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
The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure , the process is its own reward.
Some of us have great runways already built for us. If you have one, take off. But if you don't have one, realize it is your responsibility to grab a shovel and build one for yourself and for those who will follow after you.
No borders, just horizons - only freedom.
Use your fear... it can take you to the place where you store your courage.
A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.
Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.
...decide...whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying....
Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail their failure must be but a challenge to others.
Never interrupt someone doing what you said couldn't be done.
I want to do it because I want to do it.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
In soloing -- as in other activities -- it is far easier to start something than it is to finish it.
The effect of having other interests beyond those domestic works well. The more one does and sees and feels, the more one is able to do, and the more genuine may be one's appreciation of fundamental things like home, and love, and understanding companionship.