"The air battle is not necessarily won at the time of the battle. The winner may have been determined by the amount of time, energy, thought and training an individual has previously accomplished in an effort to increase his ability as a fighter pilot."

-- Pappy Boyington

#Air Quotes #Effort Quotes #Training Quotes

“Each time you indulge in the emotion of anger or the behavior of yelling at a loved one, you reinforce the neural connection and increase the likelihood that you'll do it again.”
“I had long ago discovered that when a word or formula refused to come to mind the best thing for it was to think of something else: tigers for instance or oatmeal. Then when the fugitive word was least expecting it I would suddenly turn the full blaze of my attention back onto it catching the culprit in the beam of my mental torch before it could sneak off again into the darkness.”

Source : Alan Bradley (2011). “A Red Herring Without Mustard: A Flavia de Luce Novel”, p.145, Delacorte Press
“For the scientific acquisition of knowledge is almost as tedious as the routine acquisition of wealth.”
“I have always been a person who is concerned with the dignity of jazz music and the way jazz musicians have been treated and are treated, and the fact that the music has not been given the kind of due that it deserves.”
“No disrespect to anyone. I just didn't know where the flag was.”
“The clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy, but does not allow the enemy's will to be imposed on him.”
“The rich are only defeated when running for their lives.”

Source : C L R James (2001). “The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution”, p.116, Penguin UK
“The best stories don't come from "good vs. bad" but "good vs. good.”

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