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Adventure is worthwhile in itself. — Amelia Earhart · Smartyfair

Adventure is worthwhile in itself.

Amelia Earhart1897–1937 · aviator · 1900s USAAmelia Earhart was a pioneering pilot who became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.7 quotes

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An adventure is worth having just for its own sake.

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What turned up: The Fun of It (1932), pp. 3-4
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