All Gordon Bethune Quotes
- You don't lie to your own doctor. You don't lie to your own attorney, and you don't lie to your employees. Attorney
- Every pilot thinks they're the best pilot in the world. I think I'm the best pilot. Best
- 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… Adage
- I've spent my life as an airplane mechanic, pilot, aircraft manufacturer and airline CEO who never lost a life or an airplane. I am considerate… Aircraft
- It's not about market share. If you have a successful company, you will get your market share. But to get a successful company, what do… Company
- We're a stupid industry led by stupid people, Industry
- But I like to think that a lot of managers and executives trying to solve problems miss the forest for the trees by forgetting to… Closely
- 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… Airline
- We tax air passengers like cigarettes and alcohol - we impose sin taxes on travellers. Air
- 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. Airplane
- I was a mechanic in the Navy. And mechanics in the Navy are like mechanics in airlines. You may have more stripes than I do,… Airline
- You have to begin to put the infrastructure in place to put in high-speed trains...It should be a national priority. If the French can do… Begin
- Since 1978 the record pretty well shows that no start-up airline . . . has really been successful, so the odds of JetBlue having long-term… Airline
- 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 ...… Airplane
- 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? Airplane
- It's like telling Mozart that there are too many notes in an opera. Which one do you want us to take out? Like Telling
- It's not a testosterone-driven industry any longer. Success is making money, not in the size of the airline. Airline
- There are a lot of parallels between what we're doing and an expensive watch. It's very complex, has a lot of parts and it only… Complex
- 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 relevance… Airplane
- Watches are the only jewelry men can wear, unless you're Mr. T. Inspirational
- I just want to be able to get on an airplane and enjoy myself in Disneyland, not sit there worrying about all these assassins. Able
- The substitute for knowledge is money. Knowledge
- Grounding airplanes to cover your butt would never have let Orville or Wilbur change the world. We would still be spending weeks to cross the… Airplane
- I learned that you can be successful if you get people to help you become successful. Become Successful
- A bankruptcy judge can fix your balance sheet, but he cannot fix your company. Balance