"Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace."

"I have a feeling there is just about one more good flight left in my system and I hope this trip is it. Anyway, when I have finished this job, I mean to give up long-distance 'stunt' flying."

"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 proc…"

"I lay no claim to advancing scientific data other than advancing flying knowledge."

"The greatest danger in life is not taking risks."