Takeoff Quotes

24 quotes by 23 authors

I'm really good at sleeping on planes. I mean, I smell jet fuel and I'm out; I'm asleep for takeoff. — Anthony Bourdain
There's a real opportunity to have a vertical takeoff and landing electric supersonic jet. — Elon Musk
Then it was intoxicating. The smooth takeoff, and the free feeling of having the world drop away. Soon after leaving the ground, they were crossing… — James Salter
It had never gotten old for him, flying. Never gone boring. Every engine start was a new adventure, guiding the spirit of a lovely machine… — Richard Bach
You want to hear about insanity? I was found running naked through the jungles in Mexico. At the Mexico City airport, I decided I was… — Dennis Hopper
I would like to fly in a professional like manners one of the big airliners. I have to made my mind which of the followwing:… — Zacarias Moussaoui
Flying for the airlines is not supposed to be an adventure. From takeoff to landing, the autopilots handle the controls. This is routine. In a… — Bernard Ziegler
Watching the Dallas Cowboys perform, it is not difficult to believe that coach Tom Landry flew fourengines bombers during World War II. He was in… — Len Morgan
If you are leaping a ravine, the moment of takeoff is a bad time to be considering alternative strategies. — John Cleese
How come, just as the rocket is launching, the astronauts don't also shoot some fireworks out the window? It would make the whole takeoff look… — Jack Handey
If our family was an airline, Mom was the hub and we were the spokes. You rarely went anywhere nonstop; you went via Mom, who… — Will Schwalbe
The trueÂ saint burns graceÂ like a 747Â burnsÂ fuel on takeoff. — Dallas Willard
She said it had been hijacked shortly after takeoff. By this time, the plane had been in the air - again, I'm presuming that it… — Ted Olson
I like Mitch Daniels on the fiscal conservative issues. You disagree with him on this idea that social issues, you takeoff the table. I do… — Mark Steyn
I'm lucky, I can sleep from takeoff until we land; so I'm fresh, rested and ready to work on arrival. — Eva Herzigova
I don't like to fly. What's it called when the plane shakes? Turbulence, takeoffs... I grab my chair, close my eyes, count to 30, breathe,… — Chanel Iman
If you are leaping a ravine, the moment of takeoff is a bad time for considering alternative strategies... Do it in the 'closed' mode. But… — John Cleese
Shorten the runway and you have fewer takeoffs and landings, shorten the runway and you enhance safety and reduce the noise, ... It also reduces… — David Shore
Many of the network television shows have done takeoffs on 'Family Circus,' including 'David Letterman,' 'Friends,' 'Roseanne,' and others, and, in my estimation the use… — Bil Keane
On overnight flights, I have trained myself to get to sleep almost instantly after takeoff. I always listen to the same audiobook on my iPod… — Margaret Heffernan

Who Wrote These Takeoff Quotes

23 authors contributed a total of 24 Takeoff Quotes as follows: