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.

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"If you want to grow old as a pilot, you’ve got to know when to push it, and when to back off."

- Chuck Yeager

Balance

"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."

- Chuck Yeager

Courage

"If you can walk away from a landing, it’s a good landing. If you can use the aircraft the next day, it’s an outstanding landing."

- Chuck Yeager

Inspiration

"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."

- Chuck Yeager

Perseverance

"If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing."

- Chuck Yeager

Achievement

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"We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated."

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- Michael Lopp

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"A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him."

- David Brinkley

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"We are really competing against ourselves. We have no control over how other people perform."

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