Herb Kelleher Quotes

"I would have to say from looking at the scene, as I've seen it, it appears there's a good chance it might be a total loss."
-Herb Kelleher

"It wasn't a matter of public policy; it was a matter of political power."
-Herb Kelleher

"A company is stronger if it is bound by love rather than by fear."
-Herb Kelleher

"Succession planning has been a major priority at Southwest for quite some time. We think we have come up with a winning combination of talent for our company reorganization."
-Herb Kelleher

"Most people think of us as this flamboyant airline, ... but we're really very conservative from the fiscal standpoint. . . . We never got dangerously in debt and never let costs get out of hand."
-Herb Kelleher

"You'd have thought we threatened to release the four horsemen of the Apocalypse."
-Herb Kelleher

"There was no indication that the runway was wet and they have no indications of any problems at all with the plane."
-Herb Kelleher

"It's all hands on deck; the ship is being shelled."
-Herb Kelleher