Gordon Bethune

Most businesses fail because they want the right things but measure the wrong things, and they get the wrong results.

If you say three things in a row that make sense, people will vote for you.

It all sounds almost silly, but the fact is that the only way to change a corporate culture is to just change it.

Whether I'm at the hangar or at the airport or on an airplane, I get respect. And that's the best part of my day.

I learned that you can be successful if you get people to help you become successful.

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.