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Courage is doing what you are afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you are scared.
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I would rather have a million friends than a million dollars.
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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 the applause of the whole outside world.
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The smallest amount of vanity is fatal in aeroplane fighting. Selfdistrust rather is the quality to which many a pilot owes his protracted existence.
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Let the moment come when nothing is left but life, and you will find that you do not hesitate over the fate of material possessions.
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Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
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Born:
October 8, 1890
Died:
July 23, 1973
(aged 82)
Bio:
Edward Vernon Rickenbacker was an American fighter ace in World War I and Medal of Honor recipient. With 26 aerial victories, he was America's most successful fighter ace in the war.
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