If a woman wants to fly, first of all she must, of course, abandon skirts and don a knickerbocker uniform. — Harriet Quimby Copy Share Image
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On the return trip home, gazing through 240,000 miles of space toward the stars and the planet from which I had come,… — Edgar Mitchell Copy Share Image
Any idiot can get an airplane off the ground, but an aviator earns his keep by bringing it back anytime, anywhere, under… — Walter Cunningham Copy Share Image
It was a fabulous experience shooting [in the Aviator], working with Leo [DiCaprio] and Danny Huston in the scene. It was great.… — Brent Spiner Copy Share Image
Growing up in the shadow of Johnson Space Center and moving to Texas to welcome our last moon mission home, I wanted… — Pete Olson Copy Share Image
Once you have learned to fly your plane, it is far less fatiguing to fly than it is to drive a car.… — William T. Piper Copy Share Image
The life of an aviator seemed to me ideal. It involved skill. It brought adventure. It made use of the latest developments… — Charles Lindbergh Copy Share Image
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We [with John Logan] started talking about The Searchers, and then he went on to tell me a story about when he… — Brent Spiner Copy Share Image
I think there is something exhilarating in flying amongst clouds, and always get a feeling of wanting to pit my aeroplane against… — Charles Rumney Samson Copy Share Image
From the days of biplanes and silk scarves, the aviator has been the archetype of masculine glamour. Aviators have personified national ideals,… — Virginia Postrel Copy Share Image
Accuracy means something to me. It's vital to my sense of values. I've learned not to trust people who are inaccurate. Every… — Charles Lindbergh Copy Share Image
I don't think I possess any skill that anyone else doesn't have. I've just had perhaps more of an opportunity, more of… — Bob Hoover Copy Share Image
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