20 Hrs. 40 Min. (Primary source)
Earhart’s 1928 memoir chronicles her pioneering transatlantic flight, capturing both the mechanical drama of early flight and her own awakening to aerial possibilities. Written with characteristic modesty, it reveals the seeds of her later solo ambitions.
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“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“Anticipation, I suppose, sometimes exceeds realization.”
— Amelia Earhart“Preparation, I have often said, is rightly two-thirds of any venture.”
— Amelia Earhart“It is far easier to start something than it is to finish it.”
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“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“As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well used brings happy death.”
— Leonardo da Vinci“Flying might not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price.”
— Amelia Earhart“Go out into the sunlight and be happy with what you see.”
— Winston ChurchillFlying History Golden Age Optimism