Herb Kelleher
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"Herbert "Herb" David Kelleher" is the co-founder, Chairman Emeritus, and former CEO of Southwest Airlines (based in the United States).

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Inevitably, as we grow bigger across the rest of the country, and Dallas remains the same size, we might have to begin casting about for a place that's more efficient to operate.

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.

It wasn't a matter of public policy; it was a matter of political power.

A company is stronger if it is bound by love rather than by fear.

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.

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

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.

You'd have thought we threatened to release the four horsemen of the Apocalypse.

It's all hands on deck; the ship is being shelled.