And to live without risk for me would have been tantamount to death.

Capacity never lacks opportunity. It cannot remain undiscovered because it is sought by too many anxious to use it.

I have found adventure in flying, in world travel, in business, and even close at hand... Adventure is a state of mind and spirit.

I might have been born in a hovel, but I determined to travel with the wind and the stars.

And to live without risk for me would have been tantamount to death.

[A difficult childhood gave me] a kind of cocky confidence. ... I could never have so little that I hadn't had less. It took away my fear.

It comes with faith, for with complete faith there is no fear of what faces you in life or death.