Air Force Ensign

Famous quotes containing the words air, force and/or ensign:

    “A hook shot kisses the rim and
    hangs there, helplessly, but doesn’t drop

    and for once our gangly starting center
    boxes out his man and times his jump

    perfectly, gathering the orange leather
    from the air like a cherished possession”
    —Edward Hirsch (b. 1950)

    “Power acquired by violence is only a usurpation, and lasts only as long as the force of him who commands prevails over that of those who obey.”
    —Denis Diderot (1713–1784)

    “Ay, tear her tattered ensign down!
    Long has it waved on high,
    And many an eye has danced to see
    That banner in the sky;”
    —Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809–1894)