Bessie Coleman on flying
Bessie Coleman3 quotes“I decided blacks should not have to experience the difficulties I had faced, so I decided to open a flying school and teach other black women to fly.”
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How strange that our hearts heal from the same thing that broke it -love.
Cailin HargreavesCailin Hargreaves The peak of intensity is numbness not emotionless.
Anamika GargAnamika Garg She is everything and nothing at all.
Ava NicoleAva Nicole She built her castle at rock bottom.
Harriet SelinaHarriet Selina Keep growing into yourself.
Sophia JoanSophia Joan They tell you to be grateful for what you have. But you are also allowed to be sad for what you have lost.
Sabina LauraSabina Laura what the sky is to a bird is like a dream for a dreamer.
Safna SulaimanSafna Sulaiman The Red Rose on my grave shows once I was in love.
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I’m more afraid of falling than I am of flying high. I’m not as scared of dying as I am of growing old. Every battle has its glory and its consequence.
Ben HarperBen Harper Any pilot can describe the mechanics of flying. What it can do for the spirit of man is beyond description.
Barry GoldwaterBarry Goldwater I have found, whether you have a tiny business or a big business, if you don’t jump on something right away, it’s like a bird flying by-it flies off.
Barbara CorcoranBarbara Corcoran If you don’t want an American flag flying at your school, why do you live in the USA?
Ainsley EarhardtAinsley Earhardt Flying can be such a claustrophobic experience, it’s nice to open that up a bit with music.
Agnes ObelAgnes Obel When I’m flying, I really like to listen to piano music. Something impressionistic, loud and beautiful.
Agnes ObelAgnes Obel For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
Adolf GallandAdolf Galland I taught my first class at a local elementary school the year my first book, ‘Flying Fingers,’ debuted.
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