Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men.

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We were all flying around up and down the coast near Dunkirk looking for enemy...

We were all flying around up and down the coast near Dunkirk looking for enemy...

Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men.

Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men.

I then realized my appearance was a bit odd. My right leg was no longer...

I then realized my appearance was a bit odd. My right leg was no longer...

The sea from Dunkirk to Dover during these days of the evacuation looked like any...

The sea from Dunkirk to Dover during these days of the evacuation looked like any...

Like the Spitfire it was immensely strong: a pilot had no need to fear the...

Like the Spitfire it was immensely strong: a pilot had no need to fear the...

Don't listen to anyone who tells you that you can't do this or that. That's...

Don't listen to anyone who tells you that you can't do this or that. That's...

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

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

Don't listen to anyone who tells you that you can't do this or that. That's...

Don't listen to anyone who tells you that you can't do this or that. That's...

Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have...

Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have...

You need to play with supreme confidence, or else you'll lose again, and then losing...

You need to play with supreme confidence, or else you'll lose again, and then losing...

I have the most perfect confidence in your indiscretion

I have the most perfect confidence in your indiscretion

People who have given us their complete confidence believe that they have a right to...

People who have given us their complete confidence believe that they have a right to...

To wish you were someone else is to waste the person you are.

To wish you were someone else is to waste the person you are.

Confidence is a very fragile thing.

Confidence is a very fragile thing.

What's the worst thing that can happen to a quarterback? He loses his confidence.

What's the worst thing that can happen to a quarterback? He loses his confidence.

People who have given us their complete confidence believe that they have a right to...

People who have given us their complete confidence believe that they have a right to...

You need to play with supreme confidence, or else you'll lose again, and then losing...

You need to play with supreme confidence, or else you'll lose again, and then losing...

To say 'I love you' one must first be able to say the 'I.'

To say 'I love you' one must first be able to say the 'I.'

Confidence is the foundation for all business relations. The degree of confidence a man has...

Confidence is the foundation for all business relations. The degree of confidence a man has...

There comes a time when you have to stand up and shout: This is me...

There comes a time when you have to stand up and shout: This is me...

It is because modern education is so seldom inspired by a great hope that it...

It is because modern education is so seldom inspired by a great hope that it...