Welcome to our curated collection of flights quotes, where the beauty of aviation meets the poetry of words. Flying has long captivated the human imagination, symbolizing freedom, adventure, and the boundless possibilities of the skies above. From pioneering aviators to modern-day travelers, the allure of flight continues to inspire awe and wonder.
In the realm of literature, philosophy, and popular culture, flights have been a recurring motif, representing both physical journeys and metaphorical quests for enlightenment or self-discovery. Whether it’s the thrill of takeoff, the serenity of cruising at altitude, or the anticipation of touching down in a new destination, each phase of flight offers its own unique sensation and reflection on the human experience. Join us as we explore the profound and poetic insights that have been penned about the art of flying, celebrating the magic of flight through the power of language. Now, without further ado, let’s embark on a journey through the skies with these captivating flights quotes.
We’re doing a lot of inspection on the leading edge of our wing on 114 and 121, the first two flights. Mark Kelly
While many parents feel understandably aggrieved at the higher cost of hotels and flights the moment school holidays start, I’m afraid that’s just the laws of supply and demand in a free market economy. Julia Hartley-Brewer
I don’t like lifts and will walk up 20 flights of stairs if I have to. Crowded rooms make me uncomfortable, too, although I can sing to a stadium full of thousands of people no bother. Robin Gibb
Sometimes people here can get so focused on, Oh, I’ve got to get a flight, that it becomes the end all of everything. Then they go off and fly a couple of flights and they think, Okay, is that all there is in life? No, it’s not. There’s a whole big life out there. Shannon Lucid
Until space tourism is a destination-based business (e.g. flights to a private space station or to the moon), will flyers pay to fly more than once after having earned their astronaut wings? The answer to this is likely very dependent on the experience itself. Dylan Taylor
There was always that thing with ‘Johnny’ – I always saw myself as his writer and PR. But when he got out there, I had no control. His whole thing was going off on those flights of fancy. Going, ‘Let’s see what we can possibly do that hasn’t been done before up here.’ And when it works, it’s lovely; it’s a great night. Johnny Vegas
I spent my entire childhood living abroad because of my father’s occupation, so we were on long-haul flights all the time. Arabella Weir
I was motivated to improve the U.S. strategy of going back to the moon in 1985. That’s a long time ago. Going back to the moon would be a great achievement for tourism adventure flights. Buzz Aldrin
I started writing an album on flights to Africa and Brazil, but it was crazy because I left the notebook on the plane. It had seven or eight songs in it. After that, I’m not writing any more songs on notebooks – and I keep my Blackberry close! Estelle
I got addicted to Tetris, playing it in my basement, I was missing all these airplane flights over it. After the fourth one that I missed, I realized I needed to get rid of this thing – so ever since then, I don’t play video games any more. Bam Margera
I don’t really like long flights any more – I find them too tiring. Flying always involves the same things these days – huge crowds at airports, waiting around, late take-offs, weather problems, and so on. I don’t really enjoy travelling. I don’t imagine anyone does except young children. Christopher Lee
The lunar flights give you a correct perception of our existence. You look back at Earth from the moon, and you can put your thumb up to the window and hide the Earth behind your thumb. Everything you’ve ever known is behind your thumb, and that blue-and-white ball is orbiting a rather normal star, tucked away on the outer edge of a galaxy. Jim Lovell
The mind is never satisfied with the objects immediately before it, but is always breaking away from the present moment, and losing itself in schemes of future felicity… The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope. Samuel Johnson
There are downsides to a lot of things. There are downsides to flying – people die every now and then. Do you want to stop all air flights? There are downsides to pharma; sometimes they’re misused. Do you want to stop using pills? Jamie Dimon
Question every assumption and go towards the problem, like the way they flew to the moon. We should have more moon shots and flights to the moon in areas of societal importance. Sebastian Thrun
I have a coach and I have a chiropractor, who works to keep me healthy. I pay their salaries. I pay for their flights as we travel around the world on a weekly basis, and I pay for their hotels and meals while we’re on tour. John Isner
It’s just terrible: I miss flights all the time, more than I probably catch one. Margot Robbie
On both of my flights, everything went very well. Sally Ride
Do you know who takes weekday shuttle flights between Washington and New York? People who think they are too important for the train, let alone the bus. Alex Pareene
A novel wouldn’t be a book if there weren’t some flights of fancy on the part of the author, stopping time to examine things, or to tell a joke. Ned Vizzini
