Amelia Earhart was an American aviation pioneer and author who was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She was an inspiration to millions of people around the world for her determination, bravery, and adventurous spirit. Throughout her life, she faced numerous challenges, but she never lost her courage, and her kindness toward others was always present. In this blog, we’ll explore some of Amelia Earhart most inspiring quotes about courage and kindness and how we can apply them to our own lives.
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Amelia Earhart Quotes
1. “Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.” ― Amelia Earhart
2. “The most effective way to do it is to do it.” ― Amelia Earhart
3. “Being alone is scary, but not as scary as feeling alone in a relationship.” ― Amelia Earhart
4. “Never interrupt someone doing something you said couldn’t be done.” ― Amelia Earhart
5. “A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.” ― Amelia Earhart
6. “Never do things others can do and will do, if there are things others cannot do or will not do.” ― Amelia Earhart
7. “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.” ― Amelia Earhart
8. “Adventure is worthwhile in itself.” ― Amelia Earhart
9. “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
10. “No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind of action leads to another. A 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.” ― Amelia Earhart
11. “Some of us have great runways already built for us. If you have one, take off. But if you don’t have one, realize it is your responsibility to grab a shovel and build one for yourself and for those who will follow after you.” ― Amelia Earhart
12. “Flying might not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price.” ― Amelia Earhart
13. “Don’t criticize someone doing something you said couldn’t be done” ― Amelia Earhart
14. “Better do a good deed near at home than go far away to burn incense.” ― Amelia Earhart
15. “Please know that I am 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 a challenge to others.” ― Amelia Earhart
16. “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.” ― Amelia Earhart
17. “Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others.” ― Amelia Earhart
18. “There is more to life than being a passenger.” ― Amelia Earhart
19. “The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.” ― Amelia Earhart
20. “Worry retards reaction and makes clear-cut decisions impossible.” ― Amelia Earhart
21. “I cannot guarantee to endure at all times the confinements of even an attractive cage” ― Amelia Earhart
22. “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
23. “Please let us not interfere with the other’s work or play, nor let the world see our private joys or disagreements. In this connection, I may have to keep some place where I can go to be myself, now and then, for I cannot guarantee to ensure at all times the confinement of even an attractive cage.” ― Amelia Earhart
24. “We’re always pushing through, hurrying on our long way, trying to get to some other place instead of enjoying the place we’d already got to.” ― Amelia Earhart
25. “Never do things can and will do if there are things others cannot do and will not do.” ― Amelia Earhart
26. “Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace. The soul that knows it not knows no release from little things.” ― Amelia Earhart
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