Charles Lindbergh
Transatlantic flight
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.
It is not the material things that are most important in life, but the spiritual.
Science, freedom, beauty, adventure: what more could a man ask of life? Aviation combined them all.
The future of air transport is in the hands of the young men who are willing to take risks.
I have seen the future, and it works.
The greatest danger to America is not from without, but from within.
We are facing a grave emergency. We are being drawn into a war that is not our war.
It is not a question of who is right and who is wrong, but of what is best for America.
The three most important groups who have been pressing this country toward war are the British, the Jewish, and the Roosevelt administration.
I have no intention of entering politics.
I would rather have a fully developed mind than a fully developed body.
The air is a wonderful medium. It is an ocean of air, and we are just beginning to learn how to navigate it.
I have always been interested in the unknown. It is the unknown that challenges us.
One of the great tragedies of life is that men are afraid to be themselves.
The only way to do great work is to love what you do.
I have never been interested in being famous. I have always been interested in doing things that are worthwhile.
The machine is a wonderful servant, but it is a terrible master.
The greatest adventure of all is to live a life that is true to yourself.
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.
The airplane is a tool, just like a hammer or a saw. It is up to us to decide how we use it.