Plane Quotes · Page 23

I don't fly because of the enormous climate impact of aviation per person.

— Greta Thunburg

The soaring pilot makes an aerial excursion, not an incursion. His passage leaves a whisper, not a shriek.

— Richard Miller

I have always been an aviation nerd. I read the magazines.

— Grant Shapps

I literally live on American Airlines' 737 commercial airplane.

— Daniel Schwartz

I'm on the internet + on the plane at the same damn time.

— Calvin Harris

I do try to go home as much as possible after each show. I've got my own plane. I'm very fortunate.

— Bob Seger

The reason I'm scared of flying is because I'm not in charge. Being so far out of control terrifies me.

— Jack Garratt

The Wright brothers flew right through the smoke screen of impossibility.

— Charles Kettering

Civilian law around aviation is much looser than those governing military. Civilian planes can basically fly wherever they want in the world.

— Trevor Paglen

I imagine a future aircraft, which will take off vertically, fly as usual, and land vertically. This flying machine should have no…

— Henri Coanda

I have the ordinary experience of being anonymous when I'm in an airplane talking to air-traffic control, and they don't know who…

— Harrison Ford

There are twice as many knitters as golfers in North America. Still, if you walk into any airport in North America, you…

— Stephanie Pearl-McPhee

It's not unusual for me to wake up in the middle of the night and not know where I am. I take…

— Nobu Matsuhisa

Flying gives me a tremendous sense of freedom and I hope that anyone who wishes to learn has the opportunity to do…

— Shannon Walker

There was no luxury. I never got on an airplane until I was 18. We drove everywhere. My dad was like, "Waste…

— Ryan McGinley

When I was 8, I got a little toy propeller plane: You could turn it on and the people disappeared from the…

— John Travolta

The plane as an object has been a huge effort to make. It is a sculpture, a technological invention, a piece of…

— Aleksandra Mir

But to fly is just like swimming. You do not forget easily. I have been on the ground for more than ten…

— Saburo Sakai

And ever since then [I] have set up businesses basically out of frustration. I mean, I set up Virgin Atlantic with one…

— Richard Branson

“I have one dream: I want to get my jet pilot license, and take my jet to 40 000 feet, look down,…

— Wouter Van Gastel

“Hadley grabs the laminated safety instructions from the seat pocket in front of her and frowns at the cartoon men and women…

— Jennifer E. Smith

It is true to say that the first kill can influence the whole future career of a fighter pilot. Many to whom…

— Adolf Galland

You'd get on the plane; and every single person is somebody really, really famous. It just killed me. On one flight you'd…

— Paul Reubens

I wanted to move away from the disaster airplane movies that we have seen in the past and do something that was…

— Jaume Collet-Serra

The only time an aircraft has too much fuel on board is when it is on fire.

— Charles Kingsford Smith

It's nice to see different places and different parts of the world. It's pretty cool, though I hate flying!

— Stipe Miocic

There is no sport equal to that which aviators enjoy while being carried through the air on great white wings.

— Wilbur Wright

Essentially 'Flight' is just an adventure of multiple realities.

— Vanna Bonta

Totally uneventful. It was a very successful first flight. To be honest, it was a little bit boring.

— Fernando Alonso

The Bf 109 is, without doubt, the most satisfying and challenging aircraft that I have ever flown.

— Anonymous

I longed to fly. I was paid in flying lessons and, by the time I was 13, I'd logged 100 hours at the controls.

— Kent McCord

A lot of people came into the airline business. Most of them promptly exited, minus their money,

— Robert Crandall

“I think I'm looking at one of the air ships the farmers tried to take down.”

— Ally Condie

The only time I can't sleep is on a plane, when I am literally keeping it in the air with my brain.

— Natalie Massenet

My worst flight was with the Indonesian carrier Garuda from Australia to Bali, which was just awful.

— John Torode

Jet lag is tough, to be honest. For me, it's much easier to force yourself to stay awake.

— Gus Kenworthy

Aviation is not so much a profession as it is a disease.

— Anonymous

Whether your destination is heaven or hell, you always have to change planes in Dallas.

— Kinky Friedman

“Christmas 2022 was a time where air travelers should have bought the optional travel insurance!”

— Steven Magee

Every time I get on an airplane I figure it's gonna get blown up. You live on the edge.

— Joan Rivers