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.
AMELIA EARHARTHuman crises have a way of happening at inconvenient times.
More Amelia Earhart Quotes
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There is so much that must be done in a civilized barbarism like war.
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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.
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Aviation records don’t fall until someone is willing to mortgage the present for the future.
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The lure of flying is the lure of beauty.
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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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Trouble in the air is very rare. It is hitting the ground that causes it.
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Worry retards reaction and makes clear-cut decisions impossible.
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You haven’t seen a tree until you’ve seen its shadow from the sky.
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Aviation, this young modern giant, exemplifies the possible relationships of women with the creations of science.
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The more one does and sees and feels, the more one is able to do, and the more genuine may be one’s appreciation of fundamental things like home, and love, and understanding companionship.
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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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So 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.
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The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves.
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Adventure is worthwhile in itself.
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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.
AMELIA EARHART