In the wake of 9/11, my wife Trish and I were stranded on the East Coast. We had planned a vacation to Greece, but flights had been halted. Instead, we ended up on a tiny island off the coast of Georgia. Brad Thor
No aeroplane you’ve ever gotten into had less than thousands of flights before they took their first passenger. Because vehicles are unsafe at first. Chris Hadfield
Loser lit antiheroes aren’t well intentioned or earnest; they don’t care whether you like them or not. They’re self-mocking, ironic and inventive; they narrate their downfalls with manic wordplay, rampant metaphors, wisecracks, and escalating flights of spleen-fueled lyricism. Kate Christensen
My bees cover one thousand square miles of land that I do not own in their foraging flights, flying from flower to flower for which I pay no rent, stealing nectar but pollinating plants in return. Sue Hubbell
After six successful Apollo flights, including two lunar landings, people were getting bored. Jim Lovell
There’s a lot of power in handwriting a note, and business travelers have a ton of time to do that when they’re sitting in airports or on flights. Mark Schlereth
I was in Austin on 9/11, and there were no flights, so I couldn’t get to New York to cover the story, so I had to find more creative ways. Lawrence Wright
There’s nothing like taking two flights when you have a horrible hangover. It’s bad when people can see actual alcohol seeping out of your disgusting pores. Ike Barinholtz
During my training to become an airline captain, I had to learn how to navigate an airplane over long distances. Flights over huge oceans, crossing extensive deserts, and connecting continents need careful planning to ensure a safe arrival at the planned destination. Dieter F. Uchtdorf
We have lost one shuttle for every 57 flights and that is not a good ratio. I do believe we need to continue space flights, but maybe we can follow the example of the Russians and use unmanned vehicles to transport hardware into space. Lincoln Davis
Non-commercial general aviation flights serve as a lifeline to thousands of communities where airlines do not fly, while contributing a fraction of total U.S. air traffic congestion. Mike Pompeo
U.K. citizens fleeing the Middle East and Japan have been allowed to take their animal companions with them on evacuation flights. The U.S. is not so civilized, and that’s a blot on our national copybook. Ingrid Newkirk
I have never dreamed of being a princess. I have not longed for Prince Charming. I have and do long for something resembling a happily ever after. I am supposed to be above such flights of fantasy, but I am not. I am enamored of fairy tales. Roxane Gay
With all the knowledge and skill acquired in thousands of flights in the last ten years, I would hardly think today of making my first flight on a strange machine in a twenty-seven mile wind, even if I knew that the machine had already been flown and was safe. Orville Wright
If Michael Flynn lost his job because of a gradual erosion of trust, shouldn’t the easy and frequent production of official statements that are so many connecting flights from the truth also be concerning? John Dickerson
I’ll read pretty much anywhere and anytime, but for a while now, I’ve really enjoyed reading on flights, especially the longer hauls, when I’m unplugged from everything and can completely immerse myself in the world of a book and submit happily to its rhythms, perspectives, ideas. Chang-Rae Lee
After the Shuttle checks out on its two upcoming flights, it will be ready to take larger components up to the International Space Station later this fall. Marc Garneau
Flights are a good way to catch up on podcasts, but I’ll listen to some jazz to fall asleep. Wyatt Cenac
I turned up my nose at yoga for years. I was a rugby player growing up. But now I know. When I’m on those long international flights, like 22 hours from L.A. to Sydney, I’ll get up sometimes and do yoga in the aisle just to stretch out a little bit. Jason O’Mara
It’s very natural for me now. A lot of airplanes, a lot of flights, a lot of hotels. Go home to pack and leave. But I’m used to it. Jessica Jung
If you take one of the first flights out in the morning, typically the airplane and the crew have arrived the night before. When you’re not waiting on an inbound flight, there are fewer delays. Chesley Sullenberger
Almost all of my business flights are commercial, not private. Jesse Itzler
Most people are flying to Heathrow because it’s a hub, so they can fly on to other places, often long-distance flights. If they can’t go on those long-distance flights from Heathrow, they will go to Paris, they will go to Amsterdam, they will go to Frankfurt, because those are viable alternatives. Geoff Hoon
I am one of those unhappy persons who inspire bores to the greatest flights of art. Edith Sitwell
Encourage children to write their own stories, and then don’t rain on their parade. Don’t say, ‘That’s not true.’ Applaud flights of fantasy. Help with spelling and grammar, but stand up and cheer the use of imagination. Gail Carson Levine
It may be no surprise that Pittsburgh has direct flights to London, Paris and Frankfurt, but consider this: many of the tourists here have come from Europe to the capital of culture in the Alleghenies. Bill Dedman
If you can find a frock you look nice in and can run up three flights of stairs, you’re not fat. Caitlin Moran
