The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves. This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.

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.

Memory is the coherence of life, that possesses all your emotions, and ambitions. Without it, your joyous as well as agonizing experiences of life won’t have any significance to you whatsoever.

The poet in prose or verse - the creator - can only stamp his images forcibly on the page in proportion as he has forcibly felt, ardently nursed, and long brooded over them.

I do really enjoy having a crowd of people out to see me. They really motivate me. I feel really lucky they've come down so I give it what I have got every time.

The favor of princes does not preclude the existence of merit, and yet does not prove that it exists. [Fr., La faveur des princes n'exclut pas le merite, et ne le suppose pas aussi.]

You know the message you're sending out to the world with these sweatpants? You're telling the world, 'I give up. I can't compete in normal society. I'm miserable, so I might as well be comfortable.

Don't mistake pleasure for happiness. They are a different breed of dogs.

I don't meditate in any formal way, but I often lie in bed or find myself in nature and enter into that state of quiet where I get images, feelings, or melodies.

Be yourself... And shoot for the stars. Obviously dreams really do come true.

You are five times more likely to be killed by your abuser if your abuser can get their hands on a gun. That's not a small problem.

I've had such extremes in my life. From being this kind of wild kid, to one year studying to be a Franciscan priest at the seminary....I was very frustrated.