Herb Kelleher
Herb Kelleher
Herbert "Herb" David Kelleheris the co-founder, Chairman Emeritus and former CEO of Southwest Airlines...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth12 March 1931
CountryUnited States of America
airlines business fear guess worst
I guess the worst moment I ever had in business was the fear that Southwest Airlines wouldn't get off the ground.
airlines spirit
The spirit of Southwest Airlines is exuberant, it's caring, it's dedicated, it's diligent, it's fun, it's rewarding, it's a joy.
air people cost
Keep costs low and spirits high, and the people of Southwest Airlines will keep LUV in the air.
dream taken airplane
The people of Southwest have always been my pride, my joy and my love. Their indomitable dedication and esprit de corps have taken Southwest from a three-airplane dream to a 500-airplane reality.
baby airplane thinking
I think my greatest moment in business was when the first Southwest airplane arrived after four years of litigation and I walked up to it and I kissed that baby on the lips and I cried.
brother airline-business fire
If the Wright brother were alive today Wilbur would have to fire Orville to reduce costs.
airline-business green way
If the employees come first, then they're happy. A motivated employee treats the customer well. The customer is happy so they keep coming back, which pleases the shareholders. It's not one of the enduring green mysteries of all time, it is just the way it works.
hipster airline-business strategic-planning
We have a strategic plan. It's called 'doing things'.
gotten surprised
DFW has gotten so big I'm surprised its not been implicated in a steroid scandal,
appears chance good looking might seen total
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,
anyone apart blown difference family mundane perhaps start war
I'd say my mother made more of a difference to me than anyone else did. I know that's a conventional and perhaps mundane answer, but my family was blown apart at the start of World War II.
business kid people
When I started working on Southwest Airlines, I kid you not, only people flying on business and very wealthy people ever flew.
Just because you don't announce your plan doesn't mean you don't have one.
business fly incidental
I tell my employees that we're in the service business, and it's incidental that we fly airplanes.