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“Before one can walk as Christ walked, and talk as He talked, he must first begin to think as Christ thought.”
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“The interesting adults are always the school failures, the weird ones, the losers, the malcontents, this isn’t wishful thinking. It’s the rule.”
Source : "The Parenting Trap" by A. A. Gill, www.vanityfair.com. November 2, 2012. 
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“Like most parents, I've been stumped by homework, the big questions, such as: 'What is the point of geography - the pilot always knows where we are going?'. Answer: 'If you didn't know any geography, people would think you were an American, and you wouldn't be able to put them right because you wouldn't know where they live.'”
Source : A.A. Gill (2010). “Paper View: The Best of The Sunday Times Television Columns”, p.127, Hachette UK
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“And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights.”
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“Then there was the challenge to keep doing better and better, to fly the best test flight that anybody had ever flown. That led to my being recognized as one of the more experienced test pilots, and that led to the astronaut business.”
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“You know, being a test pilot isn't always the healthiest business in the world.”
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“Everybody saying Guerrero, I'll really turn your ***** into a real ghost.”
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“You don't realize what fine fighting material there is in age. ... You show me any one who's lived to over seventy and you show me a fighter - some one who's got the will to live.”
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“I'm just excited that the fans are going to get their money's worth, and you can't say that a lot of the times.”
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“You can still entertain without getting a knockout.”
