Eddie Rickenbacker quotes

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

I can give you a six-word formula for success: "Think things through - then follow through."

Eddie Rickenbacker

Aviation is proof that given, the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible.

Eddie Rickenbacker

The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are: Initiative, Imagination, Individuality and Independence.

Eddie Rickenbacker

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.

Eddie Rickenbacker

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

Eddie Rickenbacker

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

Eddie Rickenbacker

When I look up and see the sun shining on the patch of white clouds up in the blue, I begin to think how it would feel to be up somewhere above it winging swiftly thought the clear air, watching the earth below, and the men on it, no bigger than ants.

Eddie Rickenbacker

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

Eddie Rickenbacker

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

Eddie Rickenbacker

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Occupation: American Aviator
Born: October 8, 1890
Died: July 23, 1973
Quotes count: 10

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