Quotations from various pilots, politicians and dignitaries
Assembled by Peng
“640K ought to be enough for anybody.”
– Bilus Gatus, TRI Scientist
“I never launched thinking I would lose.”
– Fallen TRI pilot
“A TRI pilot has to be twice as good as his enemies to go half as far.”
– Suthandl of Solrain
“We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and the success of TRI.”
– Aeolsah of Solrain*
“No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works.”
– Sarath V, Fifth Prime
“For our pilots uncommon valor has become a common virtue.”
– Sarath V, Fifth Prime
“If TRI goes to its Armageddon, we will follow fighting.”
– Cerekerr of Octavius
“Defense against Conflux is resolved around the superior speed of our fighters.”
– Queliar Neamru of Quantar
“Pretty flying never killed a Conflux. Always above, seldom on the same level, never underneath! These are the keys to victory.”
– Scorch of Quantar
“May fortune favor the foolish.”
– Istvan, Coordinator: FTL
“Fly with the head and not with the muscles. That is the way to long life for a fighter pilot.”
– Tekenus of Solrain
“Aggressiveness is fundamental to success in ship-to-ship combat and if you ever catch an enemy in a defensive mood you have him licked before you start shooting.”
– Nintalik of Octavius
“There’s no kill like a guns kill.”
– Unknown pilot
“The fighter, even when tackling a purely defensive task, must never lose the initiative to his opponent.”
– Aeolsah of Solrain*
“It’s Odiche’s fault!”
– Pretty much everyone
“A pilot who is familiar with his weapon can only achieve a maximum effect with it when he believes in the way it is tactically employed.”
– The Historian
“Turn to kill, not to engage. Speed is the cushion of sloppiness.”
– Sandoz of Octavius
“Good preparation, opportunity, and the judgement of a split second are what makes some pilot an ace, while others think back on what they could have done.”
– The Historian
“Even if a man lacks some of the other qualifications, he can often make up for it in fighting spirit.”
– Suthandl of Solrain
“The best tactic is to make a pass, then break off and come back even more aggressively.”
– Cerekerr of Octavius
“Beware the lessons of a fighter pilot who would rather fly in a simulator than kick your ass!”
– Namtarr of Octavius
“If you come back from a mission with a kill but without your wingman, you lost your battle.”
– Cameron of Solrain
“Speed is life.”
– Iceman of Quantar
“Work on your favorite maneuver until you can do it to perfection, then use it whenever possible. ”
– Asadelus of Solrain
“The best individual defensive tactic is a hard and fast offensive, regardless of the odds.”
– Nintalik of Octavius
“Any angles you give the enemy on the first pass will haunt you for the rest of the fight.”
– Omran of Quantar
“Fight to fly, fly to fight, fight to win.”
– Enkido Khan of Octavius
“Go in close, and then when you think you are too close, go in closer. On individual combat tactics, aggressiveness is the keynote of success.”
– Gregorus of Solrain
“If your attack is sudden and aggressive, the enemy will be at a disadvantage regardless of his numbers or position.”
– Sandoz of Octavius
“The pilot who sees the other first already has half the victory. See, decide, attack, reverse.”
– Dimetries of Octavius
“Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly.”
– Gregorus of Solrain
“It’s not big ships that win battles. It’s good pilots.”
– Tekenus of Solrain
“When a man has committed no mistakes in war, he can only have been engaged in it but for a short time.”
– The Historian
“In war there is but one favorable moment; the great art is to sieze it.”
– Amraza of Quantar
“At the head of a fleet nothing is more becoming than simplicity.”
– Cameron of Solrain
“Know the enemy and know yourself and in a hundred battles you will never be in peril.”
– Yasar of Quantar
“In war there is no subsitute for victory.”
– Tache Uzelin
“Everything which the enemy least expects will succeed the best.”
– Lothar of Solrain
“The death of fear is in doing what you fear to do.”
– Nintalik of Octavius
“The essence of war is violence. Moderation in war is imbecility”
– Namtarr of Octavius
“This is a war of the unknown warriors; but let all strive without failing in faith or in duty, and the dark curse will be lifted from our age.”
– The Historian
“Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.”
– Enkido Khan of Octavius
“War should be long in preparing , in order that you may conquer the enemy more quickly.”
– Sandoz of Octavius
“Never retreat! Only advance in another direction.”
– Dimetries of Octavius
“A fight is never finished, only abandoned.”
– Ipuki Hanh of Quantar
“Even a peaceful pilot must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist his faction’s banner, and begin slitting throats.”
– Amraza of Quantar
“It’s not the size of the ship in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the ship.”
– Shadibyah of Quantar
“The right to swing your fist starts where the enemies face begins.”
– Omran of Quantar
“The object of war is not to die for your cause but to make the other bastard die for his.”
– Wadikido of Quantar
“If you are going through hell, keep going.”
– Yasar of Quantar
“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.”
– Tekenus of Solrain
“Victory goes to the pilot who makes the second-to-last mistake.”
– Gregorus of Solrain
“We are going to have peace even if we have to fight for it.”
– Xeiathel of Solrain
“In peace there’s nothing so becomes a man as modest stillness and humility: But when the blast of war blows in our ears, then imitate the action of the Lion.”
– From the Book of Quantar
“The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.”
– Asadelus of Solrain
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