All Eddie Rickenbacker Quotes
- There is a peculiar gratification in receiving congratulations from one's squadron for a victory in the air. It is worth more to a pilot than… Air
- In this business, you find the enemy, then go after and destroy him. Everything else is rubbish! Business
- Flying saucers are real. Too many good men have seen them, that don't have hallucinations. Flying
- I can give you a six-word formula for success: "Think things through - then follow through." Follow
- Aviation is proof that given, the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible. Achieve
- Within the next few decades, autos will have folding wings that can be spread when on a straight stretch of road so that the machine… Air
- If a thing is old, it is a sign that it was fit to live. Old families, old customs, old styles survive because they are… Brings
- I pay those guys to fly, so let them fly. I'll be damned if I'll pay them to just sit there. Damned
- And I have yet to find one single individual who has attained conspicuous success in bringing down enemy aeroplanes who can be said to be… Aeroplane
- The smallest amount of vanity is fatal in aeroplane fighting. Selfdistrust rather is the quality to which many a pilot owes his protracted existence. Aeroplane
- The experienced fighting pilot does not take unnecessary risks. His business in to shoot down enemy planes, not to get shot down. His trained hand… Armament
- I don't care what you cover the seats with as long as you cover them with assholes. Assholes
- The biggest lesson I've learned . . . was that if you have all the fresh water you want to drink and all the food… All
- I can see that aerial warfare is actually scientific murder. Aerial
- Major Richard Bong was an example of the tragic and terrible price we must pay to maintain principles of human rights, of greater value than… Air
- If a thing is old, it is a sign that it was fit to live. The guarantee of continuity is quality. Aging
- The experienced fighting pilot does not take unnecessary risks. His business is to shoot down enemy planes, not to get shot down. Business
- 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… Army
- Fighting in the air is not sport. It is scientific murder. Air
- Courage is doing what you are afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you are scared. Afraid
- The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are: Initiative, Imagination, Individuality and Independence. Built
- Think positively and masterfully, with confidence and faith, and life become more secure, more fraught with action, richer in experience and achievement. Achievement
- I would rather have a million friends than a million dollars. Dollars
- I believe that if you think about disaster, you will get it. Brood about death and you will hasten your demise. Think positively and masterfully… Achievement
- Long practise in driving a racing car at a hundred miles an hour or so gives first-class training in control and judging distances at high… Bones