Epistle to Augusta, Stanza 3, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
“On my 100th birthday, piloting Gordon and myself into the side of a mountain.”
Maeve Binchy (1940–2012) Irish novelist
When asked in 1995 how she would like to die. guardian.co.uk http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/1995/jul/22/fiction.maevebinchy?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487
“Pilots take no special joy in walking: pilots like flying.”
Neil Armstrong (1930–2012) American astronaut; first person to walk on the moon
On his famous moonwalk, as quoted in In the Shadow of the Moon : A Challenging Journey to Tranquility, 1965-1969 (2007) by Francis French and Colin Burgess
Context: Pilots take no special joy in walking: pilots like flying. Pilots generally take pride in a good landing, not in getting out of the vehicle.
“I would put my pilot out on the Internet in a heartbeat. Want five more? Come buy the boxed set.”
John Rogers writer, comedian and producer from the United States
Wired article, 2006-04-05 http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,67986,00.html,
Elton John (1947) English rock singer-songwriter, composer and pianist
Take Me to the Pilot
Song lyrics, Elton John (1970)
Will Arnett (1970) Canadian actor
"The Will Arnett Interview," Television Without Pity (2005) http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/articles/content/a1005/index-4.html <br class="br">2005
John Heywood (1497–1580) English writer known for plays, poems and a collection of proverbs
Be Merry Friends; reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
“No, here ’s to the pilot that weathered the storm!”
George Canning (1770–1827) British statesman and politician
The Pilot that weathered the Storm.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)
“In a calm sea every man is a pilot.”
John Ray (1627–1705) British botanist
Source: English Proverbs (1670), p. 4
