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.
AMELIA EARHARTSo I accept these awards on behalf of the cake bakers and all of those other women who can do some things quite as important, if not more important, than flying, as well as in the name of women flying today.
More Amelia Earhart Quotes
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No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind action leads to another.
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Better do a good deed near at home than go far away to burn incense.
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Aviation, this young modern giant, exemplifies the possible relationships of women with the creations of science.
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Please know that I am aware of the hazards. I want to do it because I want to do it. Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail, their failure must be a challenge to others.
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Anticipation, I suppose, sometimes exceeds realization.
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Human crises have a way of happening at inconvenient times.
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There are two kinds of stones, as everyone knows, one of which rolls.
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The best way to do it, is to do it!
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My ambition is to have this wonderful gift produce practical results for the future of commercial flying and for the women who may want to fly tomorrow’s planes.
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Worry retards reaction and makes clear-cut decisions impossible.
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Women must pay for everything. They do get more glory than men for comparable feats, but, they also get more notoriety when they crash.
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It is the woman who chooses the man who will choose her.
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Flying might not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price.
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Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others.
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Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.
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