Experiment! Meet new people. Thatβs better than any college education . . . By adventuring; about, you become accustomed to the unexpected. The unexpected then becomes what it really is . . . the inevitable.
Amelia EarhartRead
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.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote reflects the courage to confront the possibility of failure and the determination to move forward regardless.
In this quote, Amelia Earhart emphasizes the importance of acknowledging the risks and uncertainties that come with pursuing goals, particularly when embarking on a significant journey. By facing the possibility of not returning, she illustrates a fearless attitude that allows her to focus on her ambition without being paralyzed by fear.
Themes
CourageRiskDeterminationJourneyFear
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a motivational speech about overcoming fears when taking on new challenges.
More from Amelia Earhart
All quotes βAs soon as we left the ground, I knew I had to fly.
Amelia EarhartRead
Courage is the price that Life exacts for granting peace, The soul that knows it not, knows no release, From little things; Knows not the livid loneliness of fear Nor mountain heights where bitter joy can hear The sound of wings.
Amelia EarhartRead
Never do things others can do and will do if there are things others cannot do or will not do.
Amelia EarhartRead
Decide...whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying.
Amelia EarhartRead
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.
Amelia EarhartRead
Similar quotes
Above all, try always to be able to feel deeply any injustice committed against any person in any part of the world. It is the most beautiful quality of a revolutionary.
Che GuevaraRead
You wish to put me in the dark. I tell you that I will never be put in the dark. You wish to beat me. I tell you that you will never beat me.
Arthur Conan DoyleRead
Again I admonish you not to be turned from your stern purpose of defending your beloved country and its free institutions by any arguments urged by ambitious and designing men, but stand fast to the Union and the old flag.
Abraham LincolnRead
This is the greatest country under the sun. But we must not let our love of country, our patriotic loyalty, cause us to abate one whit in our protest against wrong and injustice.
Madam C. J. WalkerRead
Each day befriend a single fear, and the miscellaneous terrors of being human will never join together to form such a morass of vague anxiety that it rules your life from the shadows of the unconscious. We learn to fly not by being fearless, but by the daily practice of courage.
Sam KeenRead
I was a different kind of player as a kid and didn't do too much shouting and screaming. If things didn't go my way, I tended to get a bit overwhelmed. All I wanted to do was cry on my mom's shoulder. I didn't know how to handle defeat in front of a crowd, and I didn't want to be the loser.
John McenroeRead