Balloons Quote by Michael Lewis

The balloons only have one life and the only way of finding out whether they work is to attempt to fly around the world.

— Richard Branson

To propel a dirigible balloon through the air is like pushing a candle through a brick wall.

— Alberto Santos-Dumont

“Some guns were fired to give notice that the departure of the balloon was near. ... Means were used, I am told, to prevent…

— Benjamin Franklin

Some people are like balloons full of air and are ready to blow up.

— Alister

“Remember, these are special balloons. They work quite differently from the ones you are used to. No, these balloons do not take air. ”…

— M.P. Kozlowsky

Half the art of ballooning is to make your crashes so gentle that you can fool yourself into calling them landings.

— Richard Branson

When one steals a flying balloon and animates it to fly over Paris, one should, ideally, have some idea how said balloon normally works.

— Cassandra Clare

“They were slowing down. The noise of the rope as they reached the full extent of the jump sounded like the ricochet crack of…

— Natasha Mostert

Balloonists have an unsurpassed view of the scenery, but there is always the possibility that it may collide with them.

— H. L. Mencken

We are really on track for a soft landing. There are no balloons popping.

— David Lereah

It takes 3 girls to tow always; two to hold the rope, and the other one runs round and round, and giggles.

— Jerome K. Jerome

There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.

— Booker T. Washington