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Manfred Von Richthofen Quotes

Of course, with the increasing number of aeroplanes one gains increased opportunities for shooting down one’s enemies, but at the same time, the possibility of being shot down one’s self increases Picture Quote #1

There were sometimes from forty to sixty English machines, but unfortunately the Germans were often in the minority. With them quality was more important than quantity Picture Quote #1

The English had hit upon a splendid joke. They intended to catch me or to bring me down Picture Quote #1

My dear Excellency! I have not gone to war to collect cheese and eggs, but for another purpose Picture Quote #1

Everything depends on whether we have for opponents those French tricksters or those daring rascals, the English. I prefer the English. Frequently their daring can only be described as stupidity. In their eyes it may be pluck and daring Picture Quote #1

As a little boy of eleven I entered the Cadet Corps. I was not particularly eager to become a Cadet, but my father wished it. So my wishes were not consulted Picture Quote #1

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What’s the hurry? Are you afraid I won’t come back? Picture Quote #1

The murder of a man is still murder, even in wartime Picture Quote #1

Find the enemy and shoot him down. Anything else is nonsense Picture Quote #1

Success flourishes only in perseverance ceaseless, restless perseverance Picture Quote #1

I honored the fallen enemy by placing a stone on his beautiful grave Picture Quote #1

It is better that one’s customers come to one’s shop than to have to look for them abroad Picture Quote #1

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Of course, with the increasing number of aeroplanes one gains increased opportunities for shooting down one’s enemies, but at the same time, the possibility of being shot down one’s self increases Picture Quote #1

One can become enthusiastic over anything. For a time I was delighted with bomb throwing. It gave me a tremendous pleasure to bomb those fellows from above Picture Quote #1

Fight on and fly on to the last drop of blood and the last drop of fuel, to the last beat of the heart Picture Quote #1

The quality of the box matters little. Success depends upon the man who sits in it Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

We convinced him quickly that the possibility of war was absolutely nil and continued our festivity. On the next day we were ordered to take the field Picture Quote #1

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Now I am within thirty yards of him. He must fall. The gun pours out its stream of lead. Then it jams. Then it reopens fire. That jam almost saved his life Picture Quote #1

The aggressive spirit, the offensive, is the chief thing everywhere in war, and the air is no exception Picture Quote #1

I never was good at learning things. I did just enough work to pass. In my opinion it would have been wrong to do more than was just sufficient, so I worked as little as possible Picture Quote #1

All the papers contained nothing but fantastic stories about the war. However, for several months we had been accustomed to war talk. We had so often packed our service trunks that the whole thing had become tedious Picture Quote #1

When one has shot down one’s first, second or third opponent, then one begins to find out how the trick is done Picture Quote #1

Everything in the air that is beneath me, especially if it is a one seater... is lost, for it cannot shoot to the rear Picture Quote #1

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I have had an experience which might perhaps be described as being shot down. At the same time, I call shot down only when one falls down. Today I got into trouble but I escaped with a whole skin Picture Quote #1

If I should come out of this war alive, I will have more luck than brains Picture Quote #1

I started shooting when I was much too far away. That was merely a trick of mine. I did not mean so much as to hit him as to frighten him, and I succeeded in catching him. He began flying curves and this enabled me to draw near Picture Quote #1

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Of course, with the increasing number of aeroplanes one gains increased opportunities for shooting down one’s enemies, but at the same time, the possibility of being shot down one’s self increases. (Manfred Von Richthofen Quotes) There were sometimes from forty to sixty English machines, but unfortunately the Germans were often in the minority. With them quality was more important than quantity (Manfred Von Richthofen Quotes) The English had hit upon a splendid joke. They intended to catch me or to bring me down (Manfred Von Richthofen Quotes) My dear Excellency! I have not gone to war to collect cheese and eggs, but for another purpose (Manfred Von Richthofen Quotes) Everything depends on whether we have for opponents those French tricksters or those daring rascals, the English. I prefer the English. Frequently their daring can only be described as stupidity. In their eyes it may be pluck and daring (Manfred Von Richthofen Quotes) As a little boy of eleven I entered the Cadet Corps. I was not particularly eager to become a Cadet, but my father wished it. So my wishes were not consulted (Manfred Von Richthofen Quotes) What’s the hurry? Are you afraid I won’t come back? (Manfred Von Richthofen Quotes) The murder of a man is still murder, even in wartime (Manfred Von Richthofen Quotes) Find the enemy and shoot him down. Anything else is nonsense (Manfred Von Richthofen Quotes) Success flourishes only in perseverance ceaseless, restless perseverance (Manfred Von Richthofen Quotes) I honored the fallen enemy by placing a stone on his beautiful grave (Manfred Von Richthofen Quotes) It is better that one’s customers come to one’s shop than to have to look for them abroad (Manfred Von Richthofen Quotes) Of course, with the increasing number of aeroplanes one gains increased opportunities for shooting down one’s enemies, but at the same time, the possibility of being shot down one’s self increases (Manfred Von Richthofen Quotes) One can become enthusiastic over anything. For a time I was delighted with bomb throwing. It gave me a tremendous pleasure to bomb those fellows from above (Manfred Von Richthofen Quotes) Fight on and fly on to the last drop of blood and the last drop of fuel, to the last beat of the heart (Manfred Von Richthofen Quotes) The quality of the box matters little. Success depends upon the man who sits in it (Manfred Von Richthofen Quotes) 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 (Manfred Von Richthofen Quotes) We convinced him quickly that the possibility of war was absolutely nil and continued our festivity. On the next day we were ordered to take the field (Manfred Von Richthofen Quotes) Now I am within thirty yards of him. He must fall. The gun pours out its stream of lead. Then it jams. Then it reopens fire. That jam almost saved his life (Manfred Von Richthofen Quotes) The aggressive spirit, the offensive, is the chief thing everywhere in war, and the air is no exception (Manfred Von Richthofen Quotes) I never was good at learning things. I did just enough work to pass. In my opinion it would have been wrong to do more than was just sufficient, so I worked as little as possible (Manfred Von Richthofen Quotes) All the papers contained nothing but fantastic stories about the war. However, for several months we had been accustomed to war talk. We had so often packed our service trunks that the whole thing had become tedious (Manfred Von Richthofen Quotes) When one has shot down one’s first, second or third opponent, then one begins to find out how the trick is done (Manfred Von Richthofen Quotes) Everything in the air that is beneath me, especially if it is a one seater... is lost, for it cannot shoot to the rear (Manfred Von Richthofen Quotes) I have had an experience which might perhaps be described as being shot down. At the same time, I call shot down only when one falls down. Today I got into trouble but I escaped with a whole skin (Manfred Von Richthofen Quotes) If I should come out of this war alive, I will have more luck than brains (Manfred Von Richthofen Quotes) I started shooting when I was much too far away. That was merely a trick of mine. I did not mean so much as to hit him as to frighten him, and I succeeded in catching him. He began flying curves and this enabled me to draw near (Manfred Von Richthofen Quotes)