Amelia Earhart Quotes

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

Anticipation, I suppose, sometimes exceeds realization.

The soul's dominion? Each time we make a choice, we pay with courage to behold restless day and count it fair.

You can do anything you decide to do.

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

So I accept these awards on behalf of the cake bakers and all of those other women who can do some things quite as important, if not more important, than flying, as well as in the name of women flying today.

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.

How can Life grant us boon of living, compensateFor dull grey ugliness and pregnant hateUnless we dareThe soul's dominion? Each time we make a choice, we payWith courage to behold the resistless day,And count it fair.

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 more one does and sees and feels, the more one is able to do, and the more genuine may be one's appreciation of fundamental things like home, and love, and understanding companionship.

No borders, just horizons - only freedom.

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

Women must pay for everything. They do get more glory than men for comparable feats, but, they also get more notoriety when they crash.

Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.

In my life I had come to realize that when things were going very well indeed it was just the time to anticipate trouble. And, conversely, I learned from pleasant experience that at the most despairing crisis, when all looked sour beyond words, some delightful break was apt to lurk just around the corner.

There is so much that must be done in a civilized barbarism like war.

It is the woman who chooses the man who will choose her.

Aviation, this young modern giant, exemplifies the possible relationship of women and the creations of science. Although women have not taken full advantage of its use and benefits, air travel is as available to them as to men.

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 let us not interfere with the other's work or play, nor let the world see our private joys or disagreements. In this connection I may have to keep some place where I can go to be myself, now and then, for I cannot guarantee to ensure at all times the confinement of even an attractive cage.

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

Never interrupt someone doing what 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.

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.

But you know the more one does the more one can do.

We're always pushing through, hurrying on our long way, trying to get to some other place instead of enjoying the place we'd already got to.

I lay no claim to advancing scientific data other than advancing flying knowledge. I can only say that I do it because I want to.

Decide ... whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying ...

Now and then women should do for themselves what men have already done - occasionally what men have not done - thereby establishing themselves as persons, and perhaps encouraging other women toward greater independence of thought and action.

Aviation records don't fall until someone is willing to mortgage the present for the future.

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

The field was wet, the lane was wet, and the spirits of my mechanic and helper were damp.

What do dreams know of boundaries

Worry retards reaction and makes clear-cut decisions impossible.

I, for one, hope for the day when women will know no restrictions because of sex but will be individuals free to live their lives as men are free - irrespective of the continent or country where they happen to live.

Use your fear ... it can take you to the place where you store your courage.

The best way to do it, is to do it!

When a great adventure is offered, you don't refuse it.

Obviously I faced the possibility of not returning when first I considered going. Once faced and settled there really wasn't any good reason to refer to it.

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.

Among all the marvels of modern invention, that with which I am most concerned is, of course, air transportation. Flying is perhaps the most dramatic of recent scientific attainment. In the brief span of thirty-odd years, the world has seen an inventor's dream first materialized by the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk become an everyday actuality.

I did for the fun of it

Times are changing and women need the critical stimulus of competition outside the home. A girl must nowadays believe completely in herself as an individual. She must realize at the outset that a woman must do the same job better than a man to get as much credit for it. She must be aware of the various discriminations , both legal and traditional, against women in the business world.

I cannot guarantee to endure at all times the confinements of even an attractive cage