#jet

I had always realized it was desirable to gear down the jet. ↗

— Frank Whittle

#desirable #down #gear #had #i

It was exciting to be off on a journey she had looked forward to for months. Oddly, the billowing diesel fumes of the airport did not smell like suffocating effluence, it assumed a peculiar pungent scent that morning, like the beginning of a new adventure, if an adventure could exude a fragrance. ↗

— E.A. Bucchianeri

#adventures #airport #airports #excitement #experiences

You know, sometimes I don't understand what's wrong with us. This is just about the most creative and imaginative country on earth—and yet sometimes we just don't seem to have the gumption to exploit our intellectual property. We split the atom, and now we have to get French or Korean scientists to help us build nuclear power stations. We perfected the finest cars on earth—and now Rolls-Royce is in the hands of the Germans. Whatever we invent, from the jet engine to the internet, we find that someone else carts it off and makes a killing from it elsewhere. ↗

— Boris Johnson

#cars #france #germany #intellectual-property #internet

Given the chance, i'll die like a baby, on some faraway beach, when the season's over. ↗

— Brian Eno

#here-come-the-warm-jets #lyrics #music #music

I've gotten my butt kicked by the best. Jet Li beat me up the best, but Steven Segal can still kick a good butt. It's a different kind of kicking, though. ↗

— Anthony Anderson

#best #different #different kind #good #gotten

I am the astronaut of boxing. Joe Louis and Dempsey were just jet pilots. I'm in a world of my own. ↗

— Muhammad Ali

#astronaut #boxing #dempsey #i #i am

My clothes are for the international jet set. They are very much for the red carpet. ↗

— Giambattista Valli

#clothes #international #jet #much #red

I never intended to become a professional pilot. But, as I became more curious about aircraft, and, well, not being John Travolta, I realized that the only way I was ever going to fly a jet is if I got a job. ↗

— Bruce Dickinson

#aircraft #became #become #being #curious

I was 35 years old and in a position to take a shot at whatever I wanted to try. The Air Force said I was too old to fly fighter jets. I thought about becoming a fishing boat captain, before deciding that acting seemed pretty cool. ↗

— Jerry Doyle

#acting #air #air force #becoming #before

Now my dad is with me, traveling with me and a big part of this whole thing is I like to mix it up a little bit, you know. Who gets to take their father on a private jet across the country and stay in first class hotels? So we're enjoying it, but I'd stop if it's not possible. ↗

— Shia LaBeouf

#big #bit #class #country #dad