Mick Mannock quotes

Mick Mannock quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“Good flying never killed an enemy yet.”
-- Mick Mannock

#Flying Quotes #Enemy Quotes #Combat Quotes

“There is no conclusive proof of Unidentified Flying Objects flying over India-China border.”
“I hate flying. Know why? Because no one really understands how planes actually work.”
“Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“the stars seemed near enough to touch and never before have i seen so many. i always believed the lure of flying is the lure of beauty, but i was sure of it that night.”
“Beautifully shot, impeccably paced, it was a clear, unrelenting look at the National Trust, its friends and enemies, and it makes you want to burn your passport and beg the Luftwaffe to have another go.”

Source : "AA Gill obituary" by Stuart Jeffries, www.theguardian.com. December 10, 2016.
“Have I not destroyed my enemy when I have made him into my friend?”
“How to achieve the moral breakdown of the enemy before the war has started - that is the problem that interests me. Whoever has experienced war at the front will want to refrain from all avoidable bloodshed.”
“A great man's manias must be respected, because the time required to combat them is too precious to waste.”
“No guts, no glory. If you are going to shoot him down, you have to get in there and mix it up with him.”
“I'm a combat diver, I've never done something like this.”

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