Douglas Bader > Quotes

“Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men.”
― Douglas Bader

“Don’t listen to anyone who tells you that you can’t do this or that. That’s nonsense. Make up your mind, you’ll never use crutches or a stick, then have a go at everything. Go to school, join in all the games you can. Go anywhere you want to. But never, never let them persuade you that things are too difficult or impossible.”
― Douglas Bader

“a rated altitude of 21,000 feet, gave it a 30 m.p.h. advantage over the FW 190 at that height; and this coupled with its astounding rate of climb, meant that for the remainder of the war the Spitfire winged supreme over the war-torn skies of Europe.”
― Douglas Bader, Fight for the Sky: The Story of the Spitfire and Hurricane