Explore Quotes by Amelia Earhart

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.

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 a challenge to others.

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

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

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

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

Flying might not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price.

Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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.

A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.

As soon as we left the ground, I knew I had to fly.

the stars seemed near enough to touch and never before have i seen so many. i always believed the lure of flying is the lure of beauty, but i was sure of it that night.

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

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

Experiment! Meet new people. That’s better than any college education . . . By adventuring; about, you become accustomed to the unexpected. The unexpected then becomes what it really is . . . the inevitable.