Those who are skilled in combat do notbecome angered, those who are skilled at winning do not become afraid. Thus the wise win before they fight, while the ignorant fight to win.
— Zhuge Liang
Irresistibly Combative quotations
Fight on and fly on to the last drop of blood and the last drop of fuel, to the last beat of the heart.
Anybody who doesn't have fear is an idiot.
It's just that you must make the fear work for you. Hell when somebody shot at me, it made me madder than hell, and all I wanted to do was shoot back.
Let the generations know that women in uniform also guaranteed their freedom.
I believe that there is a silver lining in everything, and once you begin to see it, you'll need sunglasses to combat the glare.
The duty of the fighter pilot is to patrol his area of the sky, and shoot down any enemy fighters in that area. Anything else is rubbish.
The first time I ever saw a jet, I shot it down.
Each and every Notary Public plays a crucial role in combating identity theft.
They serve as our front line of defense and the public is safer because of the job they do.
Success flourishes only in perseverance ceaseless, restless perseverance.
I do not believe in using women in combat, because females are too fierce.
I'm totally against women in combat, because we live in a culture and a society that imposes on every man the concept of women and children first...If you had a man and a woman trying to go through some dangerous woods, the man's instinct would be to protect the woman. Therefore you weaken the man.
Engage in combat fully determined to die and you will be alive;
wish to survive in the battle and you will surely meet death.
The most important thing in fighting was shooting, next the various tactics in coming into a fight and last of all flying ability itself.
Victory smiles upon those who anticipate the change in the character of war, not upon those who wait to adapt themselves after the changes occur.
All men are timid on entering any fight.
Whether it is the first or the last fight, all of us are timid. Cowards are those who let their timidity get the better of their manhood.
Casualties many; Percentage of dead not known; Combat efficiency; we are winning.
But despite their heroic acts, the Vietnam Veterans of America continued to struggle to establish a combat badge in honor of these brave pilots and medics.
Don't forget, incoming fire has the right of way.
I have met with political leaders, legislators, and diplomats, seeking the next steps to press in reducing and eliminating the nuclear threat in this century. I have participated in public coalitions developing programmes for action to combat the global rash of small arms. All are trying and making a difference.
The Church in the Philippines is called to acknowledge and combat the causes of the deeply rooted inequality and injustice which mar the face of Filipino society, plainly contradicting the teaching of Christ.
To become an ace a fighter must have extraordinary eyesight, strength, and agility, a huntsman's eye, coolness in a pinch, calculated recklessness, a full measure of courage and occasional luck!
See, decide, attack, reverse.
As believers we all have an opportunity and moral obligation to recognize our spiritual common ground; to rise above our differences; to combat prejudice and intolerance.
Even though the National Guard and Army Reserve see combat today, it rankles me that people assume it was some kind of waltz in the park back then.
A person like myself, born and raised in the inner city of Atlanta, Georgia, to lower-middle-class parents. But I had the opportunity to get an education, to go and earn a commission in the United States Army, to serve for 22 years, to lead men and women in combat.
This is beyond understanding." said the king. "You are the wisest man alive. You know what is preparing. Why do you not make a plan to save yourself?" And Merlin said quietly, "Because I am wise. In the combat between wisdom and feeling, wisdom never wins.
We support every effort to combat international terrorism through the formulation of international conventions and hope that the international community will take further steps to improve the anti-terrorism international legal framework.
If we are serious about combating the childhood obesity epidemic and improving child nutrition, then everyone must chip in -- parents, schools, and yes even Congress.
Get people back into the kitchen and combat the trend toward processed food and fast food.
Those who would be employed in propagating the Gospel should be familiar with the doctrines he is to combat and the doctrines he is to teach, and acquire a complete knowledge both of the Sacred Scriptures and of these philosophical and mythological dogmas which form the souls of the Buddhist and Hindu Systems.
An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
There are pilots and there are pilots;
with the good ones, it is inborn. You can't teach it. If you are a fighter pilot, you have to be willing to take risks.
The resolution of the combat is seldom equal to the vehemence of the charge.
The spectacle of a field of battle after the combat, is sufficient to inspire Princes with the love of peace, and the horror of war.
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.