Giulio Douhet Quotes

#1. When among the graves of thy fellows, walk with circumspection; thine own is open at thy feet.

Ambrose Bierce

#2. I am sorry this became, a poem
I beg you, please do not think as blame
Trust me as you trust god
I am your friend, in pain
This insane writing, which turned into poem

Santosh Kalwar

#3. The one effective method of defending one's own territory from an offensive by air is to destroy the enemy's air power with the greatest possible speed.

Giulio Douhet

#4. There is absolutely nothing that beats hard work.

Sallie Krawcheck

#5. God can pick sense out of a confused prayer.

Richard Sibbes

#6. Victory smiles upon those who anticipate the change in the character of war, not upon those who wait to adapt themselves after the changes occur.

Giulio Douhet

#7. To have command of the air means to be able to cut an enemy's army and navy off from their bases of operation and nullify their chances of winning the war.

Giulio Douhet

#8. When everything is together - the band, me, the audience, it's boss! It's just like magic.

Janis Joplin

#9. Sometimes a person has to stop talking about art for a moment and take a look around.

Sarah Schulman

#10. To conquer the command of the air means victory; to be beaten in the air means defeat and acceptance of whatever terms the enemy may be pleased to impose.

Giulio Douhet

#11. In order to assure an adequate national defense, it is necessary - and sufficient - to be in a position in case of war to conquer the command of the air.

Giulio Douhet

#12. A wasteland is a confrontation to a man of stature: an empty place, a gauntlet thrown down in challenge and defiance. A place like that cries out to be conquered and civilised.

John C. Wright

#13. In order to feel loved, be respected and stay connected, we humans have a tendency to lie. We lie about who we are, what we want, what we need, what we have done or will do. Perhaps 'lie' is too strong a word. Let me say that what we do is withhold the truth.

Iyanla Vanzant

#14. Because of its independence of surface limitations and its superior speed the airplane is the offensive weapon par excellence.

Giulio Douhet

#15. How do you think we build a future? I think we build it by investing in our kids and investing in education.

Elizabeth Warren

#16. First, I'm trying to edit down about 7 hours of material which I made prior to the Cop days and find some way to get it out. This stuff is pretty out there, mostly sonic collages and tape manipulations.

Jim Coleman

#17. It is. But not as hard as farce.

Edmund Gwenn

#18. He is the wisest and the most knowing man who advises people not to lose hope and faith in the Mercy of Allah and not to be too sure and over-confident of immunity from His Wrath and Punishment.

Hazrat Ali Ibn Abu-Talib A.S

#19. I don't own a Kindle, no. I love books, they are beautiful objects.

John Banville

#20. You'll be scared! Sure you'll be scared. Who wouldn't fear having their head completely blown off.

Giulio Douhet

#21. I do listen to Abba. And a lot of '80s and '90s pop music.

Camilla Lackberg

#22. Would not the sight of a single enemy airplane be enough to induce a formidable panic? Normal life would be unable to continue under the constant threat of death and imminent destruction.

Giulio Douhet

#23. To conquer the command in the air means victory; to be beaten in the air means defeat.

Giulio Douhet