"The aggressive spirit, the offensive, is the chief thing everywhere in war, and the air is no exception."

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Source : Manfred Von Richthofen (2009). “The Red Baron”, p.107, Pen and Sword

Manfred von Richthofen

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“To begin a reform, go not into the places of the great and rich; go rather to those whose cups of happiness are empty--to the poor and humble.”

Source : Lew Wallace (2010). “Ben-Hur: A Story of the Christ”, p.23, Cosimo, Inc.
“Ay-firmative,' Eve said, and tried for a smile. 'Sorry. An Aliens reference always makes me feel better at times like this. Exept I'm not sure I'm the one who lives through the movie.”
“Unless you have multiple accounts that you need to negotiate and you think the project is just too big to tackle on your own, you're better off just calling your creditors directly.”

Source : Source: www.nbcnews.com
“We all have at least two sides. The world we live in is a world of opposites. And the trick is to reconcile those opposing things. I've always liked both sides. In order to appreciate one you have to know the other. The more darkness you can gather up, the more light you can see too.”
“I have never done any other job. I have sung in bands since I was 15. I left school completely unqualified. I have no other training.”
“You sense that he's dangerous but don't now why - and wonder if it's because he makes you feel safer than you've ever felt.”
“I believe that a good children's book should appeal to all people who have not completely lost their original joy and wonder in life. The fact is that I don't make books for children at all. I make them for that part of us, of myself and of my friends, which has never changed, which is still a child.”
“Power is what spoils people. Yes, it seems to me that the seeking after power is the great danger and the great corruptor of mankind.”

Source : "The Nuremberg Interviews". Book by Leon Goldensohn, Robert Gellately, p. 245 (To Leon Goldensohn, June 16, 1946), 2004.

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