I was the only person I'd ever met who had a record contract. None of the E Street Band, as far as I know, had been on an airplane until Columbia sent us to Los Angeles.
Oldtimers, weekends, and airplane landings are alike. If you can walk away from them, they're successful.
Jimmy Carter used to walk off the airplane carrying his own luggage. Do you remember that? I don't want my president carrying I want the freaking Marines to be carrying his luggage, and they want to carry his luggage.
When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.
Go up in an airplane. Go high enough, and it's like we don't even exist.
The chances that your tombstone will read 'Killed by Asteroid' are about the same as they'd be for 'Killed in Airplane Crash.'
