I'll fight like a wildcat until they nail the lid of my pine box down on me. Eddie Rickenbacker boxfightlid Change image and share on social
The experienced fighting pilot does not take unnecessary risks. His business is to shoot down enemy planes, not to get shot down. Eddie Rickenbacker businessenemyexperience Change image and share on social
Fighting in the air is not a sport. It is scientific murder. Eddie Rickenbacker airfightmurder Change image and share on social
I would rather have a million friends than a million dollars. Eddie Rickenbacker dollarfriendmillion Change image and share on social
Sports of every sort had always appealed to me. Eddie Rickenbacker appealsortsport Change image and share on social
I can give you a six-word formula for success: Think things through - then follow through. Eddie Rickenbacker followformulagive Change image and share on social
When I look up and see the sun shining on the patch of white clouds up in the blue, I begin to think how it would feel to be up somewhere above it winging swiftly thought the clear air, watching the earth below, and the men on it, no bigger than ants. Eddie Rickenbacker airantbegin share on social
There is a peculiar gratification in receiving congratulations from one's squadron for a victory in the air. It is worth more to a pilot than the applause of the whole outside world. Eddie Rickenbacker airapplausecongratulation Change image and share on social
When I was racing, I had learned that you can't set stock in public adoration or your press clippings. By the time I was 26, I'd heard crowds of 100,000 scream my name, but a week later they couldn't remember who I was. You're a hero today and a bum tomorrow - hero to zero, I sometimes say. Eddie Rickenbacker 000adorationbum share on social
The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are: Initiative, Imagination, Individuality and Independence. Eddie Rickenbacker buildcharactercornerstone Change image and share on social