“The most difficult thing is the decision to act!”

I have often said that the lure of flying is the lure of beauty. That the reasons flyers fly, whether they know it or not, is the aesthetic appeal of flying.

There is so much that must be done in a civilized barbarism like war.

I lay no claim to advancing scientific data other than advancing flying knowledge. I can only say that I do it because I want to.

Women must pay for everything. They do get more glory than men for comparable feats, but, they also get more notoriety when they crash.

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.

The most effective way to do it, is to just do it.

Never do things others can do and will do if there are things others cannot do or will not do.

When a great adventure is offered, you don’t refuse it.

The best way to do it, is to do it!

Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.

To worry is to add another hazard.

Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others.

Aviation records don’t fall until someone is willing to mortgage the present for the future.

The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves.

You haven’t seen a tree until you’ve seen its shadow from the sky.

Being alone is scary, but not as scary as feeling alone in a relationship.

Decisively engaged?

Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it.

If the staff lacks policy guidance against which to test decisions, their decisions will be random.

Decide that you want it more than you’re afraid of it.

I make bad decisions frequently. They’re fun.

Test ideas in the marketplace. You learn from hearing a range of perspectives. Consultation helps engender the support decisions need to be successfully implemented.

We need the right attitude and the right motivation – that can decide the match above everything else.

Decide what you want. Believe you can have it. Believe you deserve it and believe it’s possible for you.