Courage is doing what you are afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you are scared.
—Eddie 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.
—Eddie Rickenbacker
The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are: Initiative, Imagination, Individuality and Independence.
—Eddie Rickenbacker
Topics: America, Character
I would rather have a million friends than a million dollars.
—Eddie Rickenbacker
Topics: Wealth, Friendship, Friends
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