It wasn't that the X-1 would kill you, it was the systems in the X-1 that would kill you.
Chuck Yeager

In 1966, NASA took over in space, and it has been a bureaucratic mess ever since.
Chuck Yeager

What good does it do to be afraid? It doesn't help anything. You better try and figure out what's happening and correct it.
Chuck Yeager

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

Rules are made for people who aren't willing to make up their own.
Chuck Yeager