Charles A. Lindbergh Quotes

A collection of quotes by Charles A. Lindbergh.

Charles A. Lindbergh was an American aviator, inventor, and author. Born on February 4, 1902, in Detroit, Michigan, Lindbergh gained international fame when he completed the first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean in his aircraft, the Spirit of St. Louis, on May 20-21, 1927. This achievement made him a global hero and an icon of aviation. Lindbergh went on to accomplish several other notable feats as a pilot and later worked as a consultant in aviation design and development. His life is remembered as a significant contribution to the field of aviation.

I watched him strap on his harness and helmet, climb into th

I watched him strap on his harness and helmet, climb into the cockpit and, minutes later, a black dot falls off the wing two thousand feet above our field. At almost the same instant, a white streak behind him flowered out into the delicate wavering muslin of a parachute -- a few gossamer yards grasping onto air and suspending below them, with invisible threads, a human life, and man who by stitches, cloth, and cord, had made himself a god of the sky for those immortal moments.

Charles A. Lindbergh

Is he alone who has courage on his right hand and faith on h

Is he alone who has courage on his right hand and faith on his left hand?

Charles A. Lindbergh

The improvement of our way of life is more important than th

The improvement of our way of life is more important than the spreading of it. If we make it satisfactory enough, it will spread automatically. If we do not, no strength of arms can permanently oppose it.

Charles A. Lindbergh

What kind of man would live where there is no daring? I don'

What kind of man would live where there is no daring? I don't believe in taking foolish chances but nothing can be accomplished without taking any chance at all.

Charles A. Lindbergh