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> [The quality of the box matters little. Success depends upon the man who sits in it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manfred-von-richthofen/the-quality-of-the-box-matters-little-success-depends-upon-the-man/)

[Manfred von Richthofen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manfred-von-richthofen/)

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## More by Manfred von Richthofen

> [As a little boy of eleven I entered the Cadet Corps. I was not particularly eager to become a Cadet, but my father wished…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manfred-von-richthofen/as-a-little-boy-of-eleven-i-entered-the-cadet-corps-i-was-not/)

[Manfred von Richthofen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manfred-von-richthofen/)

> [What's the hurry? Are you afraid I won't come back?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manfred-von-richthofen/what-s-the-hurry-are-you-afraid-i-won-t-come-back/)

[Manfred von Richthofen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manfred-von-richthofen/)

> [English had hit upon a splendid joke. The intended to catch me or to bring me down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manfred-von-richthofen/english-had-hit-upon-a-splendid-joke-the-intended-to-catch-me-or-to/)

[Manfred von Richthofen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manfred-von-richthofen/)

> [Of course no one thought of anything except of attacking the enemy. It lies in the instinct of every German to rush at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manfred-von-richthofen/of-course-no-one-thought-of-anything-except-of-attacking-the-enemy-it/)

[Manfred von Richthofen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manfred-von-richthofen/)

> [We convinced him quickly that the possibility of war was absolutely nil and continued our festivity. On the next day we were ordered to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manfred-von-richthofen/we-convinced-him-quickly-that-the-possibility-of-war-was-absolutely/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manfred-von-richthofen/of-course-with-the-increasing-number-of-aeroplanes-one-gains/)

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> [One can become enthusiastic over anything. For a time I was delighted with bomb throwing. It gave me a tremendous pleasure to bomb those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manfred-von-richthofen/one-can-become-enthusiastic-over-anything-for-a-time-i-was-delighted/)

[Manfred von Richthofen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manfred-von-richthofen/)

> [I have had an experience which might perhaps be described as being shot down. At the same time, I call shot down only when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manfred-von-richthofen/i-have-had-an-experience-which-might-perhaps-be-described-as-being/)

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> [I started shooting when I was much too far away. That was merely a trick of mine. I did not mean so much as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manfred-von-richthofen/i-started-shooting-when-i-was-much-too-far-away-that-was-merely-a/)

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> [Now I am within thirty yards of him. He must fall. The gun pours out its stream of lead. Then it jams. Then it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manfred-von-richthofen/now-i-am-within-thirty-yards-of-him-he-must-fall-the-gun-pours-out/)

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> [It is a pity that my collection of trophies contains not a single Russian.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manfred-von-richthofen/it-is-a-pity-that-my-collection-of-trophies-contains-not-a-single/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manfred-von-richthofen/everything-depends-on-whether-we-have-for-opponents-those-french/)

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> [I honored the fallen enemy by placing a stone on his beautiful grave.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manfred-von-richthofen/i-honored-the-fallen-enemy-by-placing-a-stone-on-his-beautiful-grave/)

[Manfred von Richthofen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manfred-von-richthofen/)

> [There were sometimes from forty to sixty English machines, but unfortunately the Germans were often in the minority. With them quality was more important…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manfred-von-richthofen/there-were-sometimes-from-forty-to-sixty-english-machines-but/)

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> [All the papers contained nothing but fantastic stories about the war. However, for several months we had been accustomed to war talk. We had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manfred-von-richthofen/all-the-papers-contained-nothing-but-fantastic-stories-about-the-war/)

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