Every Quote by Clive Cussler

What is the problem? We now have aeroplanes which can take them back quicker than the ships used by their ancestors.

— Robert Mugabe

It is apparent to me that the possibilities of the aeroplane, which two or three years ago were thought to hold the solution to…

— Thomas A. Edison

But I don't think the popularity of flying has diminished a bit.

— Gerard Arpey

Airplanes don't just disappear - certainly not these days with all the powerful communication systems, radio and satellite tracking, and filmless cameras which operate…

— Mahathir Mohamad

My experience of ships is that on them one makes an interesting discovery about the world. One finds one can do without it completely.

— Malcolm Bradbury

The modern airplane creates a new geographic dimension ... the world is small, the world is one.

— Wendell Willkie

The aeroplane is an invention of the devil and will never play any part in such a serious business as the defence of the…

— Sam Hughes

Aircraft are always going to be something that terrorists are interested in because you bring down an airliner, you have drawn the world's attention.

— Jack Keane

Airplanes are interesting toys, but of no military value.

— Anonymous

The aeroplane is tragically unsuited for ocean service.

— Hugo Eckener

It is futile to spend time telling stories about the fleetness of each day.

— Dejan Stojanovic

Since the invention of steamships distant countries have become like those that are near at hand.

— Townsend Harris