I spend most flights staring out into that endless cloudscape and watching the planet drift by below. I never understand people who close the window shade. There’s magic out there. Josh Gates
Before redeye flights, I drink copious amounts of herbal brews to help me relax and fall asleep after takeoff. Ruzwana Bashir
Transatlantic flights are unflattering. Hairstyles flop. Makeup melts away. Faces shrivel or swell from dehydration, and contact lenses give way to spectacles. Linda Colley
We are told that the trouble with modern man is that he has been trying to detach himself from nature… In this scenario, Man comes on as a stupendous lethal force, and the Earth is pictured as something delicate, like rising bubbles at the surface of a country pond, or flights of fragile birds. Lewis Thomas
I was only a hero by default. The flights were few and far between. There weren’t that many astronauts. The moon flights were so interesting and exciting. Jim Lovell
I’ve got four kids, so I plan ahead. I have to book flights far in advance, look at accommodation, where it is, what you can and can’t do. Same in running. Mo Farah
My parents would never throw the kids in first class for the flights; they’d be up front, and we’d be economy – we knew we were lucky just to be travelling. Bryce Dallas Howard
The first two missions have some test objectives, some new capabilities that we’re going to try to develop on orbit to possibly be used on later flights. Mark Kelly
Point-to-point transit via low orbit could dramatically speed up international flights, connecting the world even further. And safe, consistent space travel opens up the possibility of commercial space stations, trips to the moon and exploration beyond. Ben Parr
The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope. Samuel Johnson
The process of overbooking is a complicated one. It’s actually minimal. We, on certain flights, overbook by one or two people. Oscar Munoz
To me, in general, something that’s really rich in terms of identity about transit spaces is that they’re so intimate. Especially thinking about long international flights when we’re trying to sleep on the plane – we’re total strangers, but we’re sleeping next to each other. Laura van den Berg
I love skincare. If anything, my skin goes extremely dry. I could put hand cream on my face, and it still goes in. On flights, I always put on masks, and I have night cream as my day cream. Alicia Vikander
On overnight flights, I have trained myself to get to sleep almost instantly after takeoff. I always listen to the same audiobook on my iPod so my brain knows, regardless of time zone, that that voice means it’s time for bed. Margaret Heffernan
Opera singing is in every way of inestimable value; a real heritage for all mankind that has been reached over centuries of studies, attempts, flights of the spirit. Andrea Bocelli
Cutting up fowl to predict the future is, if done honestly and with as little interpretation as possible, a kind of randomization. But chicken guts are hard to read and invite flights of fancy or corruption. Ian Hacking
If we’re on long-haul flights I’ve been known to sleep on the floor so I hear the engine. Wayne Rooney
I had to turn social media off. It was just crazy. Just to see the messages rolling through and people shouting, ‘Till beat Tyron,’ booking flights and booking hotels, that’s becoming the norm right now. Darren Till
Direct flights facilitate business. They facilitate business-to-business collaborations. I think anything that makes it easier to bring two areas together is a significant benefit to deepening relations and connections. John Roos
One of the chapters outlined in my book talks about the Iranian influence with Venezuela, these terror flights that go back and forth that we don’t manifests on, and then nuclear material smuggled across our unsecure southwest border from Mexico into the United States. Michael McCaul
I no longer have a style to maintain. I rent a little flat in Los Angeles, I don’t take holidays, I don’t dine out and I take cheap flights. Rufus Sewell
Sometimes, of course, there’s no quick way to make it through immigration: Different airports have gluts of incoming flights at different times of day, and short of rearranging your flight schedule to ensure you’ll land at a low-traffic hour, there’s nothing you can do. Hanya Yanagihara
It’s not unusual for me to wake up in the middle of the night and not know where I am. I take sleep medication to deal with all the flights. But I find it helps to eat at the same time every day. Nobu Matsuhisa
My view is that we should go back to the moon, build up the infrastructure to make flights there commonplace – be comfortable with it – then use that infrastructure to expand and go to Mars. Jim Lovell
The re-use of a Dragon capsule is yet another example of how SpaceX uses cargo flights to prove out new technologies that can be later used on crewed flights, and is a key step toward a commercial return to the Moon. Bruce Pittman
If we want to preserve Heathrow’s hub status, we need to stop clogging it up with point-to-point flights to places such as Cyprus and Greece, which between them account for 87 weekly flights, and contribute nothing to overall connectivity. Zac Goldsmith
On long haul flights I always drink loads and loads of water and eat light and healthy food. Lisa Snowdon
