

Terrorists cannot win unless they affect the way we think and act.

If we announced threats [to airlines and flights] as we received them, we would be catering to the terrorists' goals.

In the age of terror, there is less room for error.

I'm just tired of us as Americans living in fear.

I believe when the country feels threatened it is important that we are seen to be working together to find an appropriate structure for dealing with terrorists in our midst.

P of what al Qaeda tries to do, and terrorists, is disrupt. Americans should live their lives just as they have every day, but just be aware.

Every time you take a train, step into your car, walk into the shopping mall, go to the airport - every single time, something could happen. That's how terrorism works.

I go to the airport and I've had everything taken away from me because of the terrorists. People haven't realized yet, though, that we are at war.

Telling the community a serial killer is out there stirs up a lot of unpleasant attention.

So we mustn't lower our guard in any sense because of what has happened in terms of the death of Osama Bin Laden and we are certainly not doing that. The terror threat level here in the U.K. remains at severe and we're very conscious of the need to continue that.

It's especially important since September 11 for people to be trained for the unexpected. We want to try to make sure people are safe.

Terrorists are always a threat to someone. If we'll be scared of them, it means they have won.

The fact of the matter is that whether it's in London or Egypt or Turkey or New York or Washington, we have to pay the price of guarding ourself, which is internal vigilance.

And finally, let me just say it is a fact that not every city can dedicate resources to terrorism.

We are keeping New Jersey one step, several steps, ahead of terrorism.

If I do nothing else, I'm going to make this a safe state.

Let the safety of people be the supreme law

Anything can be justified by security.

We are much safer in the United States, but not yet safe.

To the American people … nine years after 9/11, nine years of spending, and nine years of beefing up security you are still unsafe even in the holiest and most sacred of days to you, Christmas Day….

The counterterrorism strategy known as CONTEST aimed to reduce the risk to the UK and its interests overseas from terrorism, so that people can go about their lives freely and with confidence.

I think it can be very safe to go to O'Hare and Wrigley and Sox park and Soldier Field, but you have to deal with some reality. Just because a threat is not specific and verifiable doesn't mean nearly what it used to mean, in terms of you being able to sleep well at night.

A big challenge in combating terrorism is learning how to think about things that we can't imagine.