Across Quote by Jim Lovell

I was born a year after Lindbergh made his historic trip across the Atlantic.

— Jim Lovell

I would rather people understand that there is a very, very fortunate American who was given the opportunity, and was in the right place…

— Buzz Aldrin

Growing up, I was fascinated with Buck Rogers' airplanes. As I began to mature in World War II, it became jets and rocket planes.…

— Buzz Aldrin

I hadn't realized quite how extraordinary Charles Lindbergh's achievement was in flying the Atlantic alone. He had never flown over open water before, but…

— Bill Bryson

My father's an early aviator, and my first flight was with him at age two. Now, despite the fact that I got sick on…

— Buzz Aldrin

I was not born into the world of the stuntman and the daredevil; I was born into the world of theater and writing and…

— Philippe Petit

I was 19 when I first auditioned for 'American Idol.' I'd never been on an airplane; I'd never been outside of my hometown, except…

— Kellie Pickler

I think the major event that shaped my life was being a Naval aviator. I got my commission and wings at 18 years old,…

— George H. W. Bush

I kind of grew up around planes.

— Karen Pence

Who was the first person to fly across the Atlantic? Lindbergh. Who was the second? No idea.

— Tim O'Reilly

Yes, I kidnapped that Lindberg baby.

— Chuck Palahniuk

I spent my entire childhood living abroad because of my father's occupation, so we were on long-haul flights all the time.

— Arabella Weir