Robert Crandall famous quotes

03-25-2025

I've said many times that I'd be thrilled to sell the airline to the employees and our guys said no, we'll take all the money, anyway.
-- Robert Crandall

#Guy #Said #Employee
You put together the best team that you can with the players you've got, and replace those who aren't good enough.
-- Robert Crandall

#Business #Team #Player
A lot of people came into the airline business. Most of them promptly exited, minus their money,
-- Robert Crandall

#People #Minus #Airline
I've never invested in any airline. I'm an airline manager. I don't invest in airlines. And I always said to the employees of American, 'This is not an appropriate investment. It's a great place to work and it's a great company that does important work. But airlines are not an investment.'
-- Robert Crandall

#Important #Doe #Investment
I did not deal well with the politicians. I tend to tell people that when they are full of crap, that they are full of crap.
-- Robert Crandall

#People #Politician #Deals
If you want to travel on the airline system, you give up your privacy. If you want your privacy, don't fly. Flying is voluntary.
-- Robert Crandall

#Giving Up #Flying #September 11
This is a nasty, rotten business.
-- Robert Crandall

#Rotten #Nasty
The game we are playing her is closest to the old game of 'Christians and lions.'
-- Robert Crandall

#Christian #Games #Lions
The airline business is fast-paced, high risk, and highly leveraged. It puts a premium on things I like to do. I think I communicate well. And I am very good at detail. I love detail.
-- Robert Crandall

#Thinking #Risk #