Oliver Smithies quotes

Oliver Smithies quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“What flying teaches you is to overcome fear with knowledge.”
-- Oliver Smithies

#Flying Quotes #Overcoming Quotes #Overcoming Fear Quotes

“I hate flying. Know why? Because no one really understands how planes actually work.”
“There is a thrill of vulnerability at all airshows. There is no way of making everything completely safe. When the machines are being thrashed to capacity and the pilots are flying at their limits to dazzle, things are bound to go wrong sometimes. There have been some historic disasters, but the danger is a part of the attraction.”
“Flying might not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price.”
“Truth is strong enough to overcome all human sophistries.”

Source : "Against Timarchus". Speech by Aeschines, 84 (107), c. 346 BC.
“I definitely have managed to overcome dyslexia now to become a fully functional human being but things were a lot more difficult when I was younger.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Overcoming difficulties leads to courage, self-respect, and knowing yourself.”
“A champion is defined by the adversity he overcomes”
“Art begins with resistance - at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor.”
“Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.”
“Great fear is concealed under daring.”

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