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Chesley Sullenberger

I took my first flying lesson in 1967, when I was 16. By October 1968, I had 70 hours in the air and got my pilot’s license.

– Chesley Sullenberger

Chesley Sullenberger

I’m less shy now than I was as a kid. After Flight 1549, my family and I had to become public figures and more complete versions of ourselves. I had to teach myself to become an effective public speaker.

– Chesley Sullenberger

Chesley Sullenberger

My wife Lorrie actually looked in the dictionary to see what the definition was of heroism because it had been used so much. She found at least one definition is someone who chooses to put themselves at risk to save another.

– Chesley Sullenberger

Chesley Sullenberger

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

Chesley Sullenberger

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

Chesley Sullenberger

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

Chesley Sullenberger

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

– Chesley Sullenberger

Chesley Sullenberger

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

– Chesley Sullenberger

Chesley Sullenberger

I went from living my life anonymously for 58 years to being a public figure known globally in a matter of minutes.

– Chesley Sullenberger

Chesley Sullenberger

My message going forward is that I want to remind everyone in the aviation industry – especially those who manage aviation companies and those who regulate aviation – that we owe it to our passengers to keep learning how to do it better.

– Chesley Sullenberger

Chesley Sullenberger

I think it’s become an economic necessity for people to be able to learn and grow throughout their lives, because most people can’t get through their entire career with one skill set. We have to keep reinventing ourselves.

– Chesley Sullenberger

Chesley Sullenberger

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

– Chesley Sullenberger

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