"The successful pilots succeeded because they did not open fire until they were close to the target."

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Source : Douglas Bader (2006). “Douglas Bader: Fight for the Sky”, p.17, Pen and Sword

Douglas Bader

#Successful Quotes #Fire Quotes #Target Quotes

“I often get too emotionally involved in my cases.”
“I would never suggest anyone to stay at a company more than six or seven years. We grow as individuals and the world is moving so fast. Typically, I'll always sell a piece of each of my companies along the way.”
“History is written by the rich, and so the poor get blamed for everything.”
“Civilization is the art of creating useless needs.”
“I believe that people make their own luck by great preparation and good strategy.”
“People get devalued in Hollywood when they age, despite all their efforts to stay relevant and beautiful and young. They can't get jobs anymore.”
“The Web is actually a coming together of three technologies, if you like: the hypertext, the personal computer, and the network. So, the network we had, and the personal computers were there, but people didn't use them, because they didn't know what to use them for, except maybe for a few games.”
“If you think you might have secret information listening to me, you're lost.”

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