Quotes by Amelia Earhart

“A womans whole life is a history of the affections.”

“A womans life can really be a succession of lives, each revolving around some emotionally compelling situation or challenge, and each marked off by some intense experience.”

“I can make a scene thats not supposed to be sexy, very sexy. Its a power youre born with. Its not a physical thing, it comes from inside. Its all in the eyes.”

“No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind action leads to another. Good example is followed. A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves.”

“Acts of kindness may soon be forgotten, but the memory of an offense remains.”

“Today is a most unusual day, because we have never lived it before; we will never live it again; it is the only day we have.Today can be a healthy unusual day for you -- and for others -- if you take time to give someone a smile . . . to express a word of kindness . . . to lend a helping hand to someone in need . . . to write a note of gratitude . . . to give a word of encouragement to someone who is temporarily overcome with problems . . . to share a portion of your material possessions with others.”

“By doing simple acts of kindness for others, we cant help but lift ourselves up, too.”

Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.

The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward.

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.

Never interrupt someone doing something you said couldnt be done.

Now and then women should do for themselves what men have already done—occasionally what men have not done—thereby establishing themselves as persons, and perhaps encouraging other women toward greater independence of thought and action.

Some of us have great runways already built for us. If you have one, take off. But if you dont have one, realize it is your responsibility to grab a shovel and build one for yourself and for those who will follow after you.

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

One of my favorite phobias is that girls, especially those whose tastes arent routine, often dont get a fair break... It has come down through the generations, an inheritance of age-old customs which produced the corollary that women are bred to timidity.

The more one does and sees and feels the more one is able to do and the more genuine may be ones own appreciation of fundamental things like home and love and understanding companionship.

I want to do it because I want to do it.

In soloing-as in other activities-it is far easier to start something than it is to finish it.

Adventure is worthwhile in itself.

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