A quote, and opening the floor to suggestions.

"An emblem of our city in concrete and steel." (Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaking about the Freedom Tower.)
I started writing all these alternative emblems, but they were all so trite and hippyish that I felt embarrassed and hit delete. I don't like being winnowed down to concrete and steel. I want to be more than that. I felt like we were more on that day. I felt we proved it wasn't a fluke when we held together again during the blackout. Anyone have any emblem suggestions? Serious or otherwise?