Aviation is proof that given, the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible.
– Edward Vernon Rickenbacker
Courage is doing what you're afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you're scared.
– Edward Vernon Rickenbacker
I would rather have a million friends than a million dollars.
– Edward Vernon Rickenbacker
The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are: Initiative, Imagination, Individuality and Independence.
– Edward Vernon Rickenbacker
If you think about disaster, you will get it. Brood about death and you hasten your demise. Think positively and masterfully, with confidence and faith, and life becomes more secure, more fraught with action, richer in achievement and experience.