Aviation Quotes

307 Aviation quotes by 184 unique authors

In my experience flying search-and-rescue missions, the greatest single variable contributing to successful rescues was the preparedness and expertise of the person(s) in distress. — Tom Gross
On the occasion of every accident that befalls you, remember to turn to yourself and inquire what power you have for turning it to use. — Epictetus
For they had learned that true safety was to be found in long previous training, and not in eloquent exhortations uttered when they were going… — Thucydides
If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow, why oh why can't I? — Yip Harburg
Whenever we safely land in a plane, we promise God a little something. — Mignon McLaughlin
Highly complementary airline alliances and mergers can bring important benefits to passengers by connecting networks, offering new services and generating efficiencies across the aviation value… — Neelie Kroes
The E.U.-U.S. Open Aviation Area agreement therefore envisages the establishment of a broadly similar cooperation framework between the Commission and the Department of Transportation. — Neelie Kroes
This is a Solo Flight, but I want aviation enthusiasts and adventurers everywhere to join me in the endeavour. — Steve Fossett
I want to be remembered for only one thing: my contribution to aviation. — Howard Hughes
Not all birds can fly. What separates the flyers from the walkers is the ability to take off. — Carl Sagan
Mayor Daley has no honor and his word has no value. The sneaky way he did this shows that he knows it was wrong. We're… — Unknown Author
Never quit. Never give up. Fly it to the end. — Unknown Author
Fly it like you stole it! — Unknown Author
You love a lot of things if you live around them, but there isn't any woman and there isn't any horse, nor any before nor… — Ernest Hemingway
God forgives man the time spent looking at airplane photos. — Barrett Tillman
Death is the handmaiden of the pilot. Sometimes it comes by accident, sometimes by an act of God. — Unknown Author
It's like living at an airshow, unless you have something against airplanes, golf, guns, motorcycles, nice cars or drinking. — Unknown Author
It's Bernoulli not Marconi that flies the airplane. — Ralph Royce
The J3 Cub is the safest airplane in the world; it can just barely kill you. — Unknown Author
Without my airplane I am an ordinary man, and a useless one - a trainer without a horse, a sculptor without marble, a priest without… — Richard Bach

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