Jeannette Piccard Quotes
January 5, 1895 – May 17, 1981
More Jeannette Piccard Quotes
Sonny, I'm old enough to have changed your nappies.
Jeannette Piccard— To John Allin, presiding bishop, Episcopal Church of the United States, who had asked the Philadelphia Eleven not to proceed with their ordination as priests.
— Quoted in Goldman, Ari L. (30 July 1994). Religion Notes. The New York Times.
When you fly a balloon you don’t file a flight plan; you go where the wind goes. You feel like part of the air. You almost feel like part of eternity, and you just float along.
Jeannette Piccard— Quoted in Sorenson, Paul (1998-1999). Looking Back.... AEM Update, University of Minnesota Institute of Technology.
There are many reasons, some of them so deep-seated emotionally as to be very difficult of expression. Possibly the simplest explanation is that we started along this road ... and I cannot stop until I have won.
Jeannette Piccard— Her reason for flying as explained to her father
— Quoted in Shayler, David J. and Moule, Ian A. (2005). Women in Space — Following Valentina. Springer-Praxis. doi:10.1007/1-84628-078-8_1. ISBN 978-1-84628-078-8.
