“Ordinary' is a word I loathe. It has a patronizing air. I have come across ordinary people who have done extraordinary things.” PeopleDoneAirStandardsOrdinaryExtraordinaryOrdinary PeopleLoatheExtraordinary ThingsPatronizing Book:Touch and Go: A Memoir (Large Print 16pt) Source: Touch and Go: A Memoir (Large Print 16pt)
“The ordinary air fighter is an extraordinary man and the extraordinary air fighter stands as one in a million among his fellows.” MenMillionsAirOrdinaryFellowsExtraordinaryFighterAviationCombatOne In A Million Author:Theodore Roosevelt
“One of the reasons why I, 'a medical man' decided to give up medicine was a firm conviction of the extraordinary influence on health of pleasurable excitement, especially when combined with fresh air and exercise. How frequently have I, with great difficulty, persuaded patients who were never off my doorsteps to take up golf, and how rarely, if ever, I have seen them in my consulting room again.” IfsMenGivingReasonRoomsAirInfluenceExerciseGiving UpDecidedDifficultyMedicineGolfExtraordinaryPatientConvictionMedicalFirmReason WhyExcitementFresh AirConsultingDoorstep Author:Alister MacKenzie
“France and Germany were opposed to a maritime blockade of the Adriatic Sea without a mandate from the United Nations (UN). So, what we witnessed in Kosovo was an extraordinary war, a war waged solely with bombs from the air.” WarNationsUnitedAirSeaExtraordinaryFranceGermanyBombsUnited NationsMandatesKosovoMaritimeBlockades Author:Paul Virilio
“What happened in Kosovo was the exact reversal of what happened in 'Fortress Europe' in 1943-45. Let me explain. Air Marshall 'Bomber' Harris used to say that 'Fortress Europe' was a fortress without a roof, since the Allies had air supremacy. Now, if we look at the Kosovo War, what do we see? We see a fortress without walls but with a roof! Isn't that disappearance extraordinary?!” IfsLooksWarUsedHappenedAirWallEuropeLet MeExtraordinaryAlliesRoofSupremacyDisappearanceFortressesBombersReversalKosovo Author:Paul Virilio