Pilot Quotes

In a calm sea every man is a pilot. (John Ray)
No, here 's to the pilot that weathered the storm! View quote
George Canning
Seeing that a Pilot steers the ship in which we sail, who will never allow us to perish even in the midst of shipwrecks, there is no reason why our minds should be overwhelmed with fear and overcome with weariness. View quote
John Calvin
A great pilot can sail even when his canvas is rent. View quote
Seneca
I'm 100 percent sure I'm becoming a really good helicopter pilot. View quote
Felix Baumgartner
I wanted to be a pilot. I loved flying and I loved all the technology and the equipment and the sense of adventure that came with it. I think that feeling still bleeds over into everything I do today. View quote
Graham Brown
Anyone who dares to speak about an aether is regarded as an ignorant and backward mind and he can only lose his credibility in scientific circles, although in reality those who criticize him use the same concept of intermediate medium in other words, whether it be fields, an associated fluid, a probability fluid, a pilot fluid, a quantum fluid, etc. View quote
Maurice Allais
The exciting part for me, as a pilot, was the landing on the moon. That was the time that we had achieved the national goal of putting Americans on the moon. The landing approach was, by far, the most difficult and challenging part of the flight. Walking on the lunar surface was very interesting, but it was something we looked on as reasonably safe and predictable. So the feeling of elation accompanied the landing rather than the walking. View quote
Neil Armstrong
Whether you are an astronomer or a life scientist, geophysicist, or a pilot, you've got to be there because you believe you are good in your field, and you can contribute, not because you are going to get a lot of fame or whatever when you get back. View quote
Alan Shepard
A superior pilot uses his superior judgment to avoid situations which require the use of his superior skill. View quote
Frank Borman
My grandfather was an engineer who invented the automatic pilot for airplanes. (Temple Grandin)
This pilot, by far, was the best I ever read - and I hope that insults every other pilot I worked on. View quote
Will Arnett
The pilot cannot mitigate the billows or calm the winds. View quote
Plutarch
If you don't trust the pilot, don't go. View quote
Denzel Washington
I hadn't worked for a year when I had my Prison Break audition and it was the easiest audition I've ever had. I got the script on Friday, went to the audition on Monday and got the part on Tuesday. I was shooting the pilot a week later. I didn't have time to be nervous - it happened so quickly. View quote
Wentworth Miller
On a standard space shuttle crew, two of the astronauts have a test pilot background - the commander and the pilot. View quote
Sally Ride
Last came, and last did go, The Pilot of the Galilean lake; Two massy keys he bore of metals twain, (The golden opes, the iron shuts amain). View quote
John Milton
Honest pioneer work in the field of science has always been, and will continue to be, life's pilot. On all sides, life is surrounded by hostility. This puts us under an obligation. View quote
Wilhelm Reich
The management question, therefore, is not whether to build a pilot system and throw it away. You will do that. [...] Hence plan to throw one away; you will, anyhow. View quote
Fred Brooks
Pilots have their names painted just beneath the canopy of their aircraft. This gives the pilot a sense of ownership for his or her jet. What's more, like cars, each aircraft has its own personality, so it's important for a pilot to get to know and love his aircraft. View quote
Simon Sinek
Well, I'm about to do another western, a pilot for HBO this fall. (Walter Hill)
I did a terrible television pilot that was so badly written and dumb that it became a turning point for me and I decided that I would never accept a job just because I needed the money. View quote
Fran Drescher
Any problems with your flight? (Acheron) I didn't eat my pilot if that's what you mean. And little Nicky here is still breathing and not bleeding. (Zarek) View quote
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Oh, I had an idea for a pilot of my own at the time, and then Carl sent me about eight scripts and simply I threw my idea out the window because the writing was just so good. View quote
Dick Van Dyke
A home cook who relies too much on a recipe is sort of like a pilot who reads the plane's instruction manual while flying. View quote
Alton Brown