The Key To Success, Is To Think

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 Spoiled Either By His Successes Or By The Generous Congratulations Of His Comrades. If He Were Capable Of Being Spoiled He Would Not Have Had The Character To Have Won Continuous Victories, For The Smallest Amount Of Vanity Is Fatal In Aeroplane Fighting. Self-distrust Rather Is The Quality To Which Many A Pilot Owes His Protracted Existence.

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.

The Key To Success, Is To Think Things Through And Then Follow Through.

Courage Is Doing What You Are Afraid To Do. There Can Be No Courage Unless You Are Scared.

I Am Not Such An Egotist As To Believe That God Has Spared Me Because I Am I. I Believe There Is Work For Me To Do And That I Am Spared To Do It, Just As You Are.