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
thinking winning priorities
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.
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.
inspirational thinking think-big
Think small and act small, and we'll get bigger. Think big and act big, and we'll get smaller.
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.
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.
Just because you don't announce your plan doesn't mean you don't have one.
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.
business fly incidental
I tell my employees that we're in the service business, and it's incidental that we fly airplanes.
You can't have a mid-life crisis in the airline industry because every day is a crisis.
matter political public
It wasn't a matter of public policy; it was a matter of political power.
hands ship
It's all hands on deck; the ship is being shelled,