Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

Reader suggestions and comments are welcome... and if particularly intriguing, timely, or poignant, may themselves become future Quotes of the Day.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

“I’ll never regret my decision to go into the Air Force. I’ve always wanted to fly higher and faster…honestly, I wanted to fly anything that I could get my hands on.” When President John F. Kennedy announced his goal of sending an American to the moon in 1961, Stafford found his calling. “Now that, I thought, would be higher and faster.”

Source: From the discussions arising out of Air Force legend, space pioneer and Guinness Book of World Records record holder, retired Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Stafford's question and answer session at the Pentagon, Jan. 29. Stafford spoke before an audience of Airmen, coalition partners and industry leaders about his contributions to both the Air Force and NASA.

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