"Nobody seems to understand why airplanes are so great. If I had a better plane I would start an airline!" - Charles Lindberghpic.twitter.com/xKpXvbahwv
Charles Lindbergh asking why he couldn't be the first person ever to fly a plane across the Atlantic. "I'm almost 25!"pic.twitter.com/8hPnuYdQvT
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If you're interested in Lindbergh (and a whole whack of other topics) I highly recommend One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson.
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Ooh, thanks for the rec! Added to the list :)
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A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bryson is the best thing I've read - the progress of science, as shown by the history of being wrong
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That's one of my favourite books :) I've read it several times.
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