Pilots Quotes

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  The air up there in the clouds is very pure and fine, bracing and delicious. And why shouldn't it be?--it is the same the angels breathe.

  Mark Twain

  Angel, Clouds, Flying High

  Mark Twain (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated)”, p.4707, Delphi Classics

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• Pilots are drawn to flying because it's a perfect combination of science, romance and adventure.

  Charles Lindbergh

  Adventure, Perfect, Romance

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  Pilots take no special joy in walking: pilots like flying.

  Neil Armstrong

  Joy, Flying, Special

  "In the Shadow of the Moon: A Challenging Journey to Tranquility". Book by Francis French and Colin Burgess, September 2007.

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• I am the astronaut of boxing. Joe Louis and Dempsey were just jet pilots. I'm in a world of my own.

  Muhammad Ali

  Sports, Boxing, World

  Twitter post from Nov 25, 2009

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• The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.

  Epictetus

  Positive, Encouraging, Uplifting

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• The engine is the heart of an aeroplane, but the pilot is its soul.

  Walter Alexander Raleigh

  Heart, Flying, Soul

  Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh, Henry Albert Jones (1922). “The War in the Air: Being the Story of the Part Played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force ...”, The Clarendon Press

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• Remember the difference between a boss and a leader. A boss says, Go! A leader says, Let's go!

  George E. M. Kelly

  Leadership, Business, Differences

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• Great pilots are made not born. . . . A man may possess good eyesight, sensitive hands, and perfect coordination, but the end result is only fashioned by steady coaching, much practice, and experience.

  Johnnie Johnson

  Men, Hands, Practice

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• The time is gonna fly! You better make sure you're the pilot!

  John Addison

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• Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempest.

  Epicurus

  Philosophical, Hard Times, Skills

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• Let your soul be your pilot.

  Sting

  Soul, Your Soul

  Song: Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot, Album: Mercury Falling

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• A superior pilot uses his superior judgment to avoid situations which require the use of his superior skill.

  Frank Borman

  Skills, Use, Judgment

  "Flying Lessons". Federal Aviation Administration, January 08, 2008.

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• Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

  Douglas Adams

  Funny, Witty, Fear

  Douglas Adams (2012). “The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Radio Scripts Volume 2: The Tertiary, Quandary and Quintessential Phases”, p.83, Pan Macmillan

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• A pilot must have a memory developed to absolute perfection. But there are two higher qualities which he also must have. He must have good and quick judgment and decision, and a cool, calm courage that no peril can shake.

  Mark Twain

  Memories, Two, Perfection

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• Nobody who has not been up in the sky on a glorious morning can possibly imagine the way a pilot feels in free heaven.

  William T. Piper

  Morning, Sky, Heaven

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• Every pilot thinks they're the best pilot in the world. I think I'm the best pilot.

  Gordon Bethune

  Thinking, World

  "Sex, scotch and speed" by Andrew Clark, www.theguardian.com. September 21, 2002.

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• Who was the best pilot I ever saw? You're lookin' at 'im.

  Gordon Cooper

  Saws, Great Aviation

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• The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.

  Al McGuire

  Funny, Hilarious, Humorous

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• He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying.

  Friedrich Nietzsche

  Inspirational, Moving On, Dance

  Friedrich Nietzsche (1977). “The Portable Nietzsche”, p.188, Penguin

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• Gravity. It's not just a good idea; it's the law!

  Adam Savage

  Law, Ideas, Libertarian

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

  Amelia Earhart

  Airplane, Sky, Tree

  "How Aerial Photography Changes A Photographer’s Perspective" by Heather Hummel, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 2, 2014.

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• I've played a super soldier, a doctor, a World War II fighter pilot, a professional footballer, and a meth-dealing junkie. All those things allow you to educate yourself about different worlds that you have to get familiar with.

  Robert Kazinsky

  War, Doctors, Soldier

  Source: collider.com

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• Yes... well, I used to have a pilot's license.

  Will Wright

  Used, Wells, License

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• An airplane might disappoint any pilot but it'll never surprise a good one.

  Len Morgan

  Airplane, Might, Aviation

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• The most important thing in fighting was shooting, next the various tactics in coming into a fight and last of all flying ability itself.

  Billy Bishop

  Military, Fighting, Flying

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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