The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are: Initiative, Imagination, Individuality and Independence.
From Eddie Rickenbacker
I'll fight like a wildcat until they nail the lid of my pine box down on me.
There is a peculiar gratification in receiving congratulations from one's squadron for a victory in the air. It is worth more to a pilot than the applause of the whole outside world.
I can give you a six-word formula for success: Think things through - then follow through.
Courage is doing what you are afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you are scared.
Flying is one of the safest jobs in the Army as long as you don't drop out. If you do drop out, you are a dead man, and dropping out means, usually, that you have made a mistake or let go of your grip.
The obviously inexperienced pilot is the game the scientific air-fighter goes after, and the majority of victories are won that way. But, on the other hand, it is the novice usually who gets the famous ace by doing at some moment the unexpected thing.
Aviation is proof that given, the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible.
When I look up and see the sun shining on the patch of white clouds up in the blue, I begin to think how it would feel to be up somewhere above it winging swiftly thought the clear air, watching the earth below, and the men on it, no bigger than ants.
I've cheated the Grim Reaper more times than anyone I know.
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