Jimmy Doolittle Professions : Officer commanding Born : December 14, 1896 Died : September 27, 1993 Browse All Authors Top 14 quotes by Jimmy Doolittle Nothing is as strong as the heart of a volunteer. Jimmy Doolittle strong military heart If we should have to fight, we should be prepared to do so from the neck up instead of from the neck down. Jimmy Doolittle air-power fighting should-have The first lesson is that you can't lose a war if you have command of the air, and you can't win a war if you haven't. Jimmy Doolittle air winning war 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. Jimmy Doolittle simple philosophy people Hitherto acceptable norms of human conduct do not apply. If the United States is to survive, long-standing American concepts of 'fair play' must be reconsidered. We must develop effective espionage and counterespionage services and must learn to subvert, sabotage and destroy our enemies by more clever, more sophisticated, and more effective methods than those used against us. It may become necessary that the American people be made acquainted with, understand and support this fundamentally repugnant philosophy. Jimmy Doolittle clever play philosophy Just try to make the world a better place for your having been here. Jimmy Doolittle extraordinary-person trying world I have been luckier than the law of averages should allow. I could never be so lucky again. Jimmy Doolittle lucky law average 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! Jimmy Doolittle agility luck eye 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. Jimmy Doolittle military air war Germany may have recovered a flying saucer as early as 1939 Jimmy Doolittle germany flying may 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. Jimmy Doolittle stupidity writing country I could never be so lucky again Jimmy Doolittle so-lucky lucky The function and Navy in any future war will be to support the dominant air arm. Jimmy Doolittle military air war If we should have to fight, we should be prepared to so so from the neck up instead of from the neck down. Jimmy Doolittle down fight up be-prepared Similar Authors Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding officer-commanding Georgy Zhukov officer-commanding George Meade officer-commanding William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe officer-commanding Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet officer-commanding All Authors
