Whether outwardly or inwardly, whether in space or time, the farther we penetrate the unknown, the vaster and more marvelous it becomes.

The greatest danger to this country lies in their large ownership and influence in our motion pictures, our press, our radio and our government.

Isn't it strange that we talk least about the things we think about most?

While my hand is on the stick, my feet on the rudder, and my eyes on the compass, this consciousness, like a winged messenger, goes out to visit the waves below, testing the warmth of water, the speed of wind, the thickness of intervening clouds. It goes north to the glacial coasts of Greenland, over the horizon to the edge of dawn, ahead to Ireland, England, and the continent of Europe, away through space to the moon and stars, always returning, unwillingly, to the mortal duty of seeing that the limbs and muscles have attended their routine while it was gone.

It is the greatest shot of adrenaline to be doing what you have wanted to do so badly. You almost feel like you could fly without the plane.

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

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