Success flourishes only in perseverance ceaseless, restless perseverance.

Fight on and fly on to the last drop of blood and the last drop of fuel, to the last beat of the heart.

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

The murder of a man is still murder, even in wartime.

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.

Find the enemy and shoot him down. Anything else is nonsense.

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.

If I should come out of this war alive, I will have more luck than brains.

It is a pity that my collection of trophies contains not a single Russian.

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.

When one has shot down one's first, second or third opponent, then one begins to find out how the trick is done.

Routine ruins the life, variety vitalise the life.

Inevitably we start by thinking that if our work is any good, we'll get money. It's as we would if you started up a business or if you work in another profession.

A job is a job. And I like to work.

My most recent purchase was a black lace corset.

There is no summit in art; there is only continuous climbing!

I don't live under the burden of worries. Problems and challenges are there, you can't deny that. But you must challenge the challenges and not let the challenges turn into worries.

Oh God, to think that you only fall in love once in your entire life is such a depressing thought.

I thank the Lord for the brain He put in my head. Occasionally, I love to just stand to one side and watch how it works.

Energy is essential for development, and sustainable energy is essential for sustainable development.