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

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.

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.

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 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.

A seed only realizes its potential the day you bury it.

It has been said that a man with an argument is no match for a man with an experience.

Man, made after God's image, was a nobler creation than twinkling sparks in the sky, or than the larger and more useful lamp of the moon.

I never knew that when you're number one on the call sheet you have not only the responsibility of carrying the film but also the responsibility of keeping up the morale of the crew and cast.

I procrastinate, and I push writing to the last available moment, because I don't like to settle on anything. I guess you can call it indecision or you can call it holding out for inspiration.

In Islam, all living things have souls. We are made pure by the fire of the lord compassion.

I still want to make a pop record. I want to make a more sonically current pop record. I maybe want to make people move a little bit more.

Truth and clarity are complementary.

I would not be convicted by a jury of my peers, still crazy after all these years.

A good school provides a rounded education for the whole person. And a good Catholic school, over and above this, should help all its students to become saints.