Keep thy airspeed up, less the earth come from below and…

“Keep thy airspeed up, less the earth come from below and smite thee.”

— William Kershner

“You ever hear that death was nature’s way of telling you to watch your airspeed?”

— Marc Cameron

Remember, you fly an airplane with you head, not your hands and feet.

— Bevo Howard

Why fly? Simple. I'm not happy unless there's some room between me and the ground.

— Richard Bach

An airplane stands for freedom, for joy, for the power to understand, and to demonstrate that understanding.

— Richard Bach

And the winds and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

— Edward Gibbon

Thousands of volumes have been written about aviation, but we do not automatically have thousands of true and special friends in their authors. That…

— Richard Bach

The Wright Brothers created the single greatest cultural force since the invention of writing. The airplane became the first World Wide Web, bringing people,…

— Bill Gates

I was sold on flying as soon as I had a taste for it.

— John Glenn

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

The Constitution: it's not just a good idea, it's the law.

— Michael Badnarik

If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow, why oh why can't I?

— Yip Harburg

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

To be alone in the air at night is to be very much alone indeed. . . cut off from everything and everyone .…

— Pauline Gower

The way I see it, you can either work for a living or you can fly airplanes. Me, I'd rather fly.

— Len Morgan