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

"The only time I feel alive is when I'm flying."

"I have learned that the most important thing in life is to be true to yourself, even when it is difficult."

"Life is like a landscape. You live in the midst of it but can describe it only from the vantage point of distance."

"We must keep America for Americans."