Aviation Quotes

307 Aviation quotes by 184 unique authors

The natural function of the wing is to soar upwards and carry that which is heavy up to the place where dwells the race of… — Plato
Can the magic of flight ever be carried by words? I think not. — Michael Parfit
Air racing may not be better than your wedding night, but it's better than the second night. — Unknown Author
Pilots track their lives by the number of hours in the air, as if any other kind of time isn't worth noting. — Michael Parfit
It is not enough to just ride this earth. You have to aim higher, try to take off, even fly. It is our duty. — Unknown Author
Aeronautics confers beauty and grandeur, combining art and science for those who devote themselves to it. . . . The aeronaut, free in space, sailing… — Unknown Author
There's no doubt that we have, as we always do in the nation, reacted to the reality of 911 here in the country as an… — James M. Loy
The country will some day pay for the stupidities of those who were in the majority on this commission. They know as much about the… — Jimmy Doolittle
Aviation is fine as a sport. But as an instrument of war, it is worthless. — Ferdinand Foch
If you're faced with a forced landing, fly the thing as far into the crash as possible. — Bob Hoover
Mistakes are inevitable in aviation, especially when one is still learning new things. The trick is to not make the mistake that will kill you. — Stephen Coonts
Cloud-flying requires practice, even if you have every modern instrument, and unless you keep calm and collected you will get into trouble after you have… — Charles Rumney Samson
Regardless of the number of precautions that we take to save our necks, part of the attraction of going out on the water in the… — Unknown Author
The air is an extremely dangerous, jealous and exacting mistress. Once under the spell most lovers are faithful to the end, which is not always… — Winston Churchill
We have to get out of the mind-set of saying, "No matter how hard we try, we will have accidents," and into "We will not… — Federico Pena
The cost of solving the Comet mystery must be reckoned neither in money nor in manpower. — Winston Churchill
The route to the target is more important than the target. We are going to go for the target, but we enjoy the route as… — Ilan Ramon
Its important not to focus so much on the statistics, but [on people's] perceptions. — Federico Pena
I go out of my way to stay off commuter planes. I have skipped conferences because I would not fly on marginal airlines (and because… — Mary Schiavo
I have flown ValuJet, ValuJet is a safe airline, as is our entire aviation system. — Federico Pena

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