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
Never interrupt someone doing what you said couldn't be done. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; the process is its own reward. Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And if they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others.
Flying might not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price.
Never do things others can do and will do if there are things others cannot do or will not do.
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.