Flying

Quotations about Flying

Using Quotations in a Speech or Text about Flying

As well as keeping your audience engaged, adding quotations to a speech or a text can significantly enhance its impact and effectiveness. Quotations are useful for explaining complex ideas concisely, much in the same way that analogies are used. Additionally, quotations from experts or celebrities can add credibility to your message.

Here are some funny and poignant quotations about flying. If your speech is serious, do not automatically avoid funny quotations as they can often be the most impactful, forcing your audience into the thinking about the hidden analogous message in your selected quotation.

"Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious." (British actor Peter Ustinov)
"When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth." (Irish dramatist George Bernard Shaw)

If you are looking to make a fuller speech about flying, then below this selection of quotations are three funny themes and three serious themes on the topic of flying that might help trigger some ideas for your speech or text.

"I don't have a fear of flying; I have a fear of not flying." Anon

"If black boxes survive air crashes, why don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff?" George Carlin (American comedian, 1937-2008)

"No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris." Orville Wright (aviation pioneer, 1871-1948)

"Both optimists and pessimists contribute to the society. The optimist invents the aeroplane, the pessimist the parachute." George Bernard Shaw (Irish dramatist, 1856-1950)

"You define a good flight by negatives: you didn't get hijacked, you didn't crash, you didn't throw up, you weren't late, you weren't nauseated by the food. So you are grateful." Paul Theroux (American novelist and travel writer, 1941-)

"Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know it so it goes on flying anyway." Mary Kay Ash (American businesswoman, 1918-2001)

"Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." Douglas Adams (English science fiction writer, 1952-2001)

"The odds against there being a bomb on a plane are a million to one; and against two bombs, a million times a million to one. Next time you fly, cut the odds and take a bomb." Benny Hill (British comedian, 1924-1992)

"Every time I fly and am forced to remove my shoes, I'm grateful Richard Reid is not known as the Underwear Bomber." Attributed to one Douglas Manuel

"I quit flying years ago. I don't want to die with tourists." Billy Bob Thornton (American actor, 1955-)

"The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage." Mark Russell (American comedian, 1932-)

"There's nothing like an airport for bringing you down to earth." Richard Gordon (English surgeon, 1921-)

"I feel about airplanes the way I feel about diets. It seems to me that they are wonderful things for other people to go on." Jean Kerr (American writer, 1923-2003)

"I'm always amazed to hear of air crash victims so badly mutilated that they have to be identified by their dental records. What I can't understand is, if they don't know who you are, how do they know who your dentist is?" Paul Merton (English comedian, 1957-)

"You know the oxygen masks on airplanes? I don't think there's really any oxygen. They're just to muffle the screams." Rita Rudner (American comedienne and writer, 1953-)

Thinking Template for a Speech or Text on Flying

Below are 3 funny themes and 3 serious themes related to flying. These have been included to help you identify areas to explore.

Funny Themes:

Airplane Fails: Hilarious In-Flight Mishaps
- Share amusing stories and videos of in-flight mishaps, from awkward passenger interactions to funny announcements by flight attendants and pilots.
Traveling with Kids: Funny Stories from Family Flights
- Highlight some of the funniest and most memorable experiences people have had while flying with children, showcasing the unpredictable nature of family travel.
Security Shenanigans: Laugh-Out-Loud Moments at the Airport
- Explore humorous anecdotes about airport security, including funny misunderstandings, bizarre items in luggage, and amusing interactions with security staff.

Serious Themes:

The Evolution of Air Travel: From Early Flight to Modern Aviation
- Discuss the history and evolution of air travel, tracing the development from the Wright brothers' first flight to the advanced technology of modern aviation.
Safety in the Skies: The Importance of Aviation Safety Standards
- Address the critical importance of aviation safety standards, highlighting the measures taken to ensure passenger and crew safety in the airline industry.
Environmental Impact: Sustainable Practices in Aviation
- Explore the environmental impact of air travel and discuss the efforts being made to implement sustainable practices in aviation to reduce carbon emissions and promote eco-friendly initiatives.

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