Aviation is proof that given, the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible.

The biggest lesson I've learned . . . was that if you have all the fresh water you want to drink and all the food you want to eat, you ought never to complain about anything.

Let the moment come when nothing is left but life, and you will find that you do not hesitate over the fate of material possessions.

The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are: Initiative, Imagination, Individuality and Independence.

I can give you a six-word formula for success: "Think things through - then follow through."

I can see that aerial warfare is actually scientific murder.

I believe that if you think about disaster, you will get it. Brood about death and you will hasten your demise. Think positively and masterfully with confidence and faith, and life becomes more secure, more fraught with action, richer in achievement and experience. This is the sure way to win victories over inner defeat. It is the way a humble person meets life or death.