If we can combine our knowledge of science with the wisdom of wildness, if we can nurture civilization through roots in the primitive, man's potentialities appear to be unbounded.

In wilderness I sense the miracle of life.

Without death there would be no awareness of life, and the recurring selection and renewal that has caused life's progress would be ended.

Science, freedom, beauty, adventure: what more could you ask of life?

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.

I decided that if I could fly for ten years before I was killed in a crash, it would be a worthwhile trade for an ordinary life time.