"Captain Chesley ""Sully"" Sullenberger III, 62, airline pilot His dad's advice: My father, a WWII U.S. Navy officer, taught me that a leader is responsible for the welfare of people under his or her care. I relied on this when I set US Airways Flight 1549 down in the Hudson River with no casualties. But there were many more lessons from Dad. In the late 1940s, he and my mom bought a plot of land and built a small house. Every few years we would add on to it. My dad gave my sister and me each a hammer. We learned to swing those—and later to do electrical, plumbing, masonry, and roofing. The family ended up with a big ranch-style home, and I ended up with a set of building skills.Read more: Popular Mechanics Photo: Taylor Hill, Getty Images / 2012 Taylor Hill"
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