Amelia Earhart

“Don't criticize someone doing something you said couldn't be done”

“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.”

“Flying might not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price.”

“A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.”

“In soloing--as in other activities--it is far easier to start something than to finish it.”

“Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others.”

“Life is worthwhile in itself”

“the stars seemed near enough to touch and never before have i seen so many.i always believed the lure of flying is the lure of beauty, but i was sure of it that night.”

“As soon as we left the ground, I knew I had to fly.”

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

“Experiment! Meet new people. That’s better than any college education . . . By adventuring; about, you become accustomed to the unexpected. The unexpected then becomes what it really is . . . the inevitable.”

“Everyone has oceans to fly, if they have the heart to do it. Is it reckless? Maybe. But what do dreams know of boundaries?”

“The best way to do it, is to do it!”

“...decide...whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying....”

“Being alone is scary, but not as scary as feeling alone in a relationship.”

“I did for the fun of it”

“Never interrupt someone doing what you said couldn't be done.”

“No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind action leads to another. Good example is followed. A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves.”

“The most effective way to do it is to do it.”

“Adventure is worthwhile.”

“There is no doubt that the last hour of any flight is the hardest. If there are any clouds about to make shadows one is likely to see much imaginary land. . . . As I approached shore I strained my eyes to see something recognizable, and there was nothing. However, I noticed a low place in the hills, and I thought, like the bear, I would go over the mountains to see what I could see.”

“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.”

“The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward.”

“Never do things others can do and will do, if there are things others cannot do or will not do.”

“Better do a good deed near at home than go far away to burn incense.”

“Adventure is worthwhile in itself.”

“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 but a challenge to others.”

“Never interrupt someone doing something you said couldn't be done.”

“Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.”