60 Quotes by Steve Fossett

As of May when we broke the Marseilles-Carthage record, we held the six fastest outright passage records. And now Maiden has encroached on that.

This is getting very discouraging. To get this close and not be able to grab the golden ring,

This is disappointing, but we've been through this before.

This is not just another round-the-world attempt; we mean to succeed this time. That's a tall order.

They see that as part of their future. We're a discovery project for them, to discover new uses for the shuttle landing facility. As far as Kennedy is concerned, it's a great runway, a runway in perfect condition, equal to the longest available in the United States.

They didn't even offer me a beer or anything.

This is the oldest form of aviation in the world -- ballooning -- and yet it hasn't been done yet.

It was a scary time, and I had my parachute on and I was prepared to bail out in case a wing broke.

The next launch attempt will be made on the morning of Wednesday the 8th, at between 06:41 and 07:06 local time (11:41 to 12:06 UTC).