"I started shooting when I was much too far away. That was merely a trick of mine. I did not mean so much as to hit him as to frighten him, and I succeeded in catching him. He began flying curves and this enabled me to draw near."

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Source : Manfred Von Richthofen (2009). “The Red Baron”, p.134, Pen and Sword

Manfred von Richthofen

#Mean Quotes #Curves Quotes #Flying Quotes

“If you do everything as if it were the last thing you were doing in your life, and stop being aimless, stop letting your emotions override what your mind tells you, stop being hypocritical, self-centered, irritable.”
“It simply comes down to this, Get Busy Living, or Get Busy Dying.”
“An historian should yield himself to his subject, become immersed in the place and period of his choice, standing apart from it now and then for a fresh view.”

Source : Samuel Eliot Morison (1964). “Vistas of history”, Knopf Books for Young Readers
“I grew up in New York.”
“Jealousy is the lifelong noose hanging about the neck of love.”
“After my mistress was dead, I lived most comfortably, my master having a great affection for me.”

Source : William Lilly (1822). “William Lilly's History of His Life and Times from the Year 1602 to 1681”, p.44
“I think Aussies try to stay humble.”
“Unless you're God, you are never too "big" to be a fan.”

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