Able Quote by Chesley Sullenberger

If you take one of the first flights out in the morning, typically the airplane and the crew have arrived the night before. When…

— Chesley Sullenberger

That's what we're trained to do.

— Chesley Sullenberger

The economic tsunami has hit all airline employees. With the 2001 terror attacks, airline bankruptcies, pension terminations, loss of pay, changes in work rules…

— Chesley Sullenberger

You know, I think when people are in important positions in big organizations, they often get tied up with the minutia of managing money,…

— Chesley Sullenberger

I had never been so challenged in an airplane that I doubted the outcome.

— Chesley Sullenberger

Pilots learn to use human skills to communicate information and make decisions collectively, which creates a shared sense of responsibility among the team for…

— Chesley Sullenberger

For years, I tried to resist the hero label.

— 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

When I testified before Congress after the Hudson River landing, Congressman James Oberstar of Minnesota said, 'Safety begins in the boardroom.' That's as true…

— Chesley Sullenberger

Having a plan enabled us to keep our hope alive. Perhaps in a similar fashion, people who are in their own personal crises -…

— 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…

— Chesley Sullenberger

It's amazing what you can learn to get used to.

— Chesley Sullenberger