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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Love is mostly easy at night, it is morning you got to learn about.
Leon MarshLeon Marsh You can find beauty in the darkest of places. Be the light, my love. Bring smiles to their faces.
Aletheia LiolaAletheia Liola This fearless heart is trapped between these anxious walls of my worried mind.
CindyCindy Don’t push away your emotions too hard, remember they can push back if held for too long.
SargamSargam To choose a plain life, I choose neither to lose and nor do I gain, If happiness is not in my destiny, I refuse to accept pain.
Astha SrivastavaAstha Srivastava Steal back your heart – self-love.
Mona-LiseMona-Lise Hope is the only thing that keeps us alive. Without hope there can be no you or I.
BelaBela An open mind opens our hearts to have compassion for others.
Elaine HaysElaine Hays
More on flying
I’ve been on what I call my UFO Tour, which means, like UFOs, I too have been appearing in small southern towns in front of a handful of hillbillies lately.
Bill HicksBill Hicks As with most phobias, the fear of flying does make some sense, but if ever there was a fear worth quashing then this is it. After all, life is short, and there’s a great big world to explore out there.
Beth DittoBeth Ditto I’m not a rock star, I’m not Seane Corne or Shiva Rea or Rodney Yee or Baron (Baptiste) or John Friend, and thank God, because there’s just too much risk of getting hit by flying tomatoes if you stick out that much.
Beryl Bender BirchBeryl Bender Birch You have to remember that whatever pressure there is flying around, most of it is on the home team.
Ben MorganBen Morgan Flying for the airlines is not supposed to be an adventure. From takeoff to landing, the autopilots handle the controls.
Bernard ZieglerBernard Ziegler You only have to bat 1.000 in two things-flying and heart transplants. Everything else, you can go four in five.
Beano CookBeano Cook 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