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Rule books are paper - they will not cushion a sudden meeting of stone and metal.
Flying makes me feel like a sex maniac in a whorehouse with a stack of $20 bills.
The balloon seems to stand still in the air while the earth flies past underneath.
I learned that danger is relative, and the inexperience can be a magnifying glass.
Life's values originate in circumstances over which the individual has no control.
The individual is at the apex of his species' past, at the entrance to its future.
Science intensifies religious truth by cleansing it of ignorance and superstition.
If we fail to give our time with those we love, one day we will live to regret it.
Keeping the commandments is not a burden, but a joyous rehearsal for the eternity.
We have made flying so cheap, I'm afraid we are going to make it cheap at any cost.
The Church is designed to nourish the imperfect, the struggling, and the exhausted.
We are important to Him not because of our resume, but because we are His children.
I'd like to discover Truth - when I can latch on to something that I think is true.
A pilot who says he has never been frightened in an airplane is, I'm afraid, lying.
To strengthen our relationship with God, we need some meaningful time alone with Him
The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves.
I pray that we will not wait until we are ready to die before we truly learn to live.
I do not want India to be an economic superpower. I want India to be a happy country.
Decide...whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying.
There is no shorter road to defeat than by entering a war with inadequate preparation.
Work is an antidote for anxiety, an ointment for sorrow, and a doorway to possibility.
All you have to do is trust your Heavenly Father. Trust Him enough to follow His plan.
There is no more alluring airspace in the world than the slit up a China girl's dress.
Anyone can do the job when things are going right. In this business we play for keeps.
Time is an abstraction which, on earth, exists only for the human brain it has evolved.
When the Lord commands that we must forgive all men, that includes forgiving ourselves.
I don't believe in taking unnecessary risks, but a life without risk isn't worth living.
We must learn from the sermons of Christ, the wisdom of Laotzu, the teachings of Buddha.
Heaven is filled with those who have this in common: they are forgiven and they forgive.
The things we hope for lead us to faith, while the things we hope in lead us to charity.
This is a paradox of man: compared to God, man is nothing; yet we are everything to God.
There is no reason why the aeroplane should not open up a fruitful occupation for women.
Other women who flew were women of independent means. But I had to do something with it.
The field was wet, the lane was wet, and the spirits of my mechanic and helper were damp.
We don't have to be perfect to experience the blessings and gifts of our Heavenly Father.
Any damn fool can navigate the world sober. It takes a really good sailor to do it drunk.
The most beautiful dream that has haunted the heart of man since Icarus is today reality.
It is a good idea for everyone who does not have contra-indications to receive a flu shot.
Peace is a virgin who dare not show her face without Strength, her father, for protection.
Healing comes when we choose to walk away from darkness and move towards a brighter light.
It is not repentance per se that saves man. It is the blood of Jesus Christ that saves us.
I might have been born in a hovel, but I determined to travel with the wind and the stars.
Sometimes we become so focused on the finish line, that we fail to find joy in the journey.
The Gospel of transformation is from men and women of earth to men and women of eternities.
It is as though we have grown wings, which thanks to Providence, we have learnt to control.
To propel a dirigible balloon through the air is like pushing a candle through a brick wall.
Aviation records don't fall until someone is willing to mortgage the present for the future.
How much of life do we miss by waiting to see the rainbow before thanking God there is rain?
I might have been born in a hovel but I am determined to travel with the wind and the stars.
I hope you either take up parachute jumping or stay out of single motored airplanes at night.