Adventure is worthwhile in itself.

Never interrupt someone doing what you said couldn’t be done.

Flying might not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price.

Never do things others can do and will do if there are things others cannot do or will not do.

I want to do it because I want to do it.

The more one does and sees and feels, the more one is able to do, and the more genuine may be one’s appreciation of fundamental things like home, and love, and understanding companionship.

The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure , the process is its own reward.

There is so much that must be done in a civilized barbarism like war.

Obviously I faced the possibility of not returning when first I considered going. Once faced and settled there really wasn’t any good reason to refer to it.

Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail their failure must be but a challenge to others.

Better do a good deed near at home than go far away to burn incense.

Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others.

The most effective way to do it, is to do it.

Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.

Please know that I am aware of the hazards. I want to do it because I want to do it. Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail, their failure must be a challenge to others.

There are two kinds of stones, as everyone knows, one of which rolls.

The woman who can create her own job is the woman who will win fame and fortune.

In soloing – as in other activities – it is far easier to start something than it is to finish it.

Women must pay for everything. They do get more glory than men for comparable feats, but, they also get more notoriety when they crash.

Adventure is worthwhile in itself.