Amelia Earhart quotes

Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.
- Amelia Earhart

Anticipation, I suppose, sometimes exceeds realization.
- Amelia Earhart

Use your fear, it can take you to the place where you store your courage.
- Amelia Earhart

Never interrupt someone doing something you said couldn’t be done.
- Amelia Earhart

Everyone has oceans to fly, if they have the heart to do it. Is it reckless? Maybe. But what do dreams know of boundaries?
- Amelia Earhart

A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.
- Amelia Earhart

Flying may not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price.
- Amelia Earhart

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.
- Amelia Earhart

Decide… whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying.
- Amelia Earhart

Preparation, I have often said, is rightly two-thirds of any venture.
- Amelia Earhart

The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
- Amelia Earhart

There’s more to life than being a passenger.
- Amelia Earhart

I lay no claim to advancing scientific data other than advancing flying knowledge. I can only say that I do it because I want to.
- Amelia Earhart

Never do things others can do and will do if there are things others cannot do or will not do.
- Amelia Earhart

Worry retards reaction and makes clear-cut decisions impossible.
- Amelia Earhart

Better do a good deed near at home than go far away to burn incense.
- Amelia Earhart

When a great adventure is offered, you don’t refuse it.
- Amelia Earhart

The field was wet, the lane was wet, and the spirits of my mechanic and helper were damp.
- Amelia Earhart

To worry is to add another hazard.
- Amelia Earhart

The woman who can create her own job is the woman who will win fame and fortune.
- Amelia Earhart