Balloons Quotes

162 quotes by 139 authors

Man ... can go up against gravitation in a balloon, and why should he not hope that ultimately he may be able to stop or… — H.G. Wells
There are many ways of seeing the world. You can hang upside down from a meteor, volunteer to be the fourth stage of a three-stage… — Michael Palin
Morality only is eternal. All the rest is balloon and bubble from the cradle to the grave. — David McCullough
Quietly, like a night bird, floating, soaring, wingless. We glide from shore to shore, curving and falling but not quite touching; Earth: a distant memory… — Alfred Worden
I pick projects according to how fascinating they are to me, and it has resulted in a broad reach. My records are actually in five… — Steve Fossett
The famous are balloons far up in the sky, to be envied for their quiet freedom or shot down as enemies. — Arthur Miller
I once threw a water balloon on a girl because I caught her cheating on me. She was kissing my friend and I thought, 'Oh,… — Breckin Meyer
If I were mayor, I'd invite everyone to have free boat trips on the river and free balloon rides over the city. I'd let the… — Jane Birkin
A hot air balloon requires a great deal of fuel to keep it aloft, so that you can't fly it even for one day. A… — Steve Fossett
Flying solo, you have a fair workload. I'm not only flying the balloon but doing the navigation, communications, repairing the burners, taking care of the… — Steve Fossett
I learned to be a hot-air balloon pilot to take tourists over the Masai Mara Reserve in order to earn some money and finance the… — Yann Arthus-Bertrand
My grandmother flew only once in her life, and that was the day she and her new husband ascended into the skies of Victorian London… — Alan Bradley
Invention breeds invention. No sooner is the electric telegraph devised than gutta-percha, the very material it requires, is found. The aeronaut is provided with gun-cotton,… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
We're out of control on this loony balloon, barely missing the other planets and stars. — Ray Davies
However, the balloon, lightened of heavy articles, such as ammunition, arms, and provisions, had risen into the higher layers of the atmosphere, to a height… — Jules Verne
Seeing John Major govern the country is like watching Edward Scissorhands try to make balloon animals. — Simon Hoggart
The man who goes up in a balloon does not feel as if he were ascending; he only sees the earth sinking deeper below him. — Arthur Schopenhauer
An inflated balloon -- impressive to look at but hollow at the core and easily punctured. — Dianne Feinstein
I think the air is out of the gun control balloon, and I think what popped the balloon is politics and elections. — Wayne LaPierre
Oh, it was a disaster, .. It went down like a lead balloon. I don't know why. I had thought the women in the audience… — Barbara Lee

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