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There are two kinds of stones, as everyone knows, one of which rolls.

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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
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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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Human crises have a way of happening at inconvenient times.
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Better do a good deed near at home than go far away to burn incense.
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I have often said that the lure of flying is the lure of beauty. That the reasons flyers fly, whether they know it or not, is the aesthetic appeal of flying.
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The field was wet, the lane was wet, and the spirits of my mechanic and helper were damp.
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No borders, just horizons - only freedom.
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Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.
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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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Being alone is scary, but not as scary as feeling alone in a relationship.
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Women must pay for everything. They do get more glory than men for comparable feats, but, they also get more notoriety when they crash.
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No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind action leads to another. Good example is followed. A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves.
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Aviation records don't fall until someone is willing to mortgage the present for the future.
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Anticipation, I suppose, sometimes exceeds realization.
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Trouble in the air is very rare. It is hitting the ground that causes it.
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The best way to do it, is to do it!
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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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In soloing - as in other activities - it is far easier to start something than it is to finish it.
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Worry retards reaction and makes clear-cut decisions impossible.
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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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