Charles Lindbergh

Transatlantic flight

Modern influential 134 sayings

Sayings by Charles Lindbergh

The human race is a single race, and it is a wonderful one, but it is not a uniform race. There are differences, and these differences are important. They are important for the future of the race.

1941 — Address to the America First Committee
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It is not the material things that are most important in life, but the spiritual.

1953 — Autobiography, 'The Spirit of St. Louis'
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Science, freedom, beauty, adventure: what more could a man ask of life? Aviation combined them all.

1953 — Autobiography, 'The Spirit of St. Louis'
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The future of air transport is in the hands of the young men who are willing to take risks.

1930s — Speech, unknown location
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I have seen the future, and it works.

1938 — Referring to German air power
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The greatest danger to America is not from without, but from within.

1941 — Address to the America First Committee
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We are facing a grave emergency. We are being drawn into a war that is not our war.

1941 — Address to the America First Committee
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It is not a question of who is right and who is wrong, but of what is best for America.

1941 — Address to the America First Committee
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The three most important groups who have been pressing this country toward war are the British, the Jewish, and the Roosevelt administration.

1941 — Address in Des Moines, Iowa
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I have no intention of entering politics.

1927 — Statement to the press
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I would rather have a fully developed mind than a fully developed body.

1953 — Autobiography, 'The Spirit of St. Louis'
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The air is a wonderful medium. It is an ocean of air, and we are just beginning to learn how to navigate it.

1920s — Speech, unknown location
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I have always been interested in the unknown. It is the unknown that challenges us.

1953 — Autobiography, 'The Spirit of St. Louis'
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One of the great tragedies of life is that men are afraid to be themselves.

1953 — Autobiography, 'The Spirit of St. Louis'
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The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

1953 — Autobiography, 'The Spirit of St. Louis'
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I have never been interested in being famous. I have always been interested in doing things that are worthwhile.

1927 — Interview
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The machine is a wonderful servant, but it is a terrible master.

1930s — Speech, unknown location
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The greatest adventure of all is to live a life that is true to yourself.

1953 — Autobiography, 'The Spirit of St. Louis'
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I have flown over oceans and continents, and I have seen the beauty of the world. But the greatest beauty of all is in the human spirit.

1930s — Speech, unknown location
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The airplane is a tool, just like a hammer or a saw. It is up to us to decide how we use it.

1930s — Speech, unknown location
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