Able Quote by Richard Branson

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

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

— H. L. Mencken

There is no basis for the ardent hopes and positive statements made as to the safe and successful use of the dirigible balloon or…

— George W. Melville

Everyone will think it's stupid!" "Everyone says it's impossible." Guess what? Everyone works in the balloon factory and everyone is wrong.

— Seth Godin

If one took no chances, one would not fly at all. Safety lies in the judgment of the chances one takes.

— Charles Lindbergh

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

— Richard Branson

All attempts at artificial aviation are not only dangerous to human life, but foredoomed to failure from the engineering standpoint.

— Simon Newcomb

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

Like many air travelers, I am aware that airplanes fly aided by capricious fairies and invisible strings.

— J. Maarten Troost

I have not the smallest molecule of faith in aerial navigation other than ballooning, or of the expectation of good results from any of…

— Lord Kelvin

To me it's still a greater miracle when a fly flies than when a human being undertakes to do so.

— Karl Kraus

I've flown in an international balloon race. I've piloted my own plane. I've ridden to the hounds. I've done a lot of exciting things.

— Joan Fontaine