“To hear, in the short space of one week, a Scottish terrier booed by an audience and President Roosevelt criticized by Charles… — E. B. White Copy Share Image
For a long time, I'd been vaguely fascinated by the idea that Charles Lindbergh flew the Atlantic and Babe Ruth hit 60… — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
“Influential Americans such as Charles Lindbergh opposed war with the Nazis under the slogan “America First.” It” — Timothy Snyder Copy Share Image
“desire to know more. I hope my novel accomplishes this, and I highly recommend the following books that I found very useful:… — Melanie Benjamin Copy Share Image
“Why do we like these stories so? Why do we tell them over and over? Why have we made a folk hero… — Joan Didion Copy Share Image
Glenn's 1962 Mercury flight was fraught with dramatics, from his 'Zero G and I feel fine!' exultation upon entering orbit to his… — Homer Hickam Copy Share Image
“Now, I’m giving up both land and day. Now, I’m heading eastward across two oceans, one of night and one of water.… — Dan Hampton Copy Share Image
“Not even much survives as memory. Many of the most notable names of the summer—Richard Byrd, Sacco and Vanzetti, Gene Tunney, even… — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
“Maria Orsic, a stunning beauty and an unusual medium was not an obscure personality. She was known to many celebrities of the… — Maximillien de Lafayette Copy Share Image
I hadn't realized quite how extraordinary Charles Lindbergh's achievement was in flying the Atlantic alone. He had never flown over open water… — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
I don't know of a soul who packed more living into 72 years than Charles Lindbergh did. — A. Scott Berg Copy Share Image
This fellow Charles Lindbergh will never make it. He's doomed. — Harry Frank Guggenheim Copy Share Image
“Stay Stupid The three dumbest guys I can think of: Charles Lindbergh, Steve Jobs, Winston Churchill. Why? Because any smart person who… — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
When I was 8 years old, I made my own encyclopedia of American biography - Johnny Appleseed, Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett, Daniel… — Douglas Brinkley Copy Share Image
If Charles Lindbergh, flying with no instruments other than a bologna sandwich, managed to cross the Atlantic and land safely on a… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
Many people correctly make the point that our only hope is to turn to God. For example, Charles Lindbergh, who said that… — Marion G. Romney Copy Share Image
In 1994, to motivate me to complete my pilot's license, my good friend, Gregg Maryniak, gave me Charles Lindbergh's autobiography of his… — Peter Diamandis Copy Share Image
“By 1940 most Europeans had made their peace with the seemingly irresistible power of Nazi Germany. Influential Americans such as Charles Lindbergh… — Timothy Snyder Copy Share Image
In the 1920s, everyone wanted to be a celebrity. Everyone wanted to be like Babe Ruth or Charles Lindbergh. ... Businessmen, in… — Jonathan Eig Copy Share Image
For most of the twentieth century, a Minnesotan abroad could fix his home state in the cosmos by invoking for his hosts… — Steve Rushin Copy Share Image
