At a party to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Food Network, food personality Giada De Laurentiis attributed a post-September 11th "nesting instinct" for her career: "I truly believe my success is because of 9/11. Had it not been for 9/11, I don't know that I would be here... It made them think twice about what was important in life." [AP][Photo: Helga Esteb / Shutterstock.com]
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