Amelia Earhart

In soloing - as in other activities - it is far easier to start something than it is to finish it.

Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail their failure must be but a challenge to others.

Obviously I faced the possibility of not returning when first I considered going. Once faced and settled there really wasn't any good reason to refer to it.

Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others.

Please know that I am aware of the hazards. I want to do it because I want to do it. Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail, their failure must be a challenge to others.

There are two kinds of stones, as everyone knows, one of which rolls.

Never do things others can do and will do if there are things others cannot do or will not do.

The most effective way to do it, is to do it.

Women must pay for everything. They do get more glory than men for comparable feats, but, they also get more notoriety when they crash.

The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the...