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> [I came from the music business, which reputedly has the biggest egos, but I really think the airline world caps it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-fernandes/i-came-from-the-music-business-which-reputedly-has-the-biggest-egos/)

[Tony Fernandes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-fernandes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ee/tony-fernandes-20560_airline_i-came-from-the-music-business-which-rep_110401.jpg)

> [When I started my airline business, I didn't know everything, right? If I start up a newspaper tomorrow, I might get ripped off by journalists. You'd be naive to think you know everything from day one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-fernandes/when-i-started-my-airline-business-i-didn-t-know-everything-right-if/)

[Tony Fernandes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-fernandes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d09/tony-fernandes-20560_airline_when-i-started-my-airline-business-i-did_2024117.png)

## Other authors on Airline

## More by Tony Fernandes

> [Good leadership is to know when to go, and you only succeed as a good leader if you've transported someone else in and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-fernandes/good-leadership-is-to-know-when-to-go-and-you-only-succeed-as-a-good/)

[Tony Fernandes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-fernandes/)

> [I came from the music business, which reputedly has the biggest egos, but I really think the airline world caps it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-fernandes/i-came-from-the-music-business-which-reputedly-has-the-biggest-egos/)

[Tony Fernandes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-fernandes/)

> [Winning is an amazing feeling. You dont get that in business; you dont get that in many things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-fernandes/winning-is-an-amazing-feeling-you-dont-get-that-in-business-you-dont/)

[Tony Fernandes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-fernandes/)

> [Aviation is for the common man. My goal is to enable everyone to fly. It shouldn't be only for the rich.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-fernandes/aviation-is-for-the-common-man-my-goal-is-to-enable-everyone-to-fly/)

[Tony Fernandes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-fernandes/)

> [If you have a great product but no one knows about it, it's history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-fernandes/if-you-have-a-great-product-but-no-one-knows-about-it-it-s-history/)

[Tony Fernandes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-fernandes/)

> [I'm not cynical or bitter in any way. Life's too short; you get ripped off, but if you hold a grudge, it's going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-fernandes/i-m-not-cynical-or-bitter-in-any-way-life-s-too-short-you-get-ripped/)

[Tony Fernandes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-fernandes/)

> [I don't care about failing because I do not want to sit down in my older years and say, 'How come I didn't try?'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-fernandes/i-don-t-care-about-failing-because-i-do-not-want-to-sit-down-in-my/)

[Tony Fernandes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-fernandes/)

> [In Europe, they travel a lot lighter. I always joke that my Indonesian passengers bring their house and their neighbors house.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-fernandes/in-europe-they-travel-a-lot-lighter-i-always-joke-that-my-indonesian/)

[Tony Fernandes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-fernandes/)

> [The passengers were on my aircraft, and I have to take responsibility for that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-fernandes/the-passengers-were-on-my-aircraft-and-i-have-to-take-responsibility/)

[Tony Fernandes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-fernandes/)

> [The music and airlines businesses are tough, but I've been successful in them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-fernandes/the-music-and-airlines-businesses-are-tough-but-i-ve-been-successful/)

[Tony Fernandes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-fernandes/)

> [Don't kid yourself that anyone in the Premier League is going to do you any favours.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-fernandes/don-t-kid-yourself-that-anyone-in-the-premier-league-is-going-to-do/)

[Tony Fernandes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-fernandes/)

> [Aviation is for the common man. My goal is to enable everyone to fly. It shouldnt be only for the rich.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-fernandes/aviation-is-for-the-common-man-my-goal-is-to-enable-everyone-to-fly-2/)

[Tony Fernandes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-fernandes/)

> [I think airlines have been very much parrots. They'll just follow what everyone else is doing. Why change a model that they're happy in?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-fernandes/i-think-airlines-have-been-very-much-parrots-they-ll-just-follow-what/)

[Tony Fernandes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-fernandes/)

> [Winning is an amazing feeling. You don't get that in business; you don't get that in many things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-fernandes/winning-is-an-amazing-feeling-you-don-t-get-that-in-business-you-don/)

[Tony Fernandes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-fernandes/)

> [Passion is just something that comes naturally to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-fernandes/passion-is-just-something-that-comes-naturally-to-me/)

[Tony Fernandes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-fernandes/)

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