Manfred von Richthofen Quotes

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

  Manfred von Richthofen

  Military, Heart, Fighting

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

  Manfred von Richthofen

  Men, Quality, Littles

  Manfred von Richthofen (2009). “The Red Baron”, p.160, BoD – Books on Demand

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

  Manfred von Richthofen

  Men, Murder, Wartime

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• Success flourishes only in perseverance ceaseless, restless perseverance.

  Manfred von Richthofen

  Perseverance, Accomplishment, Restless

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• 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.

  Manfred von Richthofen

  Sky, Enemy, Pilots

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

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  Military, Enemy, Nonsense

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• 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.

  Manfred von Richthofen

  Littles, Opinion, Enough

  Manfred Von Richthofen (2009). “The Red Baron”, p.41, Pen and Sword

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• Sometimes, however, the Gaelic blood asserts itself. The Frenchmen will then attack. But the French attacking spirit is like bottled lemonade. It lacks tenacity. The Englishmen, on the other hand, one notices that they are of Germanic blood. Sportsmen easily take to flying, and Englishmen see in flying nothing but a sport.

  Manfred von Richthofen

  Sports, Blood, Hands

  Manfred von Richthofen (2009). “The Red Baron”, p.128, BoD – Books on Demand

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

  Manfred von Richthofen

  War, Luck, Brain

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• What's the hurry? Are you afraid I won't come back?

  Manfred von Richthofen

  Last Words

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

  Manfred von Richthofen

  Trophies, Pity, Collections

  Manfred Von Richthofen (2009). “The Red Baron”, p.87, Pen and Sword

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• I honored the fallen enemy by placing a stone on his beautiful grave.

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  Beautiful, Enemy, Stones

  Manfred von Richthofen (2009). “The Red Baron”, p.114, BoD – Books on Demand

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• I started shooting when I was much too far away. That was merely a trick of mine. I did not mean so much as to hit him as to frighten him, and I succeeded in catching him. He began flying curves and this enabled me to draw near.

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  Mean, Curves, Flying

  Manfred Von Richthofen (2009). “The Red Baron”, p.134, Pen and Sword

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• The aggressive spirit, the offensive, is the chief thing everywhere in war, and the air is no exception.

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  War, Air, Spirit

  Manfred Von Richthofen (2009). “The Red Baron”, p.107, Pen and Sword

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• My dear Excellency! I have not gone to war to collect cheese and eggs, but for another purpose.

  Manfred von Richthofen

  War, Eggs, Cheesy

  Manfred Von Richthofen (2009). “The Red Baron”, p.60, Pen and Sword

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

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  Done, Opponents, Firsts

  Manfred Von Richthofen (2009). “The Red Baron”, p.93, Pen and Sword

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• The important thing in aeroplanes is that they shall be speedy.

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  Important, Aviation, Flight

  Manfred Von Richthofen, Norman Franks, N. H. Hauprich (1991). “The Red Air Fighter”, Presidio Pr

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• 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.

  Manfred von Richthofen

  Father, Boys, Wish

  Manfred Von Richthofen (2009). “The Red Baron”, p.28, Pen and Sword

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• Everything depends on whether we have for opponents those French tricksters or those daring rascals, the English. I prefer the English. Frequently their daring can only be described as stupidity. In their eyes it may be pluck and daring.

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  Eye, Swag, Stupidity

  Manfred von Richthofen (2009). “The Red Baron”, p.128, BoD – Books on Demand

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• Everything in the air that is beneath me, especially if it is a one seater . . . is lost, for it cannot shoot to the rear.

  Manfred von Richthofen

  Air, Aviation, Lost

  Manfred Von Richthofen (2009). “The Red Baron”, p.134, Pen and Sword

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• Whatever Boelcke told us was taken as Gospel!

  Manfred von Richthofen

  Taken, Aviation, Combat

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• Fighter pilots rove in the area allotted to them in any way they like, and when they spot an enemy they attack and shoot them down.... Everything else is rubbish.

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  Enemy, Pilots, Way

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• Of course, with the increasing number of aeroplanes one gains increased opportunities for shooting down one's enemies, but at the same time, the possibility of being shot down one's self increases.

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  Opportunity, Self, Numbers

  Manfred von Richthofen (2009). “The Red Baron”, p.118, BoD – Books on Demand

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• I have had an experience which might perhaps be described as being shot down. At the same time, I call shot down only when one falls down. Today I got into trouble but I escaped with a whole skin.

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  Fall, Swag, Skins

  Manfred von Richthofen (2009). “The Red Baron”, p.130, BoD – Books on Demand

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• One can become enthusiastic over anything. For a time I was delighted with bomb throwing. It gave me a tremendous pleasure to bomb those fellows from above.

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  Bombs, Pleasure, Throwing

  Manfred von Richthofen (2009). “The Red Baron”, p.105, BoD – Books on Demand

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