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> [It really helps to know what success is before you get there, and if you know, then you can head right for it. For some people, it's the most money. For some, it's the most power. For some, it's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/it-really-helps-to-know-what-success-is-before-you-get-there-and-if/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

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## More by Gordon Bethune

> [It's difficult to have everybody like everything you do. I don't know anybody that's perfect and doesn't have a zit somewhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/it-s-difficult-to-have-everybody-like-everything-you-do-i-don-t-know/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

> [Grounding airplanes to cover your butt would never have let Orville or Wilbur change the world. We would still be spending weeks to cross…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/grounding-airplanes-to-cover-your-butt-would-never-have-let-orville/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

> [It's not a testosterone-driven industry any longer. Success is making money, not in the size of the airline.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/it-s-not-a-testosterone-driven-industry-any-longer-success-is-making/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

> [I don't think JetBlue has a better chance of being profitable than 100 other predecessors with new airplanes, new employees, low fares, all touchy-feely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/i-don-t-think-jetblue-has-a-better-chance-of-being-profitable-than/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

> [You're only as good as your dumbest competitor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/you-re-only-as-good-as-your-dumbest-competitor/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

> [But I like to think that a lot of managers and executives trying to solve problems miss the forest for the trees by forgetting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/but-i-like-to-think-that-a-lot-of-managers-and-executives-trying-to/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/it-s-the-old-adage-you-can-make-a-pizza-so-cheap-nobody-will-eat-it/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

> [In airplanes you have a choice between chocolate and vanilla. One year could be vanilla or it could be chocolate. I don't attach any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/in-airplanes-you-have-a-choice-between-chocolate-and-vanilla-one-year/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

> [We're a stupid industry led by stupid people,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/we-re-a-stupid-industry-led-by-stupid-people/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

> [You don't lie to your own doctor. You don't lie to your own attorney, and you don't lie to your employees.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/you-don-t-lie-to-your-own-doctor-you-don-t-lie-to-your-own-attorney/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

> [I just want to be able to get on an airplane and enjoy myself in Disneyland, not sit there worrying about all these assassins.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/i-just-want-to-be-able-to-get-on-an-airplane-and-enjoy-myself-in/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

> [Every pilot thinks they're the best pilot in the world. I think I'm the best pilot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/every-pilot-thinks-they-re-the-best-pilot-in-the-world-i-think-i-m/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

> [The point is... you'd better figure out what your Customers - the Customers you want - value. Because that's what they'll buy. Anything else…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/the-point-is-you-d-better-figure-out-what-your-customers-the/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

> [It really helps to know what success is before you get there, and if you know, then you can head right for it. For…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/it-really-helps-to-know-what-success-is-before-you-get-there-and-if/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

> [Whether I'm at the hangar or at the airport or on an airplane, I get respect. And that's the best part of my day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/whether-i-m-at-the-hangar-or-at-the-airport-or-on-an-airplane-i-get/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

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