--- title: "10 Stewardesses Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Stewardesses quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Stewardesses sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a85/erika-christensen-7941_flight_my-grandmother-was-back-when-they-called_1499390.jpg" --- > [My grandmother was, back when they called them 'stewardesses,' a flight attendant. I actually had a ball wearing that little uniform and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erika-christensen/my-grandmother-was-back-when-they-called-them-stewardesses-a-flight/) [Erika Christensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erika-christensen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a85/erika-christensen-7941_flight_my-grandmother-was-back-when-they-called_1499390.jpg) > [Stewardesses are still paid so little that in many cases, new hires qualify for food stamps.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-ireland/stewardesses-are-still-paid-so-little-that-in-many-cases-new-hires/) [Patricia Ireland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-ireland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d43/patricia-ireland-16362_cases_stewardesses-are-still-paid-so-little-th_258503.png) > [Stewardesses were a joke to many of us coming of age in the liberated Sixties. They were no joke in the women's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathleen-schine/stewardesses-were-a-joke-to-many-of-us-coming-of-age-in-the-liberated/) [Cathleen Schine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathleen-schine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d1/cathleen-schine-12832_age_stewardesses-were-a-joke-to-many-of-us-c_1613530.png) > [In Japan, you get on the bullet train or the airplane, and I loved the little speeches the stewardesses would do. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beck/in-japan-you-get-on-the-bullet-train-or-the-airplane-and-i-loved-the/) [Beck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ce/beck-3337_airplane_in-japan-you-get-on-the-bullet-train-or_2064755.png) > [I loved the idea of doing something that has this misconception about what stewardesses were. And, I also love the idea that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-ricci/i-loved-the-idea-of-doing-something-that-has-this-misconception-about/) [Christina Ricci](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-ricci/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3f/christina-ricci-2657_checks_i-loved-the-idea-of-doing-something-that_357113.jpg) > [I can't stop watching 'Pan Am.' When I was growing up, my father worked as an engineer in Turkey, and we always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gayle-king/i-can-t-stop-watching-pan-am-when-i-was-growing-up-my-father-worked/) [Gayle King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gayle-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ed/gayle-king-12680_details_i-can-t-stop-watching-pan-am-when-i-was_220004.jpg) > [“It is a challenge to believe that there was ever a time that airline food was exciting, when stewardesses were happy to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-bryson/it-is-a-challenge-to-believe-that-there-was-ever-a-time-that-airline/) [Bill Bryson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-bryson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e9/bill-bryson-340_airline-food_it-is-a-challenge-to-believe-that-there_1637606.png) > [“When I started researching airline stewardesses, I found that the topic made for amusing cocktail party banter. “You’re writing a book about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victoria-vantoch/when-i-started-researching-airline-stewardesses-i-found-that-the/) [Victoria Vantoch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victoria-vantoch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17e/victoria-vantoch-40968_history_when-i-started-researching-airline-stewa_1838902.jpg) > [Maybe careers aren’t something you can really plan for. They just sort of happen, like brown eyes or flat feet. I took…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-juby/maybe-careers-aren-t-something-you-can-really-plan-for-they-just-sort/) [Susan Juby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-juby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2d/susan-juby-16421_aptitude_maybe-careers-aren-t-something-you-can-r_2401985.jpg) > [The air is annoyingly potted with a multitude of minor vertical disturbances which sicken the passengers and keep us captives of our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-k-gann/the-air-is-annoyingly-potted-with-a-multitude-of-minor-vertical/) [Ernest K. Gann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-k-gann/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c4/ernest-k-gann-22818_air_the-air-is-annoyingly-potted-with-a-mult_1808377.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stewardesses/#itemlist", "name": "Stewardesses Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My grandmother was, back when they called them 'stewardesses,' a flight attendant. 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