And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights.

Flying is more than a sport and more than a job; flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.

An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side. To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.

The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down, and for the moment the whole burden of the war rested on the few hundred German fighter pilots on the Channel coast.

Only in the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart, will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.

The battle is tough but if you reach where you want to go, then at least in some sense it is worth it.

It's unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.

Never abandon the possibility of attack. Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy's plans. This often results in improving one's own position.

I had to inspect all fighter units in Russia, Africa, Sicily, France, and Norway. I had to be everywhere.

Superior technical achievements - used correctly both strategically and tactically - can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.

"He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing," is one of the fundamental rules of defense.

Adversity is a good opportunity for self-realisation.

Holiness has nothing to do with what we know and everything to do with Who we know.

Self-taught are those without formal education. Most self-taught artists have missing ingredients to their work.

The kingdom of God is within man, not one man nor a group of men, but in all men! In you!

If a nation's literature declines, the nation atrophies and decays.

I served. And now it's time for the new man to serve. I have zero desire to be in the limelight.

What troubles me is not that movie stars run for office, but that they find it easy to get elected. It should be difficult. It should be difficult for millionaires, too.

Nobody really knows what the Bourne shell's grammar is. Even examination of the source code is little help.

When I started studying tenor saxophone as a kid in Belfast, I did so with a guy named George Cassidy, who was also a big inspiration.

The bass is the link between harmony and rhythm. It is the foundation of a band. It is what all the other instruments stand upon, but it is rarely recognized as that.