Quotes from Jacqueline Cochran

In the case of an airplane, speed is determined by the outcome of the conflict between thrust of the power and drag of the plane. So it also is with humans.

And to live without risk for me would have been tantamount to death.

It comes with faith, for with complete faith there is no fear of what faces you in life or death.

I might have been born in a hovel, but I determined to travel with the wind and the stars.

I have found adventure in flying, in world travel, in business, and even close at hand... Adventure is a state of mind - and spirit.

I might have been born in a hovel but I am determined to travel with the wind and the stars.

To live without risk for me would be tantamount to death.

I have found adventure in flying, in world travel, in business, and even close at hand. ... Adventure is a state of mind-and spirit. It comes with faith, for with complete faith there is no fear of what faces you in life or death.

I can cure your men of walking off the [flight] program. Let's put on the girls.

Capacity never lacks opportunity. It cannot remain undiscovered because it is sought by too many anxious to use it.

I have found adventure in flying, in world travel, in business, and even close at hand... Adventure is a state of mind - and spirit.

It comes with faith, for with complete faith there is no fear of what faces you in life or death.

I might have been born in a hovel but I am determined to travel with the wind and the stars.