Aeroplane Quotes

59 Aeroplane quotes by 43 unique authors

It is apparent to me that the possibilities of the aeroplane, which two or three years ago were thought to hold the solution to the… — Thomas A. Edison
Few people who know of the work of Langley, Lilienthal, Pilcher, Maxim and Chanute but will be inclined to believe that long before the year… — H.G. Wells
Aerial flight is one of that class of problems with which man will never be able to cope. . . . The example of the… — Simon Newcomb
The aeroplane is an invention of the devil and will never play any part in such a serious business as the defence of the nation,… — Unknown Author
The aeroplane is tragically unsuited for ocean service. — Unknown Author
In less than twenty-five years . . . the motor-car will be obsolete, because the aeroplane will run along the ground as well as fly… — Philip Gibbs
The way to fly is to go straight up . . . Such a machine (the helicopter) will never compete with the aeroplane, though it… — Unknown Author
In the short walk between his aeroplane and reaching the outside world at Heathrow, Michael Bywater encountered no fewer than 93 separate notices telling him… — Alexander Waugh
And one day we will die and our ashes will fly from the aeroplane over the sea. But for now we are young; let us… — Jeff Mangum
I feel like an aeroplane at the end of its flight, in the dusk, with the petrol running out, in search of a safe landing. — Winston Churchill
The life of an aviator seemed to me ideal. It involved skill. It brought adventure. It made use of the latest developments of science. Mechanical… — Charles Lindbergh
I have seen things few of my countrymen have. The first time I went on an aeroplane I couldn't work out how the lavatories worked… — Haile Gebrselassie
Aeroplane journeys give me quiet time to read and sleep; it's like being unplugged from the earth. — Linda Gray
I think aerobatic pilots make the best pilots because you know, you're just so confident in an aeroplane. If you're gonna get into trouble, I'd… — Janine Shepherd
I flew on Air Force Two for eight years, and now I have to take off my shoes to get on an aeroplane. — Al Gore
But as an entrepreneur you have to feel like you can jump out of an aeroplane because you're confident that you'll catch a bird flying… — Reed Hastings
When I was a kid it was big news when someone flew around the world in a little aeroplane, but nobody cared when I did… — Gary Numan
In philosophy, or religion, or ethics, or politics, two and two might make five, but when one was designing a gun or an aeroplane they… — George Orwell
Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society. The optimist invents the aeroplane, the pessimist the parachute. — George Bernard Shaw
Money is to Everything as an Aeroplane is to Australia. The aeroplane isn't Australia, but it remains the only practical way we know of reaching… — Stephen Fry
The true method of discovery is like the flight of an aeroplane. It starts from the ground of particular observation; it makes a flight in… — Alfred North Whitehead
After two wars, I have been in danger too often to bother very much about being killed, and when it comes, I would prefer that… — Nevil Shute
Everybody pays lip service to the safety of the aeroplane, but nobody is prepared to pay for it. — Nevil Shute
The excitement of automobile racing did not compare with what I knew must come with aeroplane fighting in France. — Eddie Rickenbacker
The aeroplane has unveiled for us the true face of the earth. — Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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