Here you are truly separate from the earth, at least for a little while, removed from the cares and concerns that occupy you on the ground.

Mistakes are inevitable in aviation, especially when one is still learning new things. The trick is to not make the mistake that will kill you.

The irony of the information age is that it lends credibility to uninformed opinion.

All really great flying adventures begin at dawn.

Flight is romance - not in the sense of sexual attraction, but as an experience that enriches life.

With the stick in my right hand, the throttle in my left, and the rudder beneath my feet, I can savor that essence from which life is made.

Airplanes are like women - pick what you like and try to get it away from the guy who has it, then dress it out to the limit of your wallet and taste.

It's the most exciting thing you have ever done with your pants on!

The hard, inescapable reality is that anyone who flies may die in an airplane.

The most crucial thing is to learn the craft: how to string sentences together, how to make your dialogue sound like real people, how to properly pace a story, how to develop interesting characters.

A little mountain will kill you just as dead as a big one if you fly into it.

Besides what endless brawls by wives are bred, The curtain lecture makes a mournful bed.

Today, with the way things are in all circles, in soccer, in society, in politics, where it seems anything goes, a gesture of honesty goes down well.

If the gospel is old news to you, it will be dull news to everyone else.

I never smoke to excess - that is, I smoke in moderation, only one cigar at a time.

My mom told me as a youngster I was always intellectual, like as far as being able to adapt fast and quick. But I had a fun childhood, went to regular school.

For my part, I plan to work out a fair and adequate redistribution of city services to all city neighborhoods.

The older you get the simpler you want to make it.

She's a very charismatic character, and she holds the whole play together.

I don't want to make music for people who don't care about music.

I'm the worst at picking what movies are going to do well. I have no idea. I'm really surprised if a movie I like does well.