I don’t think of myself as a metafictional writer at all. I think of myself as a classic writer, a realist writer, who tends to have flights of fancy at times, but nevertheless, my feet are mostly on the ground. Paul Auster
When I was younger I would go to the airport with my friends and drive out 2 A.M., 3 A.M. in the morning and just hang out until sunrise watching planes fly in and fly out. Just sit there and dream about how, one day, that’s going to be us in those flights. We’re gonna be one of those people with places to go. Yuna
And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights. Adolf Galland
I still really like ‘WarioWare.’ It’s a great quick hit, especially for air flights. Reggie Fils-Aime
What I do on international flights is watch crappy, sappy love movies… Sometimes they’re so bad, it’s laughable. It kills time. CM Punk
I have a lot of downtime in airports and on flights. Dolph Ziggler
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
Background scores allow me an absolute flight of the imagination, and I travel in my mind’s eye. I do not like the scores to have vocal notes, because they act as a limitation to these flights of fancy. Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Cairo has flights into JFK, and they’re going to open another one at Dulles… As long as we have flights coming directly to the United States, I think it’s putting Americans at risk. Michael McCaul
It’s very expensive to be a professional tennis player with all the travel and the flights and the hotels and everything. Caroline Wozniacki
Like many Americans, I am still haunted by images from the last days of the United States’ withdrawal from Vietnam in 1975. Newscasts showed South Vietnamese desperately trying to scale the walls of our embassy in Saigon to board the last helicopter flights out of the country. The fear in their eyes was chilling. Jeanne Shaheen
I do think that if people are taking the time to think about their environmental footprint when it comes to how many flights they take, whether or not they have a 4X4, whether or not they are going to have a patio heater, then putting the question to themselves about how many kids they are going to have is a reasonable thing to do. Caroline Lucas
I used to cry on planes. I don’t anymore. It probably took almost a hundred agonizing flights to get there. Now, when I take off, a smile quivers on the corner of my lips. Zazie Beetz
On flights, I cannot travel economy class, as I am too huge to fit into that space. I always have to travel business class. The Great Khali
Once you are a model, you do have to fly a million red-eye flights, and you do have to entertain a different client every single day. Cameron Russell
When I write I simply follow my heart. And my flights of fantasy. It is not done with a conscious effort. I’m continually inspired and write reflexively. Kim Elizabeth
I spent my entire life being afraid. I was afraid of everything – height, flights – I had no idea why. Shari Arison
I can’t remember much about the early flights, except that it was ages before we got into First Class. Phil Collins
Often, I do translatlantic overnight flights from New York, and when I land, I have to do my eyes – I feel weird without it. Alexa Chung
‘Green’ cannot be allowed to become an excuse for stealth taxes. And nor should ‘green taxes’ be about punishment. Instead, they should represent a switch of emphasis. So if domestic flights are taxed, it should be on the absolute condition that the money is ploughed into improving the alternatives, such as trains. Zac Goldsmith
As I approach my 88th birthday, it’s become apparent to me that my eyes and ears, among other appurtenances, aren’t quite what they used to be. The prospect of long flights to wherever in search of whatever are not quite as appealing. Mike Wallace
I talk about any number of things on my Facebook space. Politics. Current events. The writing life. The latest tempests in a teapot centering on fandom. Daily doings from my own life. My cats, for crying out loud. Flights of humorous fantasy. Books, both those I’ve read and those I’ve written. Movies. And occasionally, TV shows. Adam-Troy Castro
Amazon has overreached. In service of its fledgling drone delivery operation, Prime Air, Amazon appears to be planning to force communities to accept drone flights at any time of day or night – and is working overtime to ensure that states and cities cannot protect their residents from drones. Robin Hayes
When I went to Spain, the tourism minister told me a lot of people want to come to India, as they love Bollywood, but they don’t have direct flights and find it difficult to get visas on arrival that is currently offered to only citizens of nine countries. Chiranjeevi
There is a difference between the stuff that people put online themselves, like pictures and their trips and flights and meals they’ve eaten, than the stuff that they don’t realize is also going into foreign computers. Like, for example, copies of your emails or every single online search you ever do, ’cause all that is being recorded as well. Mikko Hypponen
It is unacceptable that private groups working tirelessly to save lives in Afghanistan have hit bureaucratic roadblocks and red tape prohibiting them from chartering flights out of the country and receiving funding from the federal government. Young Kim