If I were entering adulthood now instead of in the environment of fifty years ago, I would choose a career that kept me in touch with nature more than science. ... Too few natural areas remain; both by intent and by indifference we have insulated ourselves from the wilderness that produced us.

At first you can stand the spotlight in your eyes. Then it blinds you. Others can see you, but you cannot see them.

Living in dreams of yesterday, we find ourselves still dreaming of impossible future conquests.

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

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

We cannot allow the natural passions and prejudices of other peoples to lead our country to destruction.

To be a true Progressive it is not sufficient to stand up and say that one belives in what has been promulgated as progressive principles. One must be progressive in heart and active in promoting the progressive principles of today, tomorrow and always. There is no resting point, for humanity is ever ascending to a higher and better goal.