Quotes by Famous Americans Past and Present
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Quotes by Famous Americans Past and Present
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Amelia Earhart Quotes Click here for Amelia Earhart books Amelia Earhart: Image and Icon "Ours is the commencement of a flying age, and I am happy to have popped into existence at a period so interesting." "Adventure is worthwhile in itself." "Flying may not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price." "I lay no claim to advancing scientific data other than advancing flying knowledge. I can only say that I do it because I want to." "No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind action leads to another. Good example is followed." "After midnight the moon set and I was alone with the stars. I have often said that the lure of flying is the lure of beauty, and I need no other flight to convince me that the reason flyers fly, whether they know it or not, is the esthetic appeal of flying." "The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward." "My ambition is to have this wonderful gift produce practical results for the future of commercial flying and for the women who may want to fly tomorrow's planes." "The woman who can create her own job is the woman who will win fame and fortune." "In my life I had come to realize that when things were going very well indeed it was just the time to anticipate trouble. And, conversely, I learned from pleasant experience that at the most despairing crisis, when all looked sour beyond words, some delightful "break" was apt to lurk just around the corner." |
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