One thing I want to make clear, as far as my own rebirth is concerned, the final authority is myself and no one else, and obviously not China's Communists.

The power of an air force is terrific when there is nothing to oppose it.

If you stand up and be counted, from time to time you may get yourself knocked down. But remember this: A man flattened by an opponent can get up again. A man flattened by conformity stays down for good. 

Sometimes, I feel like one who is on the sidelines, who has missed life itself.

Soldiers who always remain faithful to their nation, who are always prepared to sacrifice their lives, are invincible.

Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for these wish well alike to each other qua good, and they are good in themselves.

Our goal is to make the best devices in the world, not to be the biggest.

For good or for ill, air mastery is today the supreme expression of military power and fleets and armies, however vital and important, must accept a subordinate rank. 

The shepherd drives the wolf from the sheep's throat, for which the sheep thanks the shepherd as his liberator, while the wolf denounces him for the same act as the destroyer of liberty. Plainly, the sheep and the wolf are not agreed upon a definition of liberty.

When you make fun of somebody who is hurt, you add insult to their injury!

Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest.

Democracy is not merely a form of government. It is primarily a mode of associated living, of conjoint communicated experience. It is essentially an attitude of respect and reverence towards fellow men.