Why does one want to walk wings? Why force one's body from a plane to make a parachute jump? Why should man want to fly at all? People often ask these questions. But what civilization was not founded on adventure, and how long could one exist without it? Some answer the attainment of knowledge. Some say wealth, or power, is sufficient cause. I believe the risks I take are justified y the sheer love of the life I lead.

I don't believe in taking foolish chances, but nothing can be accomplished if we don't take any chances at all.

I hope you either take up parachute jumping or stay out of single motored airplanes at night.

Flying has torn apart the relationship of space and time: it uses our old clock but with new yardsticks.

Man must feel the earth to know himself and recognize his values. God made life simple. It is man who complicates it.

I don't believe in taking unnecessary risks, but a life without risk isn't worth living.

Life's values originate in circumstances over which the individual has no control.