Oh, and doing some research for my fic it turns out that female pilots are really witty. There are some quotes here (http://www.skygod.com/quotes/womenfly.html) if you run out of prompts. Most of them relate to flying in some way (unsurprisingly) but I found a few more general ones that look good:
There is a world-old controversy that crops up whenever women attempt to enter a new field. Is a woman fit for that work? It would seem that a woman's success in any particular field would prove her fitness for that work, without regard to theories to the contrary.
— Ruth Law, 1920
Please know I am quite aware of the hazards. 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.
— Amelia Earhart, in her last letter to her husband, 1937.
This is not a time when women should be patient. We are in a war and we need to fight it with all our ability and every weapon possible. Women pilots, in this particular case, are a weapon waiting to be used.
— Eleanor Roosevelt, 1942.
Women must pay for everything. . . . They do get more glory than men for comparable feats, But, also, women get more notoriety when they crash.
— Amelia Earhart
In the early days they said I was trying to make a statement, but I was just trying to make a living.
— Captain Bonnie Tiburzi, American Airlines, first woman hired by a major airline.
Have confidence in yourself and tell yourself 'you can' twice for every time you are told 'you can't.' Confidence that you can succeed is everything. Take every negative remark as a challenge to achieve more and progress to newer heights. You are able to do anything you believe you can do. You might even surprise yourself.
— Alinda Wikert, first female owner and CEO of an airline.
If you can't see any opportunities where you are now, don't waste your time criticizing the darkness. . . . Light a candle to find your way out.
— Arlene Feldman. Regional Director FAA.
'You can live a lifetime and, at the end of it, know more about other people than you know about yourself.' - Beryl Markham
'I could never tell where inspiration begins and impulse leaves off. I suppose the answer is in the outcome. If your hunch proves a good one, you were inspired; if it proves bad, you are guilty of yielding to thoughtless impulse.' - Beryl Markham
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Date: 2010-04-09 08:37 am (UTC)There is a world-old controversy that crops up whenever women attempt to enter a new field. Is a woman fit for that work? It would seem that a woman's success in any particular field would prove her fitness for that work, without regard to theories to the contrary.
— Ruth Law, 1920
Please know I am quite aware of the hazards. 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.
— Amelia Earhart, in her last letter to her husband, 1937.
This is not a time when women should be patient. We are in a war and we need to fight it with all our ability and every weapon possible. Women pilots, in this particular case, are a weapon waiting to be used.
— Eleanor Roosevelt, 1942.
Women must pay for everything. . . . They do get more glory than men for comparable feats, But, also, women get more notoriety when they crash.
— Amelia Earhart
In the early days they said I was trying to make a statement, but I was just trying to make a living.
— Captain Bonnie Tiburzi, American Airlines, first woman hired by a major airline.
Have confidence in yourself and tell yourself 'you can' twice for every time you are told 'you can't.' Confidence that you can succeed is everything. Take every negative remark as a challenge to achieve more and progress to newer heights. You are able to do anything you believe you can do. You might even surprise yourself.
— Alinda Wikert, first female owner and CEO of an airline.
If you can't see any opportunities where you are now, don't waste your time criticizing the darkness. . . . Light a candle to find your way out.
— Arlene Feldman. Regional Director FAA.
'You can live a lifetime and, at the end of it, know more about other people than you know about yourself.' - Beryl Markham
'I could never tell where inspiration begins and impulse leaves off. I suppose the answer is in the outcome. If your hunch proves a good one, you were inspired; if it proves bad, you are guilty of yielding to thoughtless impulse.' - Beryl Markham