The most influential person in Europe in the last 20 to 30 years has been Margaret Thatcher. Without her we'd all be living in some French bloody unemployed republic. — Michael O'Leary Copy Share Image
I'm disrespectful towards authority. I think the prime minister of Ireland is a gobshite — Michael O'Leary Copy Share
One of the weaknesses of the company now is it is a bit cheap and cheerful and overly nasty, and that reflects my personality. — Michael O'Leary Copy Share
Code-sharing, alliances, and connections are all about "how do we screw the poor customer for more money?" — Michael O'Leary Copy Share
The chattering bloody classes, or what I call the liberal Guardian readers, they're all buying SUVs to drive around London. I smile at these… — Michael O'Leary Copy Share
The chattering bloody classes, or what I call the liberal Guardian readers, they're all buying SUVs to drive around London. I smile at these… — Michael O'Leary Copy Share
The airline industry is full of bullshitters, liars and drunks. We excel at all three in Ireland. — Michael O'Leary Copy Share
It's a great incentive to work long hours. I limit the holiday to two weeks and then get the hell back to the office.… — Michael O'Leary Copy Share
The European Union spends most of its time either suing me, torturing me, criticizing me or condemning me for lowering the cost of air… — Michael O'Leary Copy Share
Do we carry rich people on our flights? Yes, I flew on one this morning and I'm very rich. — Michael O'Leary Copy Share
We think passengers who forget to print their boarding passes should pay €60 for being so stupid. — Michael O'Leary Copy Share
I have more money than I am ever going to need. Financially, I'm fine for the next couple of hundred years. — Michael O'Leary Copy Share
I'm Europe's most underpaid and underappreciated boss. I'm paid about 20 times more than the average Ryanair employee and I think the gap should… — Michael O'Leary Copy Share
