Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Mary Earhartwas an American aviation pioneer and author. Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She received the U.S. Distinguished Flying Cross for this record. She set many other records, wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences and was instrumental in the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots. Earhart joined the faculty of the Purdue University aviation department in 1935 as a visiting faculty member to counsel women on careers...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPilot
Date of Birth24 July 1897
CountryUnited States of America
Amelia Earhart quotes about
I did for the fun of it
There is so much that must be done in a civilized barbarism like war.
There are two kinds of stones, as everyone knows, one of which rolls.
In soloing - as in other activities - it is far easier to start something than it is to finish it.
Obviously I faced the possibility of not returning when first I considered going. Once faced and settled there really wasn't any good reason to refer to it.
Anticipation, I suppose, sometimes exceeds realization.
No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind action leads to another.
The most effective way to do it, is to just do it.
The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves.
If enough of us keep trying, we'll get someplace.
Trouble in the air is very rare. It is hitting the ground that causes it.
Aviation records don't fall until someone is willing to mortgage the present for the future.
How can Life grant us boon of living, compensateFor dull grey ugliness and pregnant hateUnless we dareThe soul's dominion? Each time we make a choice, we payWith courage to behold the resistless day,And count it fair.
The lure of flying is the lure of beauty.