100+ Amelia Earhart Famous Quotes That Inspire Courage and Adventure

Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.

The most difficult thing is the decision to act; the rest is merely tenacity.

You haven't seen the last of me.

I have often said that the lure of flying is the lure of beauty.

Adventure is worthwhile in itself.

Never interrupt someone doing something you said couldn’t be done.

The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.

To create a new standard takes courage.

Fear is likely to be a strong emotion, but it should not be decisive.

Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.

It is far better to look ahead and press onward than to look back in regret.

The more one does and sees and feels, the more one is able to do.

Adventure is worthwhile in itself.

Please know I am quite aware of the hazards. I want to do it because I want to do it.

No kind of work is more important than pioneering.

The best way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.

Everyone has oceans to fly, if they have the heart to do it.

Flying may not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price.

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

Each takeoff is optional, but each landing is mandatory.

Once you have flown, you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward.

The pioneer's chief reward is the chance to go further than anyone has gone before.

There is more to life than having everything done for you.

I wish to fly at the risk of going down as much as others wish to live safely on the ground.

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

There is no place in the world where a woman is truly free.

We need women who are so ambitious they can’t sleep at night.

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

Too many of us walk through life asleep. Follow your passions, stay true to yourself, and rise up.

When I joined the ranks of the employed, I had no idea what salary I ought to expect.

I’ve always been more interested in accomplishing something great than in being comfortable.

The woman who can create her own job is the woman who will win fame and fortune.

Equality begins with opportunity.

I hate to land—I could go on forever.

There’s more to life than sitting around waiting to be told what to do.

I am not concerned with what people think. I am concerned with doing what I believe in.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

Dreams are often the prelude to achievement.

Never let the odds keep you from doing what you know in your heart you were meant to do.

The most difficult thing is the decision to act; the rest is merely tenacity.

All you have to do is to believe in yourself and in your ability to do anything.

Success is measured not by how high you climb, but how you lift others as you rise.

You can’t make a move until you decide to move.

A single deed is more memorable than a thousand words.

To be successful, we must first believe we can be.

It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit.

The soul that is within me no man can degrade.

Go, fly, and find out what you are capable of.

I want to do it because I want to do it. Women must try to do things as men have tried.

I’ve never thought about what I can’t do. I only think about what I can do.

I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble.

Independence means giving the other person room to grow.

I am not trying to save my reputation. I am just trying to do my job.

I prefer to be responsible for myself.

I decided I wanted to fly because I wanted to fly.

Self-reliance is a cornerstone of freedom.

Don’t sit down and wait for opportunities to come. Get up and make them.

I’ve always been more interested in doing something than in having something done for me.

Freedom is the right to live as you choose, not as others dictate.

I fly because it releases my mind from monotony and boredom.

It is fatal to lay down one's life in order to preserve it.

Failure is inevitable in any pioneering effort. The point is to learn and go on.

Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have succeeded in life when you’ve made it one.

Every failure brings with it the seed of an equivalent advantage.

When I fall, I rise again.

It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the will.

Regret lies not in failing, but in not trying.

The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.

Mistakes are proof that you are trying.

I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.

We don’t know what we’re capable of until we try.

The most effective way to do it is to do it—even if you fail.

Flying is more than a sport and more than a job; flying is pure passion and desire.

The sky is my limit.

I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of routine.

There’s nothing freer than the open sky.

Up there, you feel free from all the problems of the world.

To fly is to escape the ordinary and touch the infinite.

The airplane has freed women from the drudgery of traditional roles.

Freedom is the open cockpit and the endless horizon.

I have no wish to live without risk.

In the air, I am completely alive.

Flying gives you a sense of boundless possibility.

The sky is not the limit—it is home.

The most difficult thing is the decision to act; the rest is merely tenacity.

Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results.

The best way to do it is to do it.

I have a theory that the best remedy for anything is salt water—sweat, tears, or the sea.

Press onward. Do not look back.

Obstacles are just distractions on the path to success.

Keep going. Success is just around the corner.

Determination is the wake of the will.

It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.

If you want to achieve greatness, stop asking for permission.

Persistence is the twin sister of excellence.

Action is the foundational key to all success.

Fear is likely to be a strong emotion, but it should not be decisive.

I’m afraid of nothing. I have never been afraid of anything in my life.

The cure for fear is action.

You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.

Do it scared. That’s how you grow.

I have often said that the lure of flying is the lure of beauty.

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important.

Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

When you're frightened but still do it anyway, that's real courage.

I’ve learned that worry accomplishes nothing.

Face your fears. They’re usually smaller than you think.

It’s not what you accomplish, but the difference you make.

I want to be remembered as someone who was not afraid to live boldly.

Inspiration comes from watching someone do what you thought was impossible.

Leave a little spark wherever you go.

My ambition is to have this usefulness.

What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.

Let no opportunity pass you by.

I’ve lived a thousand lives in one.

Legacy isn’t built in a day. It’s built every time you choose courage over comfort.

Be a shining example, not just a passive observer.

Your life is your message to the world. Make it inspiring.

Even if I knew that I would disappear tomorrow, I would still fly today.