"Adventure is worthwhile in itself."

"I hate the word 'heroine.' I don't consider myself one."

"Please know that I am quite 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 but a challenge to other…"

"Preparation, I have often said, is rightly two-thirds of any venture."

"It takes more than mere skill to fly an airplane well. It takes nerve, and a certain amount of madness."

"Never interrupt someone doing something you said couldn't be done."

"I hate the word 'heroine.' I don't consider myself one."

"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 proc…"