You will begin to touch heaven, Jonathan, in the moment that you touch perfect speed. And that isn’t flying a thousand miles an hour, or a million, or flying at the speed of light. Because any number is a limit, and perfection doesn’t have limits. Perfect speed, my son, is being there. Richard Bach
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In the movie, "The Right Stuff," a quote from Chuck Yeager is uttered in a pivotal scene in which he flew an F-86 Sabre Jet. In this scene, Chuck says to a fellow test pilot, "You will begin to touch heaven, Jonathan, in the moment that you touch perfect speed. And that isn't flying a thousand miles an hour, or a million, or flying at the speed of light. Because any number is a limit, and perfection doesn't have limits. Perfect speed is being there."

Source: Jonathan Livingston Seagull

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