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Quotes by Aviator
"I would rather have a million friends than a million dollars."
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"Everything depends on whether we have for opponents those French tricksters or those daring rascals, the English. I prefer the English. Frequently their daring can only be described as stupidity. In their eyes it may be pluck and daring."
8
"Of course, with the increasing number of aeroplanes one gains increased opportunities for shooting down one's enemies, but at the same time, the possibility of being shot down one's self increases."
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"If you want to grow old as a pilot, you've got to know when to push it, and when to back off."
8
"Later, I realized that the mission had to end in a let-down because the real barrier wasn't in the sky but in our knowledge and experience of supersonic flight."
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"My dear Excellency! I have not gone to war to collect cheese and eggs, but for another purpose."
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"The human voice cannot mount up into these boundless solitudes."
7
"When you design it, think how you would feel if you had to fly it! Safety first!"
7
"The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are: Initiative, Imagination, Individuality and Independence."
7
"What you want to do, and what you can do, is limited only by what you can dream."
7
"As a little boy of eleven I entered the Cadet Corps. I was not particularly eager to become a Cadet, but my father wished it. So my wishes were not consulted."
6
"The English had hit upon a splendid joke. They intended to catch me or to bring me down."
5
"I decided blacks should not have to experience the difficulties I had faced, so I decided to open a flying school and teach other black women to fly."
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