If the Wright brothers hadn't put their lives on the line, we would not be flying around the world these days. So we need pioneers.
Felix BaumgartnerTo jump and break the sound barrier will not be a mere record breaking experience or another extreme event that ends once the mission is accomplished.
Felix BaumgartnerWhen I was standing there on top of the world, you become so humble, you do not think about breaking records anymore, you do not think about gaining scientific data. The only thing you want is to come back alive
Felix Baumgartner