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Courage is doing what you are afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you are scared.

~Eddie Rickenbacker

Topics: Afraid Courage Doing Scared Unless You

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I'll fight like a wildcat until they nail the lid of my pine box down on me.

~Eddie Rickenbacker

Topics: Box Down Fight Like Me Nail Pine Until

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I shall never ask any pilot to go on a mission that I won't go on.

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Topics: Any Ask Go Mission Never Pilot Shall

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I would rather have a million friends than a million dollars.

~Eddie Rickenbacker

Topics: Dollars Friends Million Million Dollars Rather Than Would

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The obviously inexperienced pilot is the game the scientific air-fighter goes after, and the majority of victories are won that way. But, on the other hand, it is the novice usually who gets the famous ace by doing at some moment the unexpected thing.

~Eddie Rickenbacker

Topics: Ace After Doing Famous Game Gets Goes Hand Inexperienced Majority Moment Novice Obviously Other Pilot Scientific Some Thing Unexpected Victories Way Who Won

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The experienced fighting pilot does not take unnecessary risks. His business is to shoot down enemy planes, not to get shot down.

~Eddie Rickenbacker

Topics: Business Does Down Enemy Experienced Fighting Get His Pilot Planes Risks Shoot Shot Take Unnecessary

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The sensation of dying is sweet, sensuous, placid.

~Eddie Rickenbacker

Topics: Dying Sensation Sweet

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Fighting in the air is not a sport. It is scientific murder.

~Eddie Rickenbacker

Topics: Air Fighting Scientific Sport

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Flying is one of the safest jobs in the Army as long as you don't drop out. If you do drop out, you are a dead man, and dropping out means, usually, that you have made a mistake or let go of your grip.

~Eddie Rickenbacker

Topics: Army Dead Drop Dropping Flying Go Grip Jobs Let Go Long Made Man Means Mistake Out Safest You Your

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Never count on the crowd to take care of you.

~Eddie Rickenbacker

Topics: Care Count Crowd Never Take Take Care You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Aviator

Born: October 8th, 1890

Died: July 27th, 1973

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