Portrait of Charles Lindbergh

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
Wisdom Unverifiable

It is not the material things that are most important in life, but the spiritual.

1953 — Autobiography, 'The Spirit of St. Louis'
Wisdom Unverifiable

Science, freedom, beauty, adventure: what more could a man ask of life? Aviation combined them all.

1953 — Autobiography, 'The Spirit of St. Louis'
Educational Unverifiable

The future of air transport is in the hands of the young men who are willing to take risks.

1930s — Speech, unknown location
Wisdom Unverifiable

I have seen the future, and it works.

1938 — Referring to German air power
Wisdom Unverifiable

The greatest danger to America is not from without, but from within.

1941 — Address to the America First Committee
Wisdom Unverifiable

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
War & Conflict Unverifiable

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
Wisdom Unverifiable

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
War & Conflict Unverifiable

I have no intention of entering politics.

1927 — Statement to the press
Political Unverifiable

I would rather have a fully developed mind than a fully developed body.

1953 — Autobiography, 'The Spirit of St. Louis'
Wisdom Unverifiable

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
Educational Unverifiable

I have always been interested in the unknown. It is the unknown that challenges us.

1953 — Autobiography, 'The Spirit of St. Louis'
Wisdom Unverifiable

One of the great tragedies of life is that men are afraid to be themselves.

1953 — Autobiography, 'The Spirit of St. Louis'
Wisdom Unverifiable

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

1953 — Autobiography, 'The Spirit of St. Louis'
Love & Relationships Unverifiable

I have never been interested in being famous. I have always been interested in doing things that are worthwhile.

1927 — Interview
Wisdom Unverifiable

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

1930s — Speech, unknown location
Wisdom Unverifiable

The greatest adventure of all is to live a life that is true to yourself.

1953 — Autobiography, 'The Spirit of St. Louis'
Wisdom Unverifiable

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
Art & Creativity Unverifiable

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
Wisdom Unverifiable
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