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title: "5 Flying Solo Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [Mostly, my flying has been solo, but the preparation for it wasn't. Without my husband's help and encouragement, I could not have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amelia-earhart/mostly-my-flying-has-been-solo-but-the-preparation-for-it-wasn-t/)

[Amelia Earhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amelia-earhart/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/366/amelia-earhart-7948_control_mostly-my-flying-has-been-solo-but-the-p_738754.jpg)

> [Flying solo, you have a fair workload. I'm not only flying the balloon but doing the navigation, communications, repairing the burners, taking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-fossett/flying-solo-you-have-a-fair-workload-i-m-not-only-flying-the-balloon/)

[Steve Fossett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-fossett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71e/steve-fossett-42887_balloons_flying-solo-you-have-a-fair-workload-i-m_808031.png)

> [The good thing about flying solo is it's never boring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-fossett/the-good-thing-about-flying-solo-is-it-s-never-boring/)

[Steve Fossett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-fossett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afa/steve-fossett-42887_boring_the-good-thing-about-flying-solo-is-it-s_2005083.png)

> [“But, by careful observation from the sidelines, I’d worked out that social success is often built on pretending just a little. Popular…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-honeyman/but-by-careful-observation-from-the-sidelines-i-d-worked-out-that/)

[Gail Honeyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-honeyman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5cd/gail-honeyman-2909_success_but-by-careful-observation-from-the-side_2180219.jpg)

> [So if you care to find me/ Look to the western sky/ As someone told me lately/ Everyone deserves the chance to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-schwartz/so-if-you-care-to-find-me-look-to-the-western-sky-as-someone-told-me/)

[Stephen Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-schwartz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff4/stephen-schwartz-3036_bring-me-down_so-if-you-care-to-find-me-look-to-the-we_3190129.jpg)

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