Air power is new to all our countries. It brings advantages to some and weakens others; it calls for readjustment everywhere.

Unless science is controlled by a greater moral force, it will become the Antichrist prophesied by the early Christians.

If one took no chances, one would not fly at all. Safety lies in the judgment of the chances one takes.

And if at times you renounce experience and mind's heavy logic, it seems that the world has rushed along on its orbit, leaving you alone flying above a forgotten cloud bank, somewhere in the solitude of interstellar space.

[I] grew up as a disciple of science. I know its fascination. I have felt the godlike power man derives from his machines.

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

We are compelled to work more hours per day, receive less pay per hour, pay more for what we buy, and recieve less for what we sell. The consequence is that we must work harder and more hours per day than we should, and in the end have less than what is due to us as our part of the advantages, conveniences and opportunities resulting from advancing civilization.