Quotable Quotes

BASIC FLYING RULES.

'Try to stay in the middle

of the air.

Do not go near the edges of it.

The edges of the air can be

recognized by the appearance

of ground, buildings, sea, and

trees.

It is much more difficult to fly

There”


- W.W.II Undergraduate
Pilot Training Sign
 

“The fiercest fanatics are often selfish people who were forced, by innate shortcomings or external circumstances, to lose faith in their own selves. They separate the excellent instrument of their selfishness from their ineffectual selves and attach it to the service of some holy cause.”​

— Eric Hoffer, The True Believer

 
"It's better to burn out than to fade away"
Neil Young
Yes.
Neil also asserted that:
“It's better to burn out than it is to rust”.

However he provides no guidance regarding the comparative merits of Fading Away & Rusting…
🤪
 
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A sad quote.

Everyone you meet always asks if you have a career, are married or own a house; as if life was some kind of grocery list. But nobody ever asks if you are happy. - Heath Ledger
 
Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not."
- Pablo Picasso
 
"Lord, let it rain brains"; "Or bricks, it doesn't matter as long as you hit"

From the German: "Herr lass es Hirn regnen" with the optional addition "Oder Steine, hauptsache du triffst"
 
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