“Never interrupt someone doing something you said couldn’t be done.”
Amelia Earhart
This quote is commonly attributed to Amelia Earhart, but I have not been able to locate a primary source. Use with caution in academic or professional contexts.
“The time to worry is three months before a flight. Decide then whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying. To worry is to add another hazard. It retards reactions, makes one unfit. Hamlet would have been a bad aviator. He worried too much.”
— Amelia Earhart Primary source“It is far easier to start something than it is to finish it.”
— Amelia Earhart Primary source“Preparation, I have often said, is rightly two-thirds of any venture.”
— Amelia Earhart Primary source“Anticipation, I suppose, sometimes exceeds realization.”
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“Have you something to do tomorrow; do it today.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Art is never finished, only abandoned.”
— Leonardo da Vinci Disputed“The golden age never was the present age.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“If you have time don’t wait for time.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source