Worry retards reaction and makes clear-cut decisions impossible.
As soon as we left the ground, I knew I had to fly.
Aviation records don't fall until someone is willing to mortgage the present for the future.
The most difficult thing is the decision to act!
The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves.
In soloing - as in other activities - it is far easier to start something than it is to finish it.