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.

A certain amount of danger is essential to the quality of life.

No right of preference exists in favor of person, property, or business. Personal claims and ambitions must yield in favor of whatever best serves the general welfare.

I believe the risks I take are justified by the sheer love of the life I lead.

It is always easier to deal in truth and honesty and follow these to their legitimate ends, than it is to construct and adjust a false superstructure upon a false base.

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

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