No one is going to stick their head out of the trenches for someone they don't respect or trust. You can get shot doing that.

Do you know how much faster I can fix an airplane when I want to fix it than when I don't want to fix it?

You don't lie to your own doctor. You don't lie to your own attorney, and you don't lie to your employees.

Somebody who knows what they're doing, who has a good track record, they come across as very articulate, bright and looking for a challenge - that's absolutely my kind of hire.

The airline business is the biggest team sport in the world. When you're all consumed with fighting among yourselves, your opponents can run over you every day.

Watches are the only jewelry men can wear, unless you're Mr. T.

It's the old adage: You can make a pizza so cheap, nobody will eat it. You can make an airline so cheap, nobody will fly it.

It all sounds almost silly, but the fact is that the only way to change a corporate culture is to just change it.

Most businesses fail because they want the right things but measure the wrong things, and they get the wrong results.

If you say three things in a row that make sense, people will vote for you.

Every pilot thinks they're the best pilot in the world. I think I'm the best pilot.

Funny how we take it for granted that we know all there is to know about another person, just because we see them frequently or because of some strong emotional tie.

When in doubt, focus on your heart. It will show you your destiny.

Fame is simply an imbalance between inbound and outbound attention.

Do I like being thought of as attractive? I don't know anyone on Earth who doesn't, but I do find it funny.

There is no perfect justice, just as there is no absolute in ethics. But there is perfect injustice, and we know it when we see it.

Dressing is a pleasure; clothes are not a joke.

I think it takes a long time, as you get older, to realize just how crazy the world is, just how ridiculous it all is.

Amherst was pivotal in my broad intellectual development; MIT in my development as a professional economist.

I wanted a T-shirt that says 'USA National Team'. It turned out to be a very smart decision.

It's your eyes. They're ... more serious than they used to be. Like they've seen things they shouldn't have.