Amelia Earhart quotes
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“...decide...whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying....”
-- Amelia EarhartSource : "Lost Star : The Search for Amelia Earhart". Book by Randall Brink, 1995.
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“Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.”
-- Amelia EarhartSource : Amelia Earhart (2009). “Last Flight”, p.192, Crown
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“A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.”
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“Never do things others can do and will do if there are things others cannot do or will not do.”
-- Amelia EarhartSource : "Have Fun with American Heroes: Activities, Projects, and Fascinating Facts". Book by David C. King, p. 82, 2005.
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“Adventure is worthwhile in itself.”
-- Amelia EarhartSource : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
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“As soon as we left the ground, I knew I had to fly.”
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“Some of us have great runways already built for us. If you have one, take off. But if you don't have one, realize it is your responsibility to grab a shovel and build one for yourself and for those who will follow after you.”
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“No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind action leads to another. Good example is followed. A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves.”
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“Better do a good deed near at home than go far away to burn incense.”
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“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.”
-- Amelia EarhartSource : "Soaring Wings : A Biography of Amelia Earhart". Book by George Palmer Putnam, 1939.
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“Experiment! Meet new people. That’s better than any college education . . . By adventuring; about, you become accustomed to the unexpected. The unexpected then becomes what it really is . . . the inevitable.”
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“The woman who can create her own job is the woman who will win fame and fortune.”
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“You haven't seen a tree until you've seen its shadow from the sky.”
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“the stars seemed near enough to touch and never before have i seen so many. i always believed the lure of flying is the lure of beauty, but i was sure of it that night.”
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“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.”
-- Amelia EarhartSource : "The Official Website of Amelia Earhart/ Quotes". www.ameliaearhart.com.
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“Everyone has ocean's to fly, if they have the heart to do it. Is it reckless? Maybe. But what do dreams know of boundaries?”
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“Being alone is scary, but not as scary as feeling alone in a relationship.”
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“Courage is the price that Life exacts for granting peace, The soul that knows it not, knows no release, From little things; Knows not the livid loneliness of fear Nor mountain heights where bitter joy can hear The sound of wings.”
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“Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others.”
-- Amelia EarhartSource : "On a wing and a prayer" by Maxie Szalwinska, www.theguardian.com. July 25, 2007.
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“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.”
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“Flying might not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price.”
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“Women must pay for everything. They do get more glory than men for comparable feats, but, they also get more notoriety when they crash.”
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“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.”
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“There are two kinds of stones, as everyone knows, one of which rolls.”
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“In soloing - as in other activities - it is far easier to start something than it is to finish it.”
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“There is so much that must be done in a civilized barbarism like war.”
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