John Cox Aviation Quotes & Sayings

If Plan A didn't work, the alphabet has 25 more letters. — Anonymous

When imperialism feels weak, it resorts to brute force. — Hugo Chavez

You do not achieve anything without trouble, ever. — Margaret Thatcher

Too often we pray ASAP prayers - as soon as possible. We need to start praying ALAT prayers - as long as it takes. — Mark Batterson

Seaboard Air Line, which was thought by numerous innocents to provide a foothold in aviation, was another favorite, although, in fact, it was a railroad. — John Kenneth Galbraith

The birds can fly, An' why can't I? — John Townsend Trowbridge

Sports, entertainment and aviation are three of the most exciting professions in the world; you are dealing with the same magnitude. — John Travolta

I was sold on flying as soon as I had a taste for it. — John Glenn

Almost everything else I have done during my adult years has been affected to some extent by my name - by my father's position, if you will. But in the air, I had no name; to the Federal Aviation Agency I was simply Comanche Nine-Nine POP. The quality of my landings, navigation and judgment were mine alone. — John Eisenhower

Nature is always pulling the rug out from under our pompous ideals. — Camille Paglia

Once he reached the farm he followed a barely used dirt road that led towards the sandstone cliffs. He heard the dog scrabbling across the rocky ground. The huffling of her breath. Some of the rocks were quite large and he turned and watched her stumble into them. In terrain like this she could easily break a leg and yet she lurched on, determined to find him. When she finally reached him she touched his leg with her nose, before settling down a few feet away, blind head looking out of over the dry Limpopo below. He wished he could pluck out her eyes and hold them in his hands like marbles. Rub them together, make thunder, bring rain. Instead he nudged the safety catch off his rifle and shot her. — Lisa Fugard

Men will look back in amusement at the pretence that once caused people to refer to General Dynamics and North American Aviation and AT&T as private business. — John Kenneth Galbraith

If there are several virtues the best and most complete or perfect of them will be the happiest one. An excellent human will be a person good at living life, living well and 'beautifully'. — Aristotle.

While nervous tension may be a component of stress, one can be stressed without feeling tension. — Gabor Mate

Infantry, Artillery, Aviation
all that we have
are yours to dispose of as you will ... I have come to say to you that the American people would be proud to be engaged in the greatest battle in history. — John J. Pershing

A fallow mind is a field of discontent. — John H. Cunningham