I think some people are on a mission to die, and I never was.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Everyone has their own mission in life and what they've got to do. You can't knock them for it. There's always a lot going in people's lives.
I think when you see an aircraft fire, these angry, black puffs of smoke, knowing that one of them could kill you that you - you - you understand the seriousness of the mission. And you understand your own mortality.
It's not lost on me that everyone dies, but some people have a kind of immortality about them, and you can't imagine that they will ever be gone.
Well, as far as I'm concerned, I'm not here to live a normal life. I'm sent here on a mission.
I believe each of us has a mission in life, and that one cannot truly be living their most fulfilled life until they recognize this mission and dedicate their life to pursuing it.
I shall never ask any pilot to go on a mission that I won't go on.
I thought I was going to be killed. The casualties were so heavy, it was just a given. I learned to take each day, each mission, as it came. That's an attitude I've carried into my professional life. I take each case, each job, as it comes.
I don't believe in dying. It's been done. I'm working on a new exit. Besides, I can't die now - I'm booked.
I was fascinated by mortality. Most people are, even if they don't admit it.
I always felt that I had a mission in life. I thought I was born to play sports. Even now, I still feel that must have been my mission because I came through so many close calls where my life could very easily have been ended.