The perfect place to begin is exactly where you are right…

Aviators live by hours, not by days.

— T. H. White

Leo couldnt deliver Mr. Martin Scorsese his Oscar with The Aviator, but I will go on record to say I will do so in…

— Anthony Anderson

I intend to be, the richest man in the world.

— Howard Hughes

I think there is something exhilarating in flying amongst clouds, and always get a feeling of wanting to pit my aeroplane against them, charge…

— Charles Rumney Samson

It is hard enough for anyone to map out a course of action and stick to it, particularly in the face of the desires…

— Glenn Curtiss

Think positively and masterfully, with confidence and faith, and life become more secure, more fraught with action, richer in experience and achievement.

— Eddie Rickenbacker

Accuracy means something to me. It's vital to my sense of values. I've learned not to trust people who are inaccurate. Every aviator knows…

— Charles Lindbergh

The life of an aviator seemed to me ideal. It involved skill. It brought adventure. It made use of the latest developments of science.…

— Charles Lindbergh

Obviously I was challenged by becoming a Naval aviator, by landing aboard aircraft carriers and so on.

— Alan Shepard

We [with John Logan] started talking about The Searchers, and then he went on to tell me a story about when he first met…

— Brent Spiner

“Aviation is proof that given the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible."(1890-1973), American aviator”

— Eddie Rickenbacker

Flying without feathers is not easy; my wings have no feathers.

— Plautus

Nobody who has not been up in the sky on a glorious morning can possibly imagine the way a pilot feels in free heaven.

— William T. Piper

And, so I set my goals on astronaut because, as a military aviator, it was, I considered that to be about the peak of…

— Duane G. Carey

It was a fabulous experience shooting [in the Aviator], working with Leo [DiCaprio] and Danny Huston in the scene. It was great. I think…

— Brent Spiner