Louis Bleriot quotes
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“It is as though we have grown wings, which thanks to Providence, we have learnt to control.”
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“I headed for this white mountain, but was caught in the wind and the mist . . . I followed the cliff from north to south, but the wind, against which I was fighting, got even stronger. A break in the coast appeared to my right, just before Dover Castle. I was madly happy. I headed for it. I rushed for it. I was above ground!”
-- Louis Bleriot -
“The most beautiful dream that has haunted the heart of man since Icarus is today reality.”
-- Louis Bleriot
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Source : Adelbert von Chamisso, Prosper Mérimée, Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1964). “3 great classics”
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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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“At the same time, as you know, unless you are a comic book reader, Daredevil is not a known thing.”
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“Strive for simplicity. You never have to fix what you leave out.”
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