Pilots Quotes - Page 24

• Discoveries that are anticipated are seldom the most valuable. ... It's the scientist free to pilot his vessel across hidden shoals into open seas who gives the best value.

  John Charles Polanyi

  Science, Discovery, Sea

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• I write screenplays that don't get made and pilots that don't get picked up, and I re-write other people's movies, and those are all different kinds of fees.

  Bruce Vilanch

  Movie, Writing, People

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• I always knew how to cook and at one point in my career where I had done nine television pilots before Three's Company and they all failed, I just got discouraged.

  Suzanne Somers

  Careers, Three, Done

  Interview with Cheri Sicard, fabulousfoods.com. August 06, 2007.

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• When you're making a pilot, what you're mostly thinking is, 'Please let this be a real job, please.'

  Hamish Linklater

  Jobs, Real, Thinking

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

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• One of the things I noticed about the '2 Broke Girls' pilot was that it looked like a new episode in a season and not a pilot, and that's an amazing sign.

  Nick Zano

  Girl, Broke, Episodes

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

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• I have a little history. I met Stone Temple Pilots, and their guitar player was a huge Extreme fan. Somewhere down the road, Extreme made its statement.

  Gary Cherone

  Player, Guitar, Temples

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• I did a terrible television pilot that was so badly written and dumb that it became a turning point for me and I decided that I would never accept a job just because I needed the money.

  Fran Drescher

  Jobs, Dumb, Television

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• When I was younger I wanted to be an airline pilot, but that lasted for about 30 seconds.

  John Barrowman

  Airline, Wanted, Seconds

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• I didn't really want to be an actor when I was growing up - I wanted to be whatever I was reading about or seeing at the time. When I read The Firm I wanted to be a lawyer; when I saw Top Gun, I wanted to be a fighter pilot. So that's why acting probably turned out to be a good thing for me because I get to be people for five minutes or 90 minutes. I'd be curious to see if I had the attention span to be like those guys on 30 Rock and play the same character season after season.

  Jason Sudeikis

  Growing Up, Reading, Character

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• So, I'm happy to do that because it's a wonderful working relationship but I will be going out for pilot season for half hour work and that's the gamble I'm taking.

  Charisma Carpenter

  Going Out, Half, Gamer

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• For quite some time, I have wanted to live on the central coast of California and get more involved at Cal Poly, my alma mater; spend more time with my wife and sons; travel to interesting parts of the world; and something I have wanted to do for years-- finish the requirements for my pilot's license.

  Peter Oppenheimer

  Son, California, Years

  "Apple’s Peter Oppenheimer to Retire at the End of September", www.apple.com. March 4, 2014.

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• I am a helicopter pilot. Something that gives me pleasure sometimes is taking my helicopter to go high, 2000 meter, 6000 feet, to go there and feel like a bird. In this moment I feel free.

  Roberto Cavalli

  Feet, Giving, Bird

  The CNN Interview, edition.cnn.com. May 3, 2008.

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• To be a great pilot you have to make a pact with the devil, but don't let him swallow you up.

  Ernst Udet

  Devil, Pact

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• The successful pilots succeeded because they did not open fire until they were close to the target.

  Douglas Bader

  Successful, Fire, Target

  Douglas Bader (2006). “Douglas Bader: Fight for the Sky”, p.17, Pen and Sword

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• My husband is a former Air Force pilot and my son is an active duty Army surgeon, recently returned from Iraq, so my pride in our military is passionate... and personal.

  Robyn Carr

  Husband, Military, Pride

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• Like the Spitfire it was immensely strong: a pilot had no need to fear the danger of pulling the wings off, no matter how desperate the situation became.

  Douglas Bader

  Strong, Wings, Needs

  Douglas Bader (2006). “Douglas Bader: Fight for the Sky”, p.22, Pen and Sword

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• I was struck by the joy of those pilots in committing coldblooded murder . . . Frankly, this is not cojones. This is cowardice.

  Madeleine Albright

  Joy, Cojones, Aviation

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• The closest modern equivalent to the Homeric hero is the ace fighter pilot.

  W. H. Auden

  Hero, Aces, Aviation

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• It is wonderful how cheered a pilot becomes after he shoots down his first machine; his morale increases by at least 100 percent.

  James Ira Thomas Jones

  Machines, Firsts, Aviation

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• Months of preparation, one of those few opportunities, and the judgment of a split second are what makes some pilot an ace, while others think back on what they could have done.

  Pappy Boyington

  Opportunity, Thinking, Preparation

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• Beware the lessons of a fighter pilot who would rather fly a slide rule than kick your ass!

  Ron McKeown

  Lessons, Slides, Aviation

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• Your goal, as a creative investor, is to launch your ship into financial orbit ... and then put it on automatic pilot.

  Robert G. Allen

  Goal, Creative, Orbit

  Robert G. Allen (2006). “Creating Wealth: Retire in Ten Years Using Allen's Seven Principles of Wealth”, p.51, Simon and Schuster

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• The most important thing for a fighter pilot is to get his first victory without too much shock.

  Werner Molders

  Victory, Important, Too Much

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• It is true to say that the first kill can influence the whole future career of a fighter pilot. Many to whom the first victory over the opponent has been long denied either by unfortunate circumstances or by bad luck can suffer from frustration or develop complexes they may never rid themselves of again.

  Adolf Galland

  Frustration, Careers, Long

  Adolf Galland (1954). “The first and the last: the rise and fall of the German fighter forces, 1938-1945”

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• I'm 100 percent sure I'm becoming a really good helicopter pilot.

  Felix Baumgartner

  Becoming, Helicopters, Percent

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