“Everything depends on a good job – strong families, strong communities, the pursuit of the American dream, and a tax base to support schools for our kids and services for our seniors.”

What happened on September 11 compels us to focus on who we are as Americans, what we stand for, what really matters in our lives – family, friends, faith and freedom.

Ohioans are practical. We’re a can-do people. Give us a problem, we’ll give you a solution.

We stand strong together – as Americans – many cultures, races and faiths, but one nation under God.

We live in a land like no other – a land of freedom and opportunity unparalleled on the face of the globe.

Although the Nasser revolution of 1952 was secular, the culture remained deeply religious – but it was a faith of moderation and tolerance.

Women made up nearly half my class at university, and my senior academic adviser there was a woman. In Alexandria, my friends were Christians and Muslims.

I met a lot of the senior Taliban, and I asked them precisely [about Mullah Omar]. The most common answer was he is humble. And that was very true.

My family joke that I’m really a very senior person who accidentally happens to be 11.

Being a senior in high school means you’re not only getting closer to adulthood, but also ready to start thinking about your dreams and aspirations, whether that’s applying for college, joining the military, or seeing the world.

It’s never too early to start thinking of your future, so use these high school senior year quotes about following dreams to inspire yourself and those around.

Of course there’s a lot of knowledge in universities: the freshmen bring a little in; the seniors don’t take much away, so knowledge sort of accumulates.

I wasn’t really sold on being an artist until high school, my senior year. I was going to do the college thing originally.