Famous quotes by Aviators

Aviators

From first solo flights to high-altitude test runs, aviators have long paired precision with daring, turning vast skies into classrooms for discipline, problem-solving, and wonder. Their words capture moments of calm under pressure, teamwork across cabins and towers, and the enduring pull of exploration. Pilots, engineers, and aircrew offer reflections on risk, resilience, leadership, and the joy of flight, providing perspectives that resonate with enthusiasts, professionals, and curious newcomers alike.

"Aviation is proof that given, the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible"

Eddie Rickenbacker, Aviator

"Courage is doing what you are afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you are scared"

Eddie Rickenbacker, Aviator

"Adventure is worthwhile in itself"

Amelia Earhart, Aviator

Small: Amelia Earhart

"When the weight of the paper equals the weight of the airplane, only then you can go flying"

Donald Wills Douglas, Aviator

Small: Donald Wills Douglas

"You do what you can for as long as you can, and when you finally can't, you do the next best thing. You back up but you don't give up"

Chuck Yeager, Aviator

Small: Chuck Yeager

"I now work for a finance company in Luxembourg with projects in South America and the Caribbean"

Mathias Rust, Aviator

Small: Mathias Rust

"The air is the only place free from prejudices"

Bessie Coleman, Aviator

"I decided blacks should not have to experience the difficulties I had faced, so I decided to open a flying school and teach other black women to fly"

Bessie Coleman, Aviator

"To live without risk for me would be tantamount to death"

Jacqueline Cochran, Aviator

Small: Jacqueline Cochran

"Real freedom lies in wildness, not in civilization"

Charles Lindbergh, Aviator

"I would rather have a million friends than a million dollars"

Eddie Rickenbacker, Aviator

"Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others"

Amelia Earhart, Aviator

Small: Amelia Earhart

"Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail their failure must be but a challenge to others"

Amelia Earhart, Aviator

Small: Amelia Earhart

"Never interrupt someone doing what you said couldn't be done"

Amelia Earhart, Aviator

Small: Amelia Earhart

"I want to do it because I want to do it"

Amelia Earhart, Aviator

Small: Amelia Earhart

"I ended up injuring her with a knife I had on me. I can't really remember what happened"

Mathias Rust, Aviator

Small: Mathias Rust

"I approached Red Square three times, trying to find somewhere to land, before discovering a wide bridge nearby. I landed there and taxied into Red Square"

Mathias Rust, Aviator

Small: Mathias Rust

"Once this key conflict is eased, it will have a huge impact on the world. It will take time to find a solution. It's similar to the situation between East and the West at the time of my flight"

Mathias Rust, Aviator

Small: Mathias Rust

"I don't have my pilot's licence anymore, but I'm still very political"

Mathias Rust, Aviator

Small: Mathias Rust

"Dream no small dream; it lacks magic. Dream large. Then make the dream real"

Donald Wills Douglas, Aviator

Small: Donald Wills Douglas

"If you want to grow old as a pilot, you've got to know when to push it, and when to back off"

Chuck Yeager, Aviator

Small: Chuck Yeager

"I might have been born in a hovel but I am determined to travel with the wind and the stars"

Jacqueline Cochran, Aviator

Small: Jacqueline Cochran

"Living in dreams of yesterday, we find ourselves still dreaming of impossible future conquests"

Charles Lindbergh, Aviator

"The first lesson is that you can't lose a war if you have command of the air, and you can't win a war if you haven't"

Jimmy Doolittle, Aviator

Small: Jimmy Doolittle

"If we should have to fight, we should be prepared to so so from the neck up instead of from the neck down"

Jimmy Doolittle, Aviator

Small: Jimmy Doolittle

"The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are: Initiative, Imagination, Individuality and Independence"

Eddie Rickenbacker, Aviator

"Women must pay for everything. They do get more glory than men for comparable feats, but, they also get more notoriety when they crash"

Amelia Earhart, Aviator

Small: Amelia Earhart

"There is so much that must be done in a civilized barbarism like war"

Amelia Earhart, Aviator

Small: Amelia Earhart

"There are two kinds of stones, as everyone knows, one of which rolls"

Amelia Earhart, Aviator

Small: Amelia Earhart

"The woman who can create her own job is the woman who will win fame and fortune"

Amelia Earhart, Aviator

Small: Amelia Earhart

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