I Have Often Said That The Lure

I Lay No Claim To Advancing Scientific Data Other Than Advancing Flying Knowledge. I Can Only Say That I Do It Because I Want To.

In My Life I Had Come To Realize That When Things Were Going Very Well Indeed It Was Just The Time To Anticipate Trouble. And, Conversely, I Learned From Pleasant Experience That At The Most Despairing Crisis, When All Looked Sour Beyond Words, Some Delightful "break" Was Apt To Lurk Just Around The Corner.

Courage Is The Price That Life Exacts For Granting Peace, The Soul That Knows It Not, Knows No Release, From Little Things; Knows Not The Livid Loneliness Of Fear Nor Mountain Heights Where Bitter Joy Can Hear The Sound Of Wings.

The Field Was Wet, The Lane Was Wet, And The Spirits Of My Mechanic And Helper Were Damp.

So I Accept These Awards On Behalf Of The Cake Bakers And All Of Those Other Women Who Can Do Some Things Quite As Important, If Not More Important, Than Flying, As Well As In The Name Of Women Flying Today.