#parachute

What Manner Of Men Are These That Wear The Maroon Beret? They are firstly all volunteers and are toughened by physical training. As a result they have infectious optimism and that offensive eagerness which comes from well-being. They have 'jumped' from the air and by doing so have conquered fear. Their duty lies in the van of the battle. They are proud of this honour. They have the highest standards in all things whether it be skill in battle or smartness in the execution of all peace time duties. They are in fact - men apart - every man an emperor. Of all the factors, which make for success in battle, the spirit of the warrior is the most decisive. That spirit will be found in full measure in the men who wear the maroon beret ↗

— Bernard Montgomery

#men

I certainly remember building model rockets. It was fun to watch the rocket blast into the air, suspenseful to wonder if the parachute would open to bring the rocket safely back. ↗

— Eric Allin Cornell

#back #blast #bring #building #certainly

Just because nobody complains doesn't mean all parachutes are perfect. ↗

— Benny Hill

#complains #just #just because #mean #nobody

I did not just fall in love. I made a parachute jump. ↗

— Zora Neale Hurston

#fall #i #jump #just #love

Instead of putting someone in prison for being a hooligan, give him a choice. He may have beaten someone up and he's got eight years, but tell him you can do eight years inside or spend five years in the Army. Put him in the Parachute Regiment, they'd soon sort him out. ↗

— David Bailey

#beaten #being #choice #eight #five

Take our own company as an example: We're living proof, we jump with our own parachutes. ↗

— Jim Barksdale

#example #jump #living #living proof #our

Minds are like parachutes - they only function when open. ↗

— Thomas R. Dewar

#like #minds #only #open #parachutes

All right, then nobody can complain if we ask pregnant women to make parachute jumps. ↗

— Muammar al-Gaddafi

#complain #jumps #make #nobody #parachute

My suit blew up into a parachute. All this water rushed in, there's air, water in there. I was freaking out. ↗

— Ryan Lochte

#blew #i #into #out #parachute

Life in the twentieth century is like a parachute jump: you have to get it right the first time. ↗

— Margaret Mead

#first #first time #get #jump #life