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Better do a good deed near at home than go far away to burn incense.

Amelia Earhart

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Amelia Earhart
Age: 39 †
Born: 1897
Born: July 24
Died: 1937
Died: July 2
Aircraft Pilot
Aviator
Journalist
Memoirist
Travel Writer
Writer
Atchison County
Missouri
Amelia Mary Earhart
Lady Lindy
Amelia Earhart Putnam
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Now and then women should do for themselves what men have already done—occasionally what men have not done—thereby establishing themselves as persons, and perhaps encouraging other women toward greater independence of thought and action.
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A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.
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My ambition is to have this wonderful gift produce practical results for the future of commercial flying and for the women who may want to fly tomorrow's planes.
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If enough of us keep trying, we'll get someplace.
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the stars seemed near enough to touch and never before have i seen so many. i always believed the lure of flying is the lure of beauty, but i was sure of it that night.
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Decide...whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying.
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Please know that I am 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 a challenge to others.
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It is the woman who chooses the man who will choose her.
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I'm getting housemaid's knee kneeling here gulping beauty.
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Please let us not interfere with the other's work or play, nor let the world see our private joys or disagreements. In this connection I may have to keep some place where I can go to be myself, now and then, for I cannot guarantee to endure at all times the confinements of even an attractive cage.
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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 procedure. The process is its own reward.
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Trouble in the air is very rare. It is hitting the ground that causes it.
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Use your fear... it can take you to the place where you store your courage.
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Obviously I faced the possibility of not returning when first I considered going. Once faced and settled there really wasn't any good reason to refer to it.
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The woman who can create her own job is the woman who will win fame and fortune.
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As soon as we left the ground, I knew I had to fly.
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Being alone is scary, but not as scary as feeling alone in a relationship.
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Aviation, this young modern giant, exemplifies the possible relationships of women with the creations of science.
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I lay no claim to advancing scientific data other than advancing flying knowledge. I can only say that I do it because I want to.
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The soul's dominion? Each time we make a choice, we pay With courage to behold the restless day, And count it fair.
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