After my death, the molecules of my being will return to the earth and the sky. They came from the stars. I am of the stars.

— Charles Lindbergh

Flying a good airplane doesn't require near as much attention as a motor car.

— Charles Lindbergh

I am shocked at the attitude of our American troops. They have no respect for death, the courage of an enemy soldier, or many of the ordinary decencies of life.

— Charles Lindbergh

I have seen the science I worshiped, and the aircraft I loved, destroying the civilization I expected them to serve.

— Charles Lindbergh

In time of war, truth is always replaced by propaganda.

— Charles Lindbergh

In wilderness, I sense the miracle of life, and behind it our scientific accomplishments fade to trivia.

— Charles Lindbergh

Isn't it strange that we talk least about the things we think about most?

— Charles Lindbergh

It is the greatest shot of adrenaline to be doing what you've wanted to do so badly. You almost feel like you could fly without the plane.

— Charles Lindbergh

Life is a culmination of the past, an awareness of the present, an indication of a future beyond knowledge, the quality that gives a touch of divinity to matter.

— Charles Lindbergh

Life is like a landscape. You live in the midst of it but can describe it only from the vantage point of distance.

— Charles Lindbergh