Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.
Douglas Adams
Aviation is proof that given, the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible.
Edward Vernon Rickenbacker
Any landing you can walk away from is a good one.
Proverb
The mastery of the turn is the story of how aviation became practical as a means of transportation. It is the story of how the world became small
William Langewiesche
The aeroplane has unveiled for us the true face of the earth.
Antoine De Saint-Exupery
It was the advent of the second plane, sharking in low over the Statue of Liberty: that was the defining moment. Until then, America thought she was witnessing nothing more serious than the worst aviation disaster in history; now she had a sense of the fantastic vehemence ranged against her.
Martin Amis