Man has been thrown into the world. It had always made him think of Icarus and those other great tumblers, Ixion, Phaeton,… — Cees Nooteboom Copy Share Image
I often say if men were meant to fly we would have been born with either feathers and wings or at the… — John Zakour Copy Share Image
The mind is like a parachute. In order to function, it first has to open. — Thomas Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar Copy Share Image
If skydiving were safe, the parachute center would not require you to sign a waiver. — Dan Poynter Copy Share Image
I said [to my mom], "I want to go to the parachute regiment." She said, "Whew, that's tough. But okay, I understand." — Scott Raab Copy Share Image
What you look like on the outside is not what makes you cool at all. I mean, I had a mullet and… — Ellen DeGeneres Copy Share Image
I was a pilot and flying hang gliders, paragliders, aerobatics airplanes, and then I discovered skydiving. Free fall. Free. With nothing around… — Yves Rossy Copy Share Image
If I did not love what is present, if I could not cling to this enormous, safe parachute, I would long since… — Christian Morgenstern Copy Share Image
Each of us as he receives his private trouncings at the hands of fate is kept in good heart by hearing of… — N. F. Simpson Copy Share Image
I'm not a risk taker physically. I just have no interest in swinging myself off a mountaintop or parachute gliding or skiing… — Annie Lennox Copy Share Image
I personally feel that parachute files give a more realistic impression of an insect to the fish that views the fly, since… — Lefty Kreh Copy Share Image
Falling in love was a solo act. I knew that, had learned that the hard way. You just jumped and hoped your… — Eric Jerome Dickey Copy Share Image
Starting a business is like jumping out of an airplane without a parachute. In mid air, the entrepreneur begins building a parachute… — Robert Kiyosaki Copy Share Image
Needing someone is like needing a parachute. If they are not there the first time you need them, chances are you won't… — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
All right, then nobody can complain if we ask pregnant women to make parachute jumps. — Muammar al-Gaddafi Copy Share Image
Life is like a parachute jump, you've got to get it right the first time. — Eleanor Roosevelt Copy Share Image
The scenes in the show were filmed with a crew of really excellent stunt jumpers, but we had the feel of the… — Ken Curtis Copy Share Image
Coming down under a parachute is quite different as well. You hit the ground pretty hard, but all the systems work very… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
Sometimes it is not wise to make a second plan; it diminishes the power of the first plan! In risky paths, make… — Mehmet Murat Ildan Copy Share Image
I would climb on roofs and jump off using my parents' bed sheet, hoping it would open like a parachute. I was… — Cathy Rigby Copy Share Image
I certainly remember building model rockets. It was fun to watch the rocket blast into the air, suspenseful to wonder if the… — Eric Allin Cornell Copy Share Image
I used to be an obsessive outliner - figuring that writing without an outline was like jumping off a cliff and building… — Robin Wasserman Copy Share Image
We pulled the seeds out and scattered them on their flossy parachutes, leaving only the leathery brownish yellow tongue, soft as the… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image