The duty of the fighter pilot is to patrol his area of the sky, and shoot down any enemy fighters in that area. Anything else is rubbish.

Fight on and fly on to the last drop of blood and the last drop of fuel, to the last beat of the heart.

The quality of the box matters little. Success depends upon the man who sits in it.

The murder of a man is still murder, even in wartime.

Find the enemy and shoot him down. Anything else is nonsense.

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.

Success flourishes only in perseverance ceaseless, restless perseverance.

If I should come out of this war alive, I will have more luck than brains.

It is a pity that my collection of trophies contains not a single Russian.

I never was good at learning things. I did just enough work to pass. In my opinion it would have been wrong to do more than was just sufficient, so I worked as little as possible.

When one has shot down one's first, second or third opponent, then one begins to find out how the trick is done.

Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly. It is the one thing we are interested in here.

What I’m trying to say is, there’s no perfect life without you. In fact, I no longer dream about a “perfect” life. I only dream about a life with you.

When God looks at sin, what he sees is what a violin maker would see if the player were to use his lovely creation as a tennis racquet.

What's the use of the wind if it won't take you away on it?

After I saw the first thing I ever did, I got a migraine.

For a bad hangover take the juice of two quarts of whisky.

Anything which is a hindrance to the fight of the soul is a delusion and a snare, even like the body which often does hinder you in the path of salvation.

I have no patience with women who measure and weigh their love like a country doctor dispensing capsules. If a man is worth loving at all, he is worth loving generously, even recklessly.

The crows live in the world like you do. They are part of nature.

If you're black, you can't just be ordinary. All successful black people are extraordinary.