Words of Wisdom: Chuck Yeager
Chuck Yeager is a famous American test pilot. He is best known for breaking the sound barrier in the experimental Bell X-1 on October 14, 1947, flying Mach 1 at an altitude of 45,000 ft. Here are some of his words:
- Rules are made for people who aren't willing to make up their own
- Unfortunately, many people do not consider fun an important item on their daily agenda. For me, that was always high priority in whatever I was doing
- You do what you can for as long as you can, and when you finally can't, you do the next best thing. You back up but you don't give up
- If you want to grow old as a pilot, you've got to know when to push it, and when to back off
- Never wait for trouble
- You don't concentrate on risks. You concentrate on results. No risk is too great to prevent the necessary job from getting done
- I was always afraid of dying. Always. It was my fear that made me learn everything I could about my airplane and my emergency equipment, and kept me flying respectful of my machine and always alert in the cockpit
I really like the first one myself . . .
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Posted by DDFD at 10/5/2009 10:09 PM 
Categories: Self Improvement, Words of Wisdom
Tags: Self Improvement Chuck Yeager Quotes Quotes
Categories: Self Improvement, Words of Wisdom
Tags: Self Improvement Chuck Yeager Quotes Quotes
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