"When one has shot down one's first, second or third opponent, then one begins to find out how the trick is done."

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Source : Manfred Von Richthofen (2009). “The Red Baron”, p.93, Pen and Sword

Manfred von Richthofen

#Done Quotes #Opponents Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“I wanted more in depth ideas about the character and it never came.”
“If you're going to be a footballer, be a great one.If you're going to have a dream, dream big.”
“There was nothing more dangerous than people convinced of their own good intentions.”

Source : Laura Lippman (2015). “The Last Place”, p.44, Faber & Faber
“Allow regular time for silent reflection. Turn inward and digest what has happened. Let the senses rest and grow still.”

Source : John HEider (2015). “The Tao of Leadership: Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching Adapted for a New Age”, p.12, Green Dragon Books
“There's something I believe wholeheartedly: Cynicism is the true refuge of the pseudo-intellectual, .. Cynicism is easy. Joy is an extremely advanced spiritual and intellectual tenet.”
“Goose [pen] bee [wax] and calf [parchment] govern the world. [Lat., Anser, apie, vitellus, populus et regna gubernant.]”
“The Fulton Fish Market will be more of an odor than a landmark at this time of day, but it really swings out at four o'clock in the morning - another Timothy 'Speed' Levitch recommendation if you can't sleep and you like fish.”

Source : "The Cruise". Documentary, October 23, 1998.
“..we wear the mask that grins and lies, it hides our cheeks and shades our eyes- this debt we pay to human guile; with torn and bleeding hearts we smile.”

Source : "We Wear the Mask" l. 1, 14 (1895)

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