Flying Quotes

1248 Flying quotes by 927 unique authors

The Art of Flying is but newly invented, twill improve by degrees, and in time grow perfect; then we may fly as far as the… — Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle
To the possible enquiry as to the probable character of a successful flying machine, the writer would answer that in his judgment two types of… — Octave Chanute
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
There is no basis for the ardent hopes and positive statements made as to the safe and successful use of the dirigible balloon or flying… — George W. Melville
I have had the feeling that a properly constructed flying-machine should be capable of being flown as a kite; and conversely, that a properly constructed… — Alexander Graham Bell
The first real air-liner, carrying some five or six hundred passengers, will probably appear after or towards the end of the battle between fixed and… — Oliver Stewart
Possibly everyone will travel by air in another fifty years. I'm not sure I like the idea of millions of planes flying around overhead. I… — Charles Lindbergh
Itâ€™s like flight, youâ€™re flyingâ€¦ When youâ€™re hitting something thatâ€™s turning you on, you get goose bumps. Itâ€™s a rush. Itâ€™s very exciting and thatâ€™s… — Yanni
Some people said, â€œwe don't want to risk astronauts lives anymore, we need to stop doing thisâ€. The astronauts don't feel that wayWe fly for… — Eileen Collins
There is a still place, a gap between the worlds, spoken by the tribal knowings of thousands of years. In it are silent flyings that… — Linda Hogan
It was a completely new feeling for meâ€“like someone had just released a million, tiny butterflies loose in my stomach, and they were feverishly flying… — Laura Miller
The glamour of air travel - its aspirational meaning in the public imagination - disappeared before its luxury did, dissipating as flying gradually became commonplace. — Virginia Postrel
You're out on stage, the music is blaring, the crowd is screaming, the lights are flashing, your heart is pumping, the sweat is flying, and… — Michael Flatley
My mother had a premonition from the very word 'GO.' She knew there was something to be afraid of and the only thing that she… — Eva Hart
It's only when you're flying above it that you realize how incredible the Earth really is — Philippe Perrin
One day people will touch and talk perhaps easily, and loving be natural as breathing and warm as sunlight, and people will untie themselves, as… — A. S. J. Tessimond
And So, I Was Not A Military Test Pilot, But As Soon As NASA Expressed An Interest In Flying Scientists & People Who Were Not… — Story Musgrave
The feel of a canoe gunnel at the thigh, the splash of flying spray in the face, the rhythm of the snowshoe trail, the beckoning… — Grey Owl
Seat assignment didn't matter if you're flying Dallas to Houston and you did it 38 times a day. People just got on, you didn't sit… — David Neeleman
Instead of focusing on some thoughts and feelings and pushing away others, just look at them as feathers flying in the wind. The wind is… — Tsoknyi Rinpoche

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