Fossett Quotes

#1. Steve Fossett and I would share a common belief that it is possible and good to challenge yourself to the extreme.

Tim Cope

#2. I pick projects according to how fascinating they are to me, and it has resulted in a broad reach. My records are actually in five different sports: balloons, airplanes, airships, gliders, and sailboats.

Steve Fossett

#3. Boy Scouts does very well in making Scouts aware of character and integrity and ... virtues and incorporate [them] in their lives so that they carry themselves as [those] kind of [people] for the rest of their [lives].

Steve Fossett

#4. The good thing about flying solo is it's never boring.

Steve Fossett

#5. Steve did not have a death wish. He had the exact opposite. His appetite for life was so strong, it outweighed all fear. So what if his choices shortened his life? His choices filled his life, and enriched the lives of those around him.

Richard Branson

#6. People often assume I assume I am a thrill seeker, but I am not. I do not enjoy roller coasters, and you won't find me bungee-jumping ... It is a disadvantage that my pursuits are inherently dangerous. A large part of my effort is to reduce risk.

Steve Fossett

#7. I was never comfortable with the risk of climbing in the Himalayas, or the amount of time in idleness that is involved in the Everest expedition.

Steve Fossett

#8. No wonder tragedy wields the only hammer stout enough to crack the resilient bubble of complacency

Mark Frost

#9. Whenever I have met with our elected officials they are invariably thoughtful, well-meaning people. And yet collectively 90% of their effort seems to be focused on how to stick it to the other party.

Sergey Brin

#10. Flying solo, you have a fair workload. I'm not only flying the balloon but doing the navigation, communications, repairing the burners, taking care of the equipment.

Steve Fossett

#11. It is a basilisk unto mine eye, Kills me to look on't.

William Shakespeare

#12. Mountain climbing was my original sport ... and I've never tired from the satisfaction of getting to the top of a mountain.

Steve Fossett

#13. There is no magic in all the world like that magic when you sell your first bit of writing.

Rosamunde Pilcher

#14. The only thing that's fair about me is the colour of my hair. People should remember that.

James McClure

#15. Maybe we can change some kid's life & stop him from becoming a welder or a sleazy lawyer.

Kurt Cobain

#16. No one can fully understand the meaning of love unless he's owned a dog. A dog can show you more honest affection with a flick of his tail than a man can gather through a lifetime of handshakes.

Gene Hill

#17. I do have some books, but in all the distance flights I've made I've never opened the books. I've been too busy.

Steve Fossett

#18. People always say I write a lot of pop culture references. Can somebody please count the pop culture references in 'Firefly?' Because I don't know how to put this to you, but there was one. I referenced The Beatles in the pilot.

Joss Whedon

#19. This is a Solo Flight, but I want aviation enthusiasts and adventurers everywhere to join me in the endeavour.

Steve Fossett