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Aviation records don't fall until someone is willing to mortgage the present for the future.

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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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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So I accept these awards on behalf of the cake bakers and all of those other women who can do some things quite as important, if not more important, than flying, as well as in the name of women flying today.
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Aviation, this young modern giant, exemplifies the possible relationships of women with the creations of science.
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No borders, just horizons - only freedom.
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Never do things others can do and will do if there are things others cannot do or will not do.
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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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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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If enough of us keep trying, we'll get someplace.
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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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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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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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Everyone has ocean's to fly, if they have the heart to do it. Is it reckless? Maybe. But what do dreams know of boundaries?
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Flying might not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price.
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Ours is the commencement of a flying age, and I am happy to have popped into existence at a period so interesting.
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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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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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You can do anything you decide to do.
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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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A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.
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The most effective way to do it, is to just do it.
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