At first you can stand the spotlight in your eyes. Then it blinds you. Others can see you, but you cannot see them.

If I had to choose, I would rather have birds than airplanes.

Success is not measured by what a man accomplishes, but by the opposition he has encountered and the courage with which he has maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.

Life without risks is not worth living.

Life is like a landscape. You live in the midst of it but can describe it only from the vantage point of distance.

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

Sometimes, flying feels too godlike to be attained by man. Sometimes, the world from above seems too beautiful, too wonderful, too distant for human eyes to see .

I would rather live one day in Maui than one month in New York.

In wilderness I sense the miracle of life, and behind it our scientific accomplishments fade to trivia.

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

Living in dreams of yesterday, we find ourselves still dreaming of impossible future conquests.

Got a problem? Good that you know you have one. Otherwise people either don’t know that they have or they don’t accept the fact that they have any.

We create things to watch them grow, Ruin, she said. To take pleasure in seeing that which we love become more than it was before.

If you want to live an exceptional life, you must move beyond probability into the realm of possibility

Indeed, there is nothing on this earth more peaceful than a sleeping, purring cat.

The world of reality has its limits the world of imagination is boundless.

Give people plenty and security, and they will fall into spiritual torpor.

Lend.” “Lend?” Raquel asked. “Yes, as in, lend me your self.” He shimmered into Raquel again. “Why not Borrow?” I asked. “Better yet, Steal?

My main ambition in life is to be on the Devil's most wanted list.

I'm not going to change my teeth or get a nose job. That manufactured perfection does nothing for me.