Plane Quotes · Page 25

Even the ablest pilots are willing to receive advice from passengers in tempestuous weather.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

I had always realized it was desirable to gear down the jet.

— Frank Whittle

I'm always jumping on a plane somewhere. With my lifestyle, I'm all over the place.

— Cameron Diaz

“Don't need a magic carpet to soar or wings to fly. I simply close my eyes and place my soul against the…

— Melody Lee

“Cheaper airline tickets from budget airlines have come at the expense of poor customer service.”

— Steven Magee

Who was the best pilot I ever saw? You're lookin' at 'im.

— Gordon Cooper

You can find me sleeping on the floor at Terminal B at the Atlanta airport any time.

— Samantha Ponder

The engine is the heart of an aeroplane, but the pilot is its soul.

— Anonymous

Everything I had ever learned about air fighting taught me that the man who is aggressive, who pushes a fight, is the…

— Robert S. Johnson

Further south, there are some airports, but none our size. Our airport is the gateway to the southern Kansas City.

— James Green

Learning to fly an airplane taught me a way of thinking, an approach to problem-solving that was applicable and effective. Pilots are…

— Chris Carter

[The purpose of flight research] is to separate the real from the imagined problems and to make known the overlooked and the…

— Anonymous

I avoid flying Ryanair if I can. I know that everyone gives them a hard time, but there's a good reason for…

— Gemma Chan

The idea of being stuck in a plane with dozens of people chatting over each other on their phones might feel like…

— Regina Brett

Law Number XIV: After the year 2015, there will be no airplane crashes. There will be no takeoffs either, because electronics will…

— Norman Ralph Augustine

When I know I'm going to take a flight, I get a big pillow and I got a blanket with me. I…

— Sexyy Red

I'll never forget this one time on an airplane when I was told in front of everyone that I had to purchase…

— Rosie Mercado

You know, piloting really isn't my hobby. And, it's probably not something I'd do in my spare time if I could do…

— Duane G. Carey

I made a written report which is still today in existence. I have a photocopy of it, and I am saying that…

— Adolf Galland

“There was a term he knew and thought of now; he had heard it used only in the context of aviation, to…

— Justin Cronin

“People with too much smoke and complicated tricks and methods in their brains start missing elementary, very elementary things. Persons in the…

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

My husband has some very interesting hobbies, and through him, I've learned to fly and earned my pilot's license. Together, we fly…

— Betsy Byars

The first time I flew, it was being alive. Nothing was pressing under me. I was living in the fullness of air;…

— William Wharton

I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43. At this time, the aircraft was completely…

— Adolf Galland

Unfortunately most accidents are preventable. Planes don't fall out of the sky unless something is wrong.

— Mary Schiavo

UF is Utilization Flight. That got put in the manifest quite some time ago.

— Linda M. Godwin

There aren't many people around with the stomach or the knowledge to delve into the airline industry.

— James Coulter

Once I pulled a job, I was so stupid. I picked a guy's pocket on an airplane and made a run for…

— Rodney Dangerfield

The kinds of errors that cause plane crashes are invariably errors of teamwork and communication.

— Malcolm Gladwell

Trouble in the air is very rare. It is hitting the ground that causes it.

— Amelia Earhart

Every time I fly first class, I'm like, 'Damn dude, this is sick!'

— Geraldine Viswanathan

In the '20s they were telling us we'd all have our own private plane and take vacations to the moon.

— Jay Chiat

As someone who flew in lots of airshows in his 20s, I know what immortal feels like.

— Jared Isaacman

Why do I always sit by men on a plane that have bad gas. Yes. Sir, I can smell it.

— Tamera Mowry

I don't know how I lucked out so much because I have a baby who likes to fly. She is awesome on…

— Samantha Ponder

All my life, I've never been able to get enough airplanes. This will keep me flying every day.

— Hoot Gibson

Flying is hypnotic and all pilots are willing victims to the spell.

— Ernest K. Gann

I was so scared the first time I flew the flight attendant called me Whitey.

— Nipsey Russell

Do we carry rich people on our flights? Yes, I flew on one this morning and I'm very rich.

— Michael O'Leary

An airplane might disappoint any pilot but it'll never surprise a good one.

— Len Morgan