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“Here above the farms and ranches of the Great Plains aviation lives up to the promise that inspired dreamers through the ages. 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. This separation from the earth is more than symbolic, more than a physical removal-it has an emotional dimension as tangible as the wood, fabric, and steel that has transported you aloft.”
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Stephen Coonts
Source : Stephen Coonts (2010). “The Cannibal Queen: A Flight Into the Heart of America”, p.13, Open Road Media
#Emotional Quotes
#Promise Quotes
#Dreamer Quotes
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“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.”
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Stephen Coonts
Source : Stephen Coonts (2010). “The Cannibal Queen: A Flight Into the Heart of America”, p.54, Open Road Media
#Mistake Quotes
#Aviation Quotes
#Tricks Quotes
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“All really great flying adventures begin at dawn.”
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Stephen Coonts
Source : Stephen Coonts (2010). “The Cannibal Queen: A Flight Into the Heart of America”, p.6, Open Road Media
#Adventure Quotes
#Flying Quotes
#Dawn Quotes
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“I am alive. Up here with the song of the engine and the air whispering on my face as the sunlight and shadows play upon the banking, wheeling wings, I am completely, vibrantly alive. 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.”
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Stephen Coonts
#Song Quotes
#Air Quotes
#Hands Quotes
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“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.”
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Stephen Coonts
#Earth Quotes
#Care Quotes
#Littles Quotes
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“Flight is romance - not in the sense of sexual attraction, but as an experience that enriches life.”
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Stephen Coonts
Source : Stephen Coonts (2010). “The Cannibal Queen: A Flight Into the Heart of America”, p.35, Open Road Media
#Romance Quotes
#Aviation Quotes
#Flight Quotes
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“Flying is like sex - I've never had all I wanted but occasionally I've had all I could stand.”
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Stephen Coonts
Source : Stephen Coonts (2010). “The Cannibal Queen: A Flight Into the Heart of America”, p.66, Open Road Media
#Sex Quotes
#Flying Quotes
#Aviation Quotes
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“Writers shouldn't fall in love with their characters so much that they lose sight of what they're trying to accomplish. The idea is to write a whole story, a whole book. A writer has to be able to look at that story and see whether or not a character works, whether or not a character needs further definition.”
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Stephen Coonts
#Falling In Love Quotes
#Book Quotes
#Character Quotes
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“This thing we call luck is merely professionalism and attention to detail, it's your awareness of everything that is going on around you, it's how well you know and understand your aircraft and your own limitations. Luck is the sum total of your of abilities as an aviator. If you think your luck is running low, you'd better get busy & make some more. Work harder, pay more attention. Do better preflights.”
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Stephen Coonts
Source : "The Intruders". Book by Stephen Coonts, 1994.
#Running Quotes
#Hard Work Quotes
#Thinking Quotes
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“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.”
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Stephen Coonts
#Hands Quotes
#Essence Quotes
#Feet Quotes
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“It's the most exciting thing you have ever done with your pants on!”
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Stephen Coonts
#Pants Quotes
#Done Quotes
#Aviation Quotes
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“The irony of the information age is that it lends credibility to uninformed opinion.”
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Stephen Coonts
#Age Quotes
#Information Quotes
#Irony Quotes
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