Amelia Earhart
1897 - 1937
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Quotes
Biography
Amelia Earhart was an American aviation pioneer and author. She was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Earhart set many other records, wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences, and was instrumental in the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots. She disappeared in 1937 while attempting to circumnavigate the globe.
Famous Quotes (5)
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Adventure is worthwhile in itself.
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The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.
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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 but a challenge to others.
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The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
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Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.