Air travel Quote by Dave Barry

I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way.

— John Paul Jones

I had no need of sails to drive me, nor oars nor wheels to push me, nor rails to give me a faster road.…

— Jules Verne

Set sail without a destination

— Lee Dewyze

Slow travel now rivals the fly-to-Barcelona-for-lunch culture. Advocates savour the journey, travelling by train or boat or bicycle, or even on foot, rather than…

— Carl Honore

The popular mind often pictures gigantic flying machines speeding across the Atlantic carrying innumerable passengers in a way analogous to our modern steam ships.…

— William Henry Pickering

It is not the ship so much as the skillful sailing that assures the prosperous voyage.

— George William Curtis

To travel far, there is no better ship than a book.

— Emily Dickinson

“Life changes so quickly and like a sailboat you either wait for whatever cross wind comes your way to move you on your journey…

— Wes Adamson

The essence of air transport is speed, and speed is unfortunately one of the most expensive commodities in the world, principally because of the…

— J. R. D. Tata

The speed of the fleet is not determined by the fastest vessel; rather it is determined by the slowest one.

— Wen Jiabao

“Slow Travel aims to destroy the old tourist model of “fly in, see everything, stay in the hotel and leave” and replace it with…

— Dominique Francon

If airplanes that are so heavy can fly, if boats that are so heavy can float on water, what makes you think that you…

— Melchor Lim