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You haven't seen a tree until you've seen its shadow from the sky.

Amelia Earhart

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Amelia Earhart
Age: 39 †
Born: 1897
Born: July 24
Died: 1937
Died: July 2
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Amelia Mary Earhart
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How can Life grant us boon of living, compensateFor dull grey ugliness and pregnant hateUnless we dareThe soul's dominion? Each time we make a choice, we payWith courage to behold the resistless day,And count it fair.
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Flying might not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price.
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Adventure is worthwhile in itself.
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One of my favorite phobias is that girls, especially those whose tastes aren't routine, often don't get a fair break... It has come down through the generations, an inheritance of age-old customs, which produced the corollary that women are bred to timidity.
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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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Anticipation, I suppose, sometimes exceeds realization.
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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 more one does the more one can do.
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Worry retards reaction and makes clear-cut decisions impossible.
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The most difficult thing is the decision to act!
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The lure of flying is the lure of beauty.
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I did for the fun of it
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Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others.
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No borders, just horizons - only freedom.
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Some of us have great runways already built for us. If you have one, take off. But if you don't have one, realize it is your responsibility to grab a shovel and build one for yourself and for those who will follow after you.
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Never interrupt someone doing what you said couldn't be done. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life the process is its own reward. Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And if they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others.
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Human crises have a way of happening at inconvenient times.
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In my life I had come to realize that when things were going very well indeed it was just the time to anticipate trouble. And, conversely, I learned from pleasant experience that at the most despairing crisis, when all looked sour beyond words, some delightful break was apt to lurk just around the corner.
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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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Trouble in the air is very rare. It is hitting the ground that causes it.
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