![]() "I told u I was hardcore" was one of the last things Vedas typed, a phrase often quoted sarcastically on Internet message boards and discussion sites. Big mother ship and all, I'll be back, I'll be back." - Aileen Wuornos, American prostitute and serial killer (9 October 2002), prior to execution by lethal injection "It was the food!" - Richard Harris, Irish actor and singer (25 October 2002), while being wheeled out of the Savoy Hotel "I die with the conviction, held since 1968 and Catonsville, that nuclear weapons are the scourge of the earth to mine for them, manufacture them, deploy them, use them, is a curse against God, the human family, and the earth itself." - Philip Berrigan, American peace activist and former Roman Catholic priest (6 December 2002) final statement dictated to his wife, Elizabeth McAlister "I told u I was hardcore u are so fucking stupid" - Brandon Vedas (also known by his nickname ripper on IRC), American computer enthusiast, recreational drug user and member of the community (12 January 2003), who died of a multiple drug overdose while discussing what he was doing via IRC chat and webcam. Heise!" ( "Für heute reicht es, Herr Heise!") - Robert Steinhäuser, German student and perpetrator of the Erfurt school massacre (26 April 2002), said to a teacher prior to committing suicide "Yes, I would just like to say I'm sailing with the rock, and I'll be back, like Independence Day, with Jesus. ![]() Baxter had been slated to testify before United States congressional committees concerning the Enron scandal. Clifford Baxter, Enron executive (25 January 2002) his suicide note, addressed to his wife. I just can't be any good to you or myself. I have always tried to do the right thing but where there was once great pride now it's gone. "I will never die." ( "Aku tak akan mati.") - Mona Fandey, Malaysian pop singer, bomoh and murderer (2 November 2001), prior to execution by hanging "Love one another." - George Harrison, English musician and songwriter (29 November 2001), to his wife, Olivia Harrison, and son, Dhani Harrison "Carol, I am so sorry for this. ![]() His last words were uttered when the South tower collapsed, taking him along with it. OH GOD! OH-" - Kevin Cosgrove, a businessman employed at the South tower of the World Trade Center ( 11 September 2001), over the phone to a 911 dispatcher, who he called from the 105th floor. Oh my God!" - Madeline Amy Sweeney, flight attendant aboard American Airlines Flight 11 ( 11 September 2001), over the phone to manager Michael Woodward "Are you guys ready? Let's roll." - Todd Beamer, American passenger on United Airlines Flight 93 ( 11 September 2001), signaling the start of the revolt against the flight's hijackers, resulting in the plane crashing in the ensuing struggle for the controls, killing all 44 aboard "We're going to rush the hijackers." - Jeremy Glick, American passenger on United Airlines Flight 93 ( 11 September 2001), over the phone to his wife prior to the revolt against the flight's hijackers "We're looking in. Somebody's calling medical and we can't get a doc-" - Betty Ong, a flight attendant aboard American Airlines Flight 11 ( 11 September 2001), on a phone call, in response to Operations Specialist Nydia Gonzalez asking if she had tried calling anyone else for help treating the stab victims on the plane. Convicted of the Oklahoma City bombing, McVeigh chose " Invictus" (Latin for "unconquered"), an 1875 poem by the British poet William Ernest Henley, as his final statement prior to his execution by lethal injection. 2001–2009 "Okay, just wondering." - Dale Earnhardt Sr., American race car driver (18 February 2001), after asking teammate Andy Pilgrim if he had any advice for him prior to his fatal crash in the 2001 Daytona 500 "It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul." - Timothy McVeigh, American domestic terrorist (11 June 2001).
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