#air

The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who... looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space... on the infinite highway of the air. ↗

— Wilbur Wright

#ancestors #birds #desire #down #fly

It was physically difficult, adjusting to wheelchair life, but I remember a great relief and happiness that I was finally getting somewhere, finding musicians to work with that were sympathetic. ↗

— Robert Wyatt

#difficult #finally #finding #getting #great

There are people I would like to work with. It's a bit harder, because I live out in the sticks anyway, and plus being in a wheelchair means that I can't really circulate. So I tend to stick to my own thing. ↗

— Robert Wyatt

#because #being #bit #circulate #harder

I'm a monomaniac with one goal: clean air from clean energy. ↗

— Sam Wyly

#clean #clean air #clean energy #energy #goal

The air is dirty because of the electricity monopolists. They have powerful money lobbyists. ↗

— Sam Wyly

#because #dirty #electricity #lobbyists #money

Dorothy Hamill was my big idol as a kid. She'd won the Olympics in 1976. She was America's sweetheart with her personality, her talent, her haircut. ↗

— Kristi Yamaguchi

#big #dorothy #haircut #her #idol

After Lockerbie, everyone thought, now we've learned the lesson of how to be proactive instead of being reactive. Unfortunately, September 11 came and we know the result. Thousands of people lost their lives. Security totally failed, not at one airport, at three different airports around the country. ↗

— Isaac Yeffet

#airport #around #being #came #country

As the head of security for an airline, I can't ask my passengers to risk their lives and jump on a terrorist. This is why we need air marshals on every flight. ↗

— Isaac Yeffet

#airline #ask #every #flight #head

There is only so much negotiating and maneuvering that can be done while the aircraft is under siege in mid-air. Therefore, the best way to put a stop to hijacking is by having high levels of security implemented by qualified and trained personnel both on the ground and in the air. ↗

— Isaac Yeffet

#aircraft #best #best way #both #done

We need to put undercover security armed people at the curbside of the terminal with the uniform of policemen. We need to protect the terminal. We need to protect the security checkpoint, the gate, the aircraft, the perimeter. ↗

— Isaac Yeffet

#armed #checkpoint #gate #need #people