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"With those attacks, the terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States. And war is what they got." GEORGE W. BUSH, speaking aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln

"If you go to Starbucks, I'll bite you." KHALED AL-MAEENA, editor of an English-language newspaper in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, quoting his U.S.-educated daughter to illustrate the rising anti-American sentiment in his country

"We ought to look in the mirror, stick out our chests, suck in our bellies, and say, 'Damn, we're Americans,' and smile." RETIRED LIEUT. GENERAL JAY GARNER, head of the reconstruction effort in Iraq

"I hope that when the smoke clears from the Iraq thing, more attention would be given to Rumsfeld's ideas." BILL CLINTON, former President, on the need to incorporate the Defense Secretary's views into discussions on the future shape of the U.S. military

"Yes, the 'little guy' who isn't smart about the nuances may get misled, such is the nature of my business." LEHMAN BROS. ANALYST, in an e-mail to an institutional investor, disclosed as part of an SEC settlement of conflict-of-interest charges against Wall Street firms

"I play fairly high stakes. I adhere to the law. I don't play the 'milk money.' I don't put my family at risk, and I don't owe anyone anything." BILL BENNETT, conservative activist, quoted in a story on washingtonmonthly.com and newsweek.com about his being a high-stakes casino gambler, losing, according to one casino source, as much as $8 million in the past decade

"Bill Gates' house is totally out of date. He built it right before wireless happened. The big tunnels for all his wires--he doesn't need that stuff anymore." MARTHA STEWART, discussing her new infatuation with wireless technology, as well as with smaller homes

Sources: AP, New York Times, AP, Boston Globe, New York Times, washingtonmonthly.com newsweek.com Wired