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

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

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.

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

I did for the fun of it

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.

I have often said that the lure of flying is the lure of beauty. That the reasons flyers fly, whether they know it or not, is the aesthetic appeal of flying.