American - Businessman | August 29, 1941 -
Watches are the only jewelry men can wear, unless you're Mr. T.
Gordon Bethune
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Every pilot thinks they're the best pilot in the world. I think I'm the best pilot.
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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.
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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 of the risk we take every time we fly. I also know we need to fly and always to improve safety.
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You're only as good as your dumbest competitor.
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When you actually take the time to go over to somebody's office and personally thank them - whether their office is in a cockpit of an airplane, or in a break room - that's an actual manifestation of interest in them. You need to take the time to show the people around you who work for you that you're interested in them.
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I just want to be able to get on an airplane and enjoy myself in Disneyland, not sit there worrying about all these assassins.
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A bankruptcy judge can fix your balance sheet, but he cannot fix your company.
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Most businesses fail because they want the right things but measure the wrong things, and they get the wrong results.
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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.
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The substitute for knowledge is money.
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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 you have to have? The same metrics of success that your customer does.
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