Soaring Wisdom: A Curated Collection of Inspirational Airplane Quotes

"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return."

- Leonardo DaVinci

"The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who, in their grueling travels across trackless lands in prehistoric times, looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space, at full speed, above all obstacles, on the infinite highway of the air."

- Wilbur Wright

"When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it."

- Henry Ford

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

- Amelia Earhart

"Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward."

- Leonardo da Vinci (maybe)

"Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return."

- Leonardo da Vinci

"The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who, in their gruelling travels across trackless lands in prehistoric times, looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space, at full speed, above all obstacles, on the infinite highway of the air."

- Wilbur Wright

"I was always afraid of dying. Always. It was my fear that made me learn everything I could about my airplane and my emergency equipment, and kept me flying respectful of my machine and always alert in the cockpit."

- Chuck Yeager

"If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing."

- Chuck Yeager

"Man must rise above the Earth—to the top of the atmosphere and beyond—for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives."

- Socrates

"To invent an airplane is nothing. To build one is something. But to fly is everything."

- Otto Lilienthal

"Sometimes, flying feels too God-like to be attained by man. Sometimes, the world from above seems too beautiful, too wonderful, too distant for human eyes to see."

- Charles A. Lindbergh

"Flying is more than a sport and more than a job; flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime."

- General Adolf Galland

"Aviation is proof that given the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible."

- Eddie Rickenbacker

"The airplane stays up because it doesn't have the time to fall."

- Orville Wright

"To climb into an airplane and motor up by yourself, it is just amazing."

- Guion Bluford

"Fighter pilots have ice in their veins. They don’t have emotions. They think, anticipate. They know that fear and other concerns cloud your mind from what’s going on and what you should be involved in."

- Buzz Aldrin

"Pilots are a rare kind of human. They leave the ordinary surface of the word, to purify their soul in the sky, and they come down to earth, only after receiving the communion of the infinite."

- Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra

"Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute."

- Gil Stern

"No one can realize how substantial the air is until he feels its supporting power beneath him. It inspires confidence at once."

- Otto Lilienthal

"Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss."

- Douglas Adams

"Aviation is the branch of engineering that is least forgiving of mistakes."

- Freeman Dyson

"Flying is not just a skill; it’s a passion, a way of life."

- Captain Jerry Gideon

"Go up in an airplane. Go high enough, and it's like we don't even exist."

- Muhammad Ali

"The best way to predict the future is to create it."

- Peter Drucker

"Do not let yourself be forced into doing anything before you are ready."

- Wilbur Wright

"Lovers of air travel find it exhilarating to hang poised between the illusion of immortality and the fact of death."

- Alexander Chase

"The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors…"

- Wilbur Wright

"The air is the only place free from prejudices."

- Bessie Coleman

"Learning to fly an airplane taught me a way of thinking, an approach to problem-solving that was applicable and effective. Pilots are very methodical and meticulous, and artists tend not to be."

- Chris Carter

"In flying, the probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival."

- Neil Armstrong

"If you want to grow old as a pilot, you’ve got to know when to push it, and when to back off."

- Chuck Yeager

"There can be no atom bomb potentially more powerful than the air tourist, charged with curiosity, enthusiasm, and goodwill, who can roam the four corners of the world, meeting in friendship and understanding the people of other nations and races."

- John Trapp

"For me, being in a car or on an airplane is like being in limbo. It's this dead zone between two places. But to walk, you're some place that's already interesting. You're not just between places. Things are happening."

- Rebecca Solnit

"I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things."

- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

"I feel we need to remind the world about the Apollo missions and that we can still do impossible things."

- Buzz Aldrin

"Three Secrets to Success: Be willing to learn new things. Be able to assimilate new information quickly. Be able to get along with and work with other people."

- Sally Ride

"If we should have to fight, we should be prepared to do so from the neck up instead of from the neck down."

- Jimmy Doolittle

"Flying has torn apart the relationship of space and time: it uses our old clock but with new yardsticks."

- Charles Lindbergh

"Airplanes may kill you, but they ain't likely to hurt you."

- Satchel Paige

"If you’re faced with a forced landing, fly the thing as far into the crash as possible."

- Bob Hoover

"As a pilot, I can tell you drones may be a lot of things; airplanes they are not."

- Robin Hayes

"There are old pilots and there are bold pilots. However, there are no old, bold pilots."

- Hamilton Lee

"Good judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately, the experience usually comes from bad judgment."

- Dr. Kerr L. White

"The air up there in the clouds is very pure and fine, bracing and delicious. And why shouldn’t it be?–it is the same the angels breathe."

- Mark Twain

"The engine is the heart of an airplane, but the pilot is its soul."

- Walter Raleigh

"Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society. The optimist invents the aeroplane, the pessimist the parachute."

- George Bernard Shaw

"The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss."

- Douglas Adams

"Flying is a constant reminder that with determination and perseverance, we can overcome any obstacle."

"The sky is not the limit, it’s just the beginning."

- Unknown

"The power of flight is one of the greatest gifts we possess, and it’s up to us to use it wisely and responsibly."

- Unknown

"Flying teaches you to seize the moment, to appreciate the beauty of the world from a different perspective."

"The sky is not a limit; it’s a canvas waiting for your dreams to take flight."

"The sky is not the limit if you’re reaching for your dreams."

- Unknown

"Aviation is proof that dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them."

- Unknown

"The feeling of flying is like no other; it’s freedom, exhilaration, and a reminder that anything is possible."

"Aviation is the epitome of human achievement, where we conquer the skies and defy gravity."

- Unknown

"Aviation is a dance between man and machine, where skill, knowledge, and intuition intertwine."

"Aviation is not just about the destination; it’s about the journey and the experiences along the way."

"Flying isn’t dangerous. Crashing is what’s dangerous."

"A ‘good’ landing is one from which you can walk away. A ‘great’ landing is one after which they can use the plane again."

"Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on the ground incapable of understanding it."

"You start with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience before you empty the bag of luck."

"Learn from the mistakes of others. You won’t live long enough to make all of them yourself."

"Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is mandatory."

"Remember, you fly an airplane with you head, not your hands and feet."