“I have been luckier than the law of averages should allow. I could never be so lucky again.” ShouldHas BeensLawLuckyAverageFlightAviationSo LuckyLaw Of Averages Author:Jimmy Doolittle
“I am not a very timid type. It's very important to some people, but not to me. I have a simple philosophy: worry about those things you can fix. It you can't fix it, don't worry about it; accept it and do the best you can.” PeopleImportantPhilosophySimpleAcceptingWorryTypeFlightAviationDo The Best Author:Jimmy Doolittle
“Adolf Galland said that the day we took our fighters off the bombers and put them against the German fighters, that is, went from defensive to offsensive, Germany lost the air war. I made that decision and it was my most important decision during World War II. As you can imagine, the bomber crews were upset. The fighter pilots were ecstatic.” WorldMadeSaidImportantWarLostDecisionImagineAirMilitaryFighterUpsetWar Of The WorldsGermanyAviationWorld War IiPilotsWorld War ICrewEcstaticBombersAir PowerImportant DecisionsAirpowerFighter PilotMilitary Aviation Author:Jimmy Doolittle
“If we should have to fight, we should be prepared to do so from the neck up instead of from the neck down.” IfsShouldFightingShould HavePreparedNecksAviationBe PreparedAir PowerAirpower Author:Jimmy Doolittle
“The country will some day pay for the stupidities of those who were in the majority on this commission. They know as much about the future of aviation as they do about the sign writing of the Aztecs.” KnowsWritingCountryPayMajorityStupidityAviationAir PowerAirpower Author:Jimmy Doolittle
“To become an ace a fighter must have extraordinary eyesight, strength, and agility, a huntsman's eye, coolness in a pinch, calculated recklessness, a full measure of courage and occasional luck!” EyeLuckExtraordinaryFighterAviationCombatOccasionalAgilityAcesRecklessnessEyesightCoolness Author:Jimmy Doolittle
