Denzel Washington Quotes

I generally have confidence in my directors.

There's simply no substitute for experience in terms of aviation safety.

Airplanes may kill you, but they ain't likely to hurt you.

A leader is a person you will follow to a place you wouldn't go by yourself.

I feel very confident that Americans flying in the air are safe and that only under the most dire of circumstances would our pilots ever even request permission to do that.

During my career as an airline pilot, I had the opportunity to be a check and training captain. Part of this job was to train and test experienced pilots to ensure that they had the necessary knowledge and skills to safely and efficiently operate those magnificent big jets.

I'm going to have to be impressed and feel confident in the people I'm handing a book to - or I'm not going to do it. Once you hand it to them, you're out. You have no control over it.

I've spent an awful lot of my time in the air. I've had everything happen to me in a plane that could happen. Except a crash.

Authority must be respected and chosen wisely.

All empire is no more than power in trust.

Accept where I am going or I will not lead you.

Flying small airplanes is not like being on airlines.

In the end, you have to just pull the trigger. Trust the car, trust the brakes, just go.

I let the coach do his job.

At some point, you can't take a risk just to take a risk because that's a betrayal, in and of itself.

Never delegate. Always empower.

Generally a wise actor will be very careful about the person to whom he gives that power.

I don't like seeing you cry. You will stop." I'll give you a promise," he said gruffly. "And then you will cease your worrying." You will have confidence in my ability to protect you," he ordered. You will have faith in me. I command it.

The position of power and having to make decisions that you don't necessarily want to make is always good conflict and good drama.

Only those who obey can believe, and only those who believe can obey.

The size of a challenge should never be measured by what we have to offer. It will never be enough. Furthermore, provision is God's responsibility, not ours. We are merely called to commit what we have - even if it's no more than a sack lunch.

When somebody promises to do something, you have to think about whether that's something that you would be willing to see happen because the powers are simply too vast.

We must do the thing we must Before the thing we may; We are unfit for any trust Till we can and do obey.

I will venture to go... but remember that you must hold the ropes.