"The man who enters combat encased in solid armor plate, but lacking the essential of selfconfidence, is far more exposed and naked to death than the individual who subjects himself to battle shorn of any protection but his own skill, his own belief in himself and in his wingman. Righteousness is necessary for one's peace of mind, perhaps, but it is a poor substitute for agility . . . and a resolution to meet the enemy under any conditions and against any odds."

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Source : Robert S. Johnson, Martin Caidin “Thunderbolt! The Extraordinary Story of a World War II Ace”, Lulu.com

Robert S. Johnson

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“I strode toward Mr. Coffee with lust in my eyes. We'd had a thing for quite some time now Mr. Coffee and I...”

Source : Darynda Jones (2011). “For I Have Sinned (A Charley Davidson Story): A HeroesandHeartbreakers.com Original”, p.73, Macmillan
“How is it possible to have a civil war?”
“Those remarkable, God-given eyes! That glorious, good-natured personality! Elijah's Frodo is a dazzling light in the doom and gloom of war and despair.”
“Because reading is one of the joys of life, and once you begin, you can't stop, and you've got so many stories to look forward to.”
“You cannot win without sacrifice.”
“It should not be denied... that being footloose has always exhilarated us. It is associated in our minds with escape from history and oppression and law and irksome obligations, with absolute freedom, and the road has always led West.”

Source : Wallace Earle Stegner (1987). “The American West as Living Space”, p.22, University of Michigan Press
“I liked animals more than people! OK, I liked certain people, but the idea of mankind'-it really irritated me!”
“By not having sex before marriage, you are insisting on your right to take these things seriously, when many around you do not seem to. By reserving a part of you for someone else, you are insisting on your right to keep something sacred.”

Source : Wendy Shalit (2000). “A Return to Modesty: Discovering the Lost Virtue”, p.212, Simon and Schuster

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