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Quotes by Aviator

"Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace."

"Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace."

Amelia Earhart, American Aviator

Life, Peace, Courage

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"The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are: Initiative, Imagination, Individuality and Independence."

"The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are: Initiative, Imagination, Individuality and Independence."

Eddie Rickenbacker, American Aviator

Imagination, Character, Independence, Individuality

15

"Is he alone who has courage on his right hand and faith on his left hand?"

"Is he alone who has courage on his right hand and faith on his left hand?"

Charles Lindbergh, American Aviator

Faith, Courage, Right

14

"Living in dreams of yesterday, we find ourselves still dreaming of impossible future conquests."

"Living in dreams of yesterday, we find ourselves still dreaming of impossible future conquests."

Charles Lindbergh, American Aviator

Dream, Dreams, Future, Living, Yesterday

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"Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others."

"Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others."

Amelia Earhart, American Aviator

Men, Women, Failure, Challenge

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"Flying might not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price."

"Flying might not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price."

Amelia Earhart, American Aviator

Flying, Fun, Worth

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"When you design it, think how you would feel if you had to fly it! Safety first!"

"When you design it, think how you would feel if you had to fly it! Safety first!"

Donald Wills Douglas, American Aviator

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"Of course no one thought of anything except of attacking the enemy. It lies in the instinct of every German to rush at the enemy wherever he meets him, particularly if he meets hostile cavalry."

"Of course no one thought of anything except of attacking the enemy. It lies in the instinct of every German to rush at the enemy wherever he meets him, particularly if he meets hostile cavalry."

Manfred von Richthofen, German Aviator

Thought, Enemy, Instinct, Lies

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"I honored the fallen enemy by placing a stone on his beautiful grave."

"I honored the fallen enemy by placing a stone on his beautiful grave."

Manfred von Richthofen, German Aviator

13

"I have seen the science I worshiped, and the aircraft I loved, destroying the civilization I expected them to serve."

"I have seen the science I worshiped, and the aircraft I loved, destroying the civilization I expected them to serve."

Charles Lindbergh, American Aviator

Science, Civilization

13

"My dear Excellency! I have not gone to war to collect cheese and eggs, but for another purpose."

"My dear Excellency! I have not gone to war to collect cheese and eggs, but for another purpose."

Manfred von Richthofen, German Aviator

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"I never was good at learning things. I did just enough work to pass. In my opinion it would have been wrong to do more than was just sufficient, so I worked as little as possible."

"I never was good at learning things. I did just enough work to pass. In my opinion it would have been wrong to do more than was just sufficient, so I worked as little as possible."

Manfred von Richthofen, German Aviator

Work, Learning, Opinion, Wrong

12

"Of course, with the increasing number of aeroplanes one gains increased opportunities for shooting down one's enemies, but at the same time, the possibility of being shot down one's self increases."

"Of course, with the increasing number of aeroplanes one gains increased opportunities for shooting down one's enemies, but at the same time, the possibility of being shot down one's self increases."

Manfred von Richthofen, German Aviator

Time, Possibility, Being, Enemies

12

"Later, I realized that the mission had to end in a let-down because the real barrier wasn't in the sky but in our knowledge and experience of supersonic flight."

"Later, I realized that the mission had to end in a let-down because the real barrier wasn't in the sky but in our knowledge and experience of supersonic flight."

Chuck Yeager, American Aviator

Experience, Knowledge, End, Mission

12

"If one has not given everything, one has given nothing."

"If one has not given everything, one has given nothing."

Georges Guynemer, French Aviator

10

"I might have been born in a hovel but I am determined to travel with the wind and the stars."

"I might have been born in a hovel but I am determined to travel with the wind and the stars."

Jacqueline Cochran, American Aviator

Travel, Stars, Wind

10

"I have found adventure in flying, in world travel, in business, and even close at hand... Adventure is a state of mind - and spirit."

"I have found adventure in flying, in world travel, in business, and even close at hand... Adventure is a state of mind - and spirit."

Jacqueline Cochran, American Aviator

Business, Travel, Adventure, Flying

10

"The human voice cannot mount up into these boundless solitudes."

"The human voice cannot mount up into these boundless solitudes."

Alberto Santos Dumont, Brazilian Aviator

10

"I've got tooth marks on my heart."

"I've got tooth marks on my heart."

Mike Melville, American Aviator

10

"The work of the individual still remains the spark that moves mankind ahead even more than teamwork."

"The work of the individual still remains the spark that moves mankind ahead even more than teamwork."

Igor Sikorsky, American Aviator

Work, Teamwork, Mankind

9

"The English had hit upon a splendid joke. They intended to catch me or to bring me down."

"The English had hit upon a splendid joke. They intended to catch me or to bring me down."

Manfred von Richthofen, German Aviator

9

"It comes with faith, for with complete faith there is no fear of what faces you in life or death."

"It comes with faith, for with complete faith there is no fear of what faces you in life or death."

Jacqueline Cochran, American Aviator

Death, Faith, Life, Fear

9

"What you want to do, and what you can do, is limited only by what you can dream."

"What you want to do, and what you can do, is limited only by what you can dream."

Mike Melville, American Aviator

9

"I decided blacks should not have to experience the difficulties I had faced, so I decided to open a flying school and teach other black women to fly."

"I decided blacks should not have to experience the difficulties I had faced, so I decided to open a flying school and teach other black women to fly."

Bessie Coleman, American Aviator

Experience, Women, Difficulties, Flying

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