The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.

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

I did for the fun of it

The field was wet, the lane was wet, and the spirits of my mechanic and helper were damp

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

It is far easier to start something than it is to finish it.

I must continue to be a heroine in the public eye, otherwise flying opportunities will stop rolling in

It is best to begin at the beginning.

I’ll see what I can do to keep Mother and Dad together until you finish college, Pidge, but after that I’m going to come back here and live my own life

There is so much that must be done in a civilized barbarism like war

Honor is the foundation of courage.

I have never lived more than four years in any one place and always have to ask ‘Which one?’ when a stranger greets me by saying, ‘I’m from your home town

Women will gain economic justice by proving themselves in all lines of endeavor, not by having laws passed for them

No pay, no fly, and no work, no pay

Young people and old people, too, are too timid about experimenting trying their little adventures, flying their own Atlantics. Step out! Try the job you are interested in! Use the talents which give you joy! There’s plenty of time

I wasn’t brave, I just didn’t have time to be scared

I could not see. I carried on.

Surely we must have something more to contribute to marriage than our bodies.

I believe that a girl should not do what she thinks she should do, but should find out through experience what she wants to do

Worry retards reaction and makes clear-cut decisions impossible

Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.

There’s more to life than being a passenger

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 but a challenge to others

Never interrupt someone doing what you said couldn’t be done

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

You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward.

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

The soul’s dominion? Each time we make a choice, we pay with courage to behold restless day and count it fair

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

In soloing – as in other activities – it is far easier to start something than it is to finish it

Never do things others can do and will do, if there are things others cannot do or will not do.

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

Anticipation, I suppose, sometimes exceeds realization.

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

The stars seemed near enough to touch and never before have I seen so many

The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph

Preparation, I have often said, is rightly two-thirds of any venture

No borders, just horizons – only freedom

The woman who can create her own job is the woman who will win fame and fortune

Women must pay for everything. They do get more glory than men for comparable feats, but, they also get more notoriety when they crash

Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others

The more one does and sees and feels, the more one is able to do, and the more genuine may be one’s appreciation of fundamental things like home, and love, and understanding companionship

The lure of flying is the lure of beauty

Never interrupt someone doing something you said couldn’t be done

The most effective way to do it, is to do it

Decide whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying.

The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity

Learning may be done with the world’s greatest teachers – books – and anyone who stops learning is old, whether at 20 or 80

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.

Everyone has oceans to fly, if they have the heart to do it. Is it reckless? Maybe. But what do dreams know of boundaries?

Learn as if you will live forever, live like you will die tomorrow

We cannot solve problems with the kind of thinking we employed when we came up with them