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Fly Quotes

Lifting off, literally and otherwise.

A few of these lines are about actual flight, memories of watching a childhood hero pilot a vintage racer, or the wish to command a Shuttle mission rather than just ride along, close to Go quotes.

Everybody's got their ways of doing things and for me I've got to stay fresh, fly and flashy. So I'm going to make sure I'm fresh, fly and flashy in the ring too.

Quotes by Adrien Broner

I'm fresh, I'm fly, I'm flashy.

Quotes by Adrien Broner

I'm not going to fly a million miles with somebody I don't know.

Quotes by Adriana Lima

When Curtis Mayfield made 'Super Fly,' he used the lyric to make a statement.

Quotes by Adrian Younge

Able Quotes

Currently I'm working with Parker Fly on a new Midi guitar to arrive next year.

Quotes by Adrian Belew

My dad has given me the best gift anyone has ever given me. He gave me wings to fly.

Quotes by Adria Arjona

Americans fear losing control if they're forced to ride in autonomous vehicles. These same Americans fly in airplanes every day that largely are flown by computers, and impressively efficient ones at that.

Quotes by Adam Lashinsky

I learned the mechanics of how to fly a plane, but I never lifted a plane off the ground.

Quotes by Adam Beach

I'm just going to go play football - fly around and make some plays. That's all that matters.

Quotes by Aaron Donald

Go Quotes

Over the years, I had nurtured the hope to be able to fly; to handle a machine as it rose higher and higher in the stratosphere was my dearest dream.

Quotes by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

I would fly to Los Angeles just for a cheeseburger with pickles and extra tomatoes from In-N-Out.

Quotes by Zoe Kravitz

More passengers fly in and out of London than any other city in the world. We are well-connected, we have ample capacity, and we are starting from a position of strength. The problem is that we don't use that capacity...

Quotes by Zac Goldsmith

Israel's capital will never again be a divided city, a city with a wall at its center, a city in which two flags fly. This city, will, in its entirety, absorb immigrants, welcome pilgrims and be the eternal capital of...

Quotes by Yitzhak Shamir

Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.

William Shakespeare

Life Quotes

A bibliophile of little means is likely to suffer often. Books don't slip from his hands but fly past him through the air, high as birds, high as prices.

Quotes by William Lyon Phelps

What can you conceive more silly and extravagant than to suppose a man racking his brains, and studying night and day how to fly?

Quotes by William Law

So if you're a robot and you're living on this planet, you can do things that you can't do in real life - things that you wished you could do: like fly; like have a car that flies; like have...

Quotes by William Joyce

You cannot fly like an eagle with the wings of a wren.

Quotes by William Henry Hudson

There is a lust in man no charm can tame: Of loudly publishing his neighbor's shame: On eagles wings immortal scandals fly, while virtuous actions are born and die.

Quotes by William Harvey

Like Quotes

The devil had as good have let Paul alone, for he no sooner comes into prison but he falls a preaching, at which the gates of Satan's prison fly open, and poor sinners come forth.

Quotes by William Gurnall

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this "fly" quotes page cover?
This page mixes literal quotes about flying and aviation with the idiom "on the fly," meaning spontaneous or improvised. One creative-process quote uses it that way, describing working "almost on the fly, making stuff and discovering moments." For more on spontaneity and creativity, see our Like quotes page.
Is there a lighthearted quote about flying somewhere just for food?
Yes -- one quote is refreshingly specific: "I would fly to Los Angeles just for a cheeseburger with pickles and extra tomatoes from In-N-Out." It's one of the more fun, literal entries on this page.
Does this collection include a quote about wanting to fly a space shuttle?
Yes -- one quote reflects on that ambition directly: "you don't get to fly it, except for landing, which I'd love to do. I wouldn't go unless I could command it." See more aspiration-themed quotes on our Love quotes page.
Is there a quote about a historical aviation figure?
Yes -- one quote recalls watching a real aviation pioneer: "I remember seeing war hero Jimmy Doolittle fly a Gee Bee racer there. He was my childhood hero." It's a nice piece of personal aviation history. Browse more on our Life quotes page.
Where can I find more quotes about ability and ambition?
Continue with our Able quotes, Go quotes, and Me quotes pages for more on doing what you set out to do.

Others use flying more loosely, chasing a craving across the country or improvising creative work on the fly. Nearby reading includes Able and Life.