Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail, their failure must be but a challenge to others.
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Amelia EarhartLetter to George Palmer Putnam (1937), published in Last Flight
About Amelia Earhart
Aviation pioneer and first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. (1897-1937)
More from Amelia Earhart
- Courage is the price that Life exacts for granting peace.Poem written c. 1928, published in Amelia, My Courageous Sister (1987)
- Preparation, I have often said, is rightly two-thirds of any venture.Last Flight (1937)
- The more one does and sees and feels, the more one is able to do.As quoted in Soaring Wings by George Palmer Putnam (1939)
More quotes on courage
- Go to the edge of the cliff and jump off. Build your wings on the way down.Ray Bradbury
- If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.George Orwell
- It's a lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believe in myself.Muhammad Ali
- Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.Muhammad Ali
- I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.Michael Jordan
- Limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.Michael Jordan
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