KeenBrain
KeenBrain
KeenBrain

Chesley Sullenberger Quotes


Share this page on

Quotes by Chesley Sullenberger

Showing 21-30 of 30 Quotes by Chesley Sullenberger

After high school in 1969, I was appointed to the Air Force Academy. In '73, I studied for my postgraduate degree and became a USAF pilot in 1974. After my discharge in 1980, I became a commercial pilot and flew my first airline flight at Pacific Southwest Airlines in 1980.

~Chesley Sullenberger

Topics: Academy After Air Air Force Airline Airlines Appointed Became Commercial Degree Discharge First Flew Flight Force High High School Pacific Pilot School Southwest Studied

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


In the bad old days, captains were not good leaders. They didn't build teams; they were arrogant and autocratic.

~Chesley Sullenberger

Topics: Arrogant Autocratic Bad Build Days Good Leaders Old Old Days Teams Were

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


People really are our most important resource, and people who don't realize that and choose not to live that way, choose not to lead that way, are paying a price for that in many of our companies, many of our organizations.

~Chesley Sullenberger

Topics: Choose Companies Important Lead Live Many Most Organizations Our Paying People Price Realize Really Resource Way Who

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I've missed half or two-thirds of my children's lives.

~Chesley Sullenberger

Topics: Children Half Lives Missed Two-Thirds

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Bigger airplanes, with two aisles instead of one, provide a better experience overall, and I think it's more comfortable.

~Chesley Sullenberger

Topics: Airplane Better Bigger Comfortable Experience Instead More Overall Provide Think Two I Think

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


If you take one of the first flights out in the morning, typically the airplane and the crew have arrived the night before. When you're not waiting on an inbound flight, there are fewer delays.

~Chesley Sullenberger

Topics: Airplane Arrived Before Crew Delays Fewer First Flight Flights Morning Night Out Take Waiting You

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I try to work out, time permitting, wherever I am.

~Chesley Sullenberger

Topics: Am Out Time Try Wherever Work Work Out I Am

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I have a varied collection of music on my phone. I like a lot of the popular music that has a really energetic beat to it, as well as some classical things.

~Chesley Sullenberger

Topics: Beat Classical Collection Energetic Like Lot Music Phone Popular Popular Music Really Some Things Varied Well

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


It's almost an out of body experience to see things that First Officer Jeff Skiles and I said in the cockpit together, played by actors.

~Chesley Sullenberger

Topics: Actor Almost Body Experience First Jeff Officer Out Played Said See Things Together

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


My father volunteered in early 1941, before Pearl Harbor, and became an officer in the U.S. Navy. As I was growing up, he taught me the responsibility of command: A leader is ultimately responsible for every aspect of the welfare of people under his or her care. That was a deeply felt obligation in his generation.

~Chesley Sullenberger

Topics: Aspect Became Before Care Command Deeply Early Every Father Felt Generation Growing Growing Up Harbor He Her His Leader Me Navy Obligation Officer Pearl Pearl Harbor People Responsibility Responsible Taught Ultimately Up Volunteered Welfare

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Aviator

Born: January 23rd, 1951

Links

Find Chesley Sullenberger on Amazon

Related Authors

Bessie Coleman
Jimmy Doolittle
Donald Wills Douglas
Amelia Earhart
Charles Lindbergh
Manfred Von Richthofen
Eddie Rickenbacker
Chuck Yeager

Popular Authors

Lord Byron Noel Coward Carl Jung Og Mandino Mac Miller Linus Torvalds Mark Twain Lil Wayne

Change your beliefs...change your life.

Get a related quote or insight every day.

(it's 100% free)

Follow Us On

Today's Birthdays

1806 - Isambard K. Brunel

1821 - Charles Baudelaire

1865 - Adela Florence Nicolson

1872 - Leon Blum

1888 - Sol Hurok

1893 - Charles Simmons

1898 - Paul Robeson

1905 - J. William Fulbright

1906 - Victor Vasarely

1910 - Abraham A. Ribicoff

Birthdays on April 9th
All Birthdays

Popular Topics

Chance Change Courage God Love Moving On Peace Time