Quotes tagged ‘pilot’

“Santiago 'Pope' Garcia: I need a pilot. Francisco 'Catfish' Morales: I got the new baby now. Santiago 'Pope' Garcia: This can change you and that baby’s life forever.”

— Mark Boal, J. C. Chandor, Santiago "Pope" Garcia, Oscar Isaac, imdb.com

“I had no idea we had the best pilot in the Resistance on board. Comfortable?”

— J.J. Abrams, Lawrence Kasdan, Michael Arndt, Kylo Ren, Adam Driver, imdb.com

“Target acquired. [Fires guns at Hulk] Target engaged. [as Hulk leaps toward airplane] TARGET ANGRY! TARGET ANGRY!”

— Joss Whedon, Zak Penn, Faceless Pilot, Brent McGee, imdb.com

“Pilots call me Starbuck, you may refer to me as God.”

— Bradley Thompson, David Weddle, Lt. Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace, Katee Sackhoff, imdb.com

“[Hannibal is strapping an unconscious B.A. to his seat on the plane.] Amy: Excuse me, but what are you doing? Hannibal: We're tying him up so he won't kill us if he comes-to. Amy: [looking puzzled] I see. Excuse me again, but isn't he one of you, I mean isn't he on the team? Face: Yes. Amy: So then…”

— Stephen J. Cannell, Frank Lupo, John 'Hannibal' Smith, George Peppard, imdb.com

“What's a pilot's favorite type of math? Coordinate planes.”

— EdBasqueMaster, reddit.com

“I have flown in just about everything, with all kinds of pilots in all parts of the world - British, French, Pakistani, Iranian, Japanese, Chinese - and there wasn't a dime's worth of difference between any of them except for one unchanging, certain fact the best, most skillful pilot has the most ex…”

— Chuck Yeager, inspirationalstories.com

“There’s no such thing as a natural-born pilot.”

— Chuck Yeager, todayinsci.com

“None. I don’t drink and fly.”

— Chuck Yeager, todayinsci.com

“If you want to grow old as a pilot, you’ve got to know when to push it, and when to back off.”

— Chuck Yeager, todayinsci.com

“Whether you are an astronomer or a life scientist, geophysicist, or a pilot, you've got to be there because you believe you are good in your field, and you can contribute, not because you are going to get a lot of fame or whatever when you get back.”

— Alan Shepard, goodreads.com

“I just wanted to be the first one to fly for America, not because I'd end up in the pages of history books.”

— Alan Shepard, en.wikiquote.org

“No way that any astronaut worth his salt volunteered for the space program to become a hero. You don't select astronauts who want fame and fortune. You select them because they're the best test pilots in the world, they know it, and it's a personal challenge for them. And the astronauts of today are…”

— Alan Shepard, en.wikiquote.org