Quotes about Aviation
Aviation records don't fall until someone is willing to mortgage the present for the future.
— Amelia Earhart
No wise pilot, no matter how great his talent and experience, fails to use his checklist.
— Charlie Munger
No one but an aviator has a right to look down on others.
— Elbert Hubbard
Ours is the commencement of a flying age, and I am happy to have popped into existence at a period so interesting.
— Amelia Earhart
My gad, one of them, warrant officer pilot, captain and M. C. in turn said to me once; if you can treat a crate that way, why do you want to fly at all?
— William Faulkner
when the little boy discovered, at four, the same thing Mr. Smith had learned earlier -- that only birds and planes could fly -- he lost all interest in himself.
— Toni Morrison
This aircraft tops everything. All the others look old as compared to this one.
— Niki Lauda
The Wright Brothers created the single greatest cultural force since the invention of writing. The airplane became the first World Wide Web, bringing people, languages, ideas, and values together.
— Bill Gates
Private jets cost a lot of money.
— Donald Trump
Running an airline is a normal job. Racing is more.
— Niki Lauda
In Germany air became generally accepted Berlin in this area. It operated with 45 airplanes within the Low Cost range from Germany, and is one the most successful carriers in Europe.
— Niki Lauda
Gulf Lesson One is the value of airpower.
— George H. W. Bush