Douglas Bader quotes
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“Don't listen to anyone who tells you that you can't do this or that. That's nonsense. Make up your mind, you'll never use crutches or a stick, then have a go at everything. Go to school, join in all the games you can. Go anywhere you want to. But never, never let them persuade you that things are too difficult or impossible.”
-- Douglas BaderSource : "Accelerated Learning in Practice". Book by Alistair Smith, p. 234, 1998.
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“Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men.”
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“The successful pilots succeeded because they did not open fire until they were close to the target.”
-- Douglas BaderSource : Douglas Bader (2006). “Douglas Bader: Fight for the Sky”, p.17, Pen and Sword
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“I just made a balls of it, old boy. That's all there was to it.”
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“I then realized my analytics data was a bit odd. My keywords were no longer with me”
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“I think the greatest of all human virtues is loyalty. It embraces all the best of the human character: courage, faith, love and charity.”
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“The sea from Dunkirk to Dover during these days of the evacuation looked like any coastal road in England on a bank holiday. It was solid with shipping.”
-- Douglas BaderSource : Douglas Bader (2006). “Douglas Bader: Fight for the Sky”, p.19, Pen and Sword
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“We were all flying around up and down the coast near Dunkirk looking for enemy aircraft which seemed also to be milling around with no particular cohesion.”
-- Douglas BaderSource : Douglas Bader (2006). “Douglas Bader: Fight for the Sky”, p.19, Pen and Sword
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“I then realized my appearance was a bit odd. My right leg was no longer with me. It had caught somewhere in the top of the cockpit as I tried to leave my Spitfire.”
-- Douglas BaderSource : Douglas Bader (2006). “Douglas Bader: Fight for the Sky”, p.41, Pen and Sword
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“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.”
-- Douglas BaderSource : Douglas Bader (2006). “Douglas Bader: Fight for the Sky”, p.22, Pen and Sword
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