If we can combine our knowledge of science with the wisdom of wildness, if we can nurture civilization through roots in the primitive, man's potentialities appear to be unbounded.

If I had to choose, I would rather have birds than airplanes.

Success is not measured by what a man accomplishes, but by the opposition he has encountered and the courage with which he has maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.

Life without risks is not worth living.

Life is like a landscape. You live in the midst of it but can describe it only from the vantage point of distance.

Isn't it strange that we talk least about the things we think about most?

Sometimes, flying feels too godlike to be attained by man. Sometimes, the world from above seems too beautiful, too wonderful, too distant for human eyes to see .

I would rather live one day in Maui than one month in New York.

In wilderness I sense the miracle of life, and behind it our scientific accomplishments fade to trivia.

If one took no chances, one would not fly at all. Safety lies in the judgment of the chances one takes.

Living in dreams of yesterday, we find ourselves still dreaming of impossible future conquests.

There is only one power greater than fear, and that is faith. Use your faith to move the mountains that are standing in your way today!

Through the "Strength" of one and his simple existence, there will be a transformation affecting many because of just one life.

If you are still alive when you read this, close your eyes. I amunder their lids, growing black.

People are much more inclined to believe and say bad things about you if you're famous.

I put the costume on and said 'It's not very comfortable, but it looks amazing, ' so it's all good.

I've always been quite thrifty. I can't bear to spend hundreds of pounds on designer clothes. I shop in second-hand shops in Portobello Road and go to Sue Ryder.

When I'm doing well, it's like I'm in a nice little ballet. Everything is going slow all around me. It's very peaceful.

The future isn't just unwritten, it's unsearched.

There is a geography of the human spirit, common to all peoples.

Kindness and gentleness never had a gender, and neither did empathy.