I might have been born in a hovel but I am determined to travel with the wind and the stars.

I might have been born in a hovel, but I determined to travel with the wind and the stars.

I have found adventure in flying, in world travel, in business, and even close at hand... Adventure is a state of mind and spirit.

I can cure your men of walking off the [flight] program. Let's put on the girls.

In the case of an airplane, speed is determined by the outcome of the conflict between thrust of the power and drag of the plane. So it also is with humans.

Earthbound souls know only the underside of the atmosphere in which they live . . . but go higher - above the dust and water vapor - and the sky turns dark until one can see the stars at noon.

Capacity never lacks opportunity. It cannot remain undiscovered because it is sought by too many anxious to use it.

I'd have given my right eye to be an astronaut.

It comes with faith, for with complete faith there is no fear of what faces you in life or death.

[A difficult childhood gave me] a kind of cocky confidence. ... I could never have so little that I hadn't had less. It took away my fear.

And to live without risk for me would have been tantamount to death.

Demonstrate love to the people first, and then teach them to observe biblical principles

Give today the gifts of creativity and productivity, and it would reward you with a better tomorrow.

We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count.

Different denotes neither bad nor good, but it certainly means not the same.

A fight with Mike Tyson or Riddick Bowe always sells, because those people came to win. When you come to win, people will see a good show. When you come to survive, it can become boring.

You will find a way to make your message fresher. You'll find a way to make your connections in a way that will continue to inspire and direct and motivate. That's what I'm banking on.

I am one of the haunted.

Our relationship, our shared support, our consistency, is unrivaled by any other connection.

Everybody thinks they are right

Mediocrity is now, as formerly, dangerous, commonly fatal, to the poet; but among even the successful writers of prose, those who rise sensibly above it are the very rarest exceptions.