David Neeleman famous quotes

You don’t have to spend a jillion dollars on advertising to get your word out. What matters is that customers have a good experience with your product at every single point of contact.
-- David Neeleman

#What Matters #Dollars #Advertising

The Blackberry is really essential for keeping up on my emails when I'm out of the office, which is a lot.
-- David Neeleman

#Office #Email #Essentials

People do a better job if they respect the leader of the company. I learned that on my mission -- the value of people and how to truly appreciate them,
-- David Neeleman

#Jobs #People #Appreciate

We're reviewing everything to see how we can do it better, faster, and more efficiently.
-- David Neeleman

#Faster

People were desperately trying to fill their seats for the summer. And so prices are really low right now. And so they are kept from raising prices to make up for that difference.
-- David Neeleman

#Summer #Differences #People

Trust strikes at the heart of our success at JetBlue. Trust is key to the speed of our growth. The Speed of Trust articulates better than any book that trust is the one thing that changes everything-in business and in life. With high trust, success comes faster, better, and at lower cost.
-- David Neeleman

#Book #Heart #Keys

We tried to set up a company that patterned ourselves after Southwest in all the fun, the spirit, the great people, the smile, the efficiency side of it, but we've added some extras that people aren't used to finding on Southwest.
-- David Neeleman

#Smile #Fun #People

I'm always crunching numbers, so my calculator watch is a must.
-- David Neeleman

#Numbers #Watches #Calculators

A lot of airlines have come and gone.
-- David Neeleman

#Gone #Airline

With high trust, success comes faster, better, and at lower cost.
-- David Neeleman

#Cost #Faster

This is not a business where you can hand off and run by remote control.
-- David Neeleman

#Running #Hands #Remote Control

Value will always be on top of everyone's lists now, right along with safety.
-- David Neeleman

#Safety #Lists #Values

People who invest in aviation are the biggest suckers in the world.
-- David Neeleman

#People #World #Aviation

We are just interested in dealing with the people were paying every day. We know federal law allows them to vote in a union at anytime, but we think we can resist that by talking to our own people and giving them enough upside.
-- David Neeleman

#Thinking #Talking #Law

And you've got to remember that I'm also the father of nine children.
-- David Neeleman

#Children #Father #Nine

And, of course, customers really need to feel safe and are seeking reassurance when they fly.
-- David Neeleman

#Needs #Safe #Reassurance

I actually thrive on all the challenges, and I don't feel like ADD has impaired my ability.
-- David Neeleman

#Challenges #Add #Ability

Certainly, we are hurt by the high fuel prices because it raises our cost.
-- David Neeleman

#Hurt #Cost #Fuel

I really see low-fare carriers, quality low-fare carriers anyway, continuing to become more and more popular.
-- David Neeleman

#Quality #Lows #Continuing

It's so important to experience what your customers are experiencing and listen to their suggestions.
-- David Neeleman

#Important #Suggestions

Of course, we should all be aware of what we're packing in our carry-on luggage - anything that might be considered dangerous could be confiscated at a security checkpoint.
-- David Neeleman

#Might #Should #Dangerous

I believe the public's confidence would be increased if the federal government took over the functions of airport security screening for all passengers.
-- David Neeleman

#Believe #Airports #Government

Our people get profit-sharing checks. I got a report the other day that says that 84 percent of our people participate in our stock purchase program, where they can buy stock at a 15 percent discount.
-- David Neeleman

#People #Program #Checks

Seat assignment didn't matter if you're flying Dallas to Houston and you did it 38 times a day. People just got on, you didn't sit next to your wife, and it was a 45-minute flight. It didn't matter.
-- David Neeleman

#People #Wife #Flying

Just keep thinking about the good side of ADD - the creativity and the originality it can stimulate.
-- David Neeleman

#Creativity #Thinking #Add