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In her nation's darkest hour, she responded with a selfless bravery that illustrates the very best of human nature. She was empowered by her ability to shed light where none existed. —Jane Swift, Acting governor of Massachusetts, presenting the award to Sweeney's children. She calmly and in a detailed fashion told us that Flight 11 had been hijacked, which was nothing short of a miracle. —American Airlines flight services manager Michael Woodward, who took the call from Sweeney. She would have said she was just doing her job. —Michael Sweeney, her husband, a police officer.Read more about this topic: Madeline Amy Sweeney
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“A book that furnishes no quotations is, me judice, no book—it is a plaything.”
—Thomas Love Peacock (1785–1866)
“Reading any collection of a man’s quotations is like eating the ingredients that go into a stew instead of cooking them together in the pot. You eat all the carrots, then all the potatoes, then the meat. You won’t go away hungry, but it’s not quite satisfying. Only a biography, or autobiography, gives you the hot meal.”
—Christopher Buckley, U.S. author. A review of three books of quotations from Newt Gingrich. “Newtie’s Greatest Hits,” The New York Times Book Review (March 12, 1995)
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