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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I am the universe, and every possibility belongs to me.
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Elaine HaysElaine Hays He is my heaven and my hell. Serving passion and poison with the same spoon, and i am a sucker for a taste.
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Megan LaoMegan Lao Some things won’t change-some things can’t.
Julia Kellogg HenryJulia Kellogg Henry My blood is fifty percent alcohol the other half was you.
Chris AllchinChris Allchin Darling, you don’t fear love, you fear of loving wrong.
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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 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?
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