16 Quotes & Sayings By Charles Lindbergh

Charles Lindbergh was a pioneering American aviator, author, inventor, test pilot, social activist and the only person to make a solo nonstop transatlantic flight. In 1927 he set a new world distance record of 3,600 miles from New York to Paris in the Spirit of St. Louis. He won a Congressional Gold Medal and a Pulitzer Prize for his book "The Spirit of St Read more

Louis," about the flight.

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Isn't it strange that we talk least about the things we think about most? Charles Lindbergh
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It is the greatest shot of adrenaline to be doing what you've wanted to do so badly. You almost feel like you could fly without the plane. Charles Lindbergh
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I am shocked at the attitude of our American troops. They have no respect for death, the courage of an enemy soldier, or many of the ordinary decencies of life. Charles Lindbergh
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Living in dreams of yesterday, we find ourselves still dreaming of impossible future conquests. Charles Lindbergh
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In time of war, truth is always replaced by propaganda. Charles Lindbergh
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In wilderness I sense the miracle of life, and behind it our scientific accomplishments fade to trivia. Charles Lindbergh
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I have seen the science I worshiped, and the aircraft I loved, destroying the civilization I expected them to serve. Charles Lindbergh
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Tolerance is a virtue that depends upon peace and strength. Charles Lindbergh
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After my death, the molecules of my being will return to the earth and the sky. They came from the stars. I am of the stars. Charles Lindbergh
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Life is a culmination of the past, an awareness of the present, an indication of a future beyond knowledge, the quality that gives a touch of divinity to matter. Charles Lindbergh
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We must learn from the sermons of Christ, the wisdom of Laotzu, the teachings of Buddha. Charles Lindbergh
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Flying a good airplane doesn't require near as much attention as a motor car. Charles Lindbergh
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Life is like a landscape. You live in the midst of it but can describe it only from the vantage point of distance. Charles Lindbergh
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To be absolutely alone for the first time in the cockpit of a plane hundreds of feet above the ground is an experience never to be forgotten. Charles Lindbergh
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Real freedom lies in wildness, not in civilization. Charles Lindbergh