Like the Spitfire it was immensely strong: a pilot had no need to fear the danger of pulling the wings off, no matter how desperate the situation became.

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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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself.

I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself.

Confidence is the illusion born of accidental success.

Confidence is the illusion born of accidental success.

Most of the confidence which I appear to feel, especially when influenced by noon wine,...

Most of the confidence which I appear to feel, especially when influenced by noon wine,...

The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading...

The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading...

I've always had confidence, but I never let my ego get to the point that...

I've always had confidence, but I never let my ego get to the point that...

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 preparation. Everything else is beyond your control.

Confidence is preparation. Everything else is beyond your control.

The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who you are,...

The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who you are,...

It will work. I am a marketing genius.

It will work. I am a marketing genius.

Have confidence that if you have done a little thing well, you can do a...

Have confidence that if you have done a little thing well, you can do a...

We can gain no lasting peace if we approach it with suspicion and mistrust or...

We can gain no lasting peace if we approach it with suspicion and mistrust or...

Confidence is a very fragile thing.

Confidence is a very fragile thing.

Of all the possible avenues of life there are to live for, complacency should be...

Of all the possible avenues of life there are to live for, complacency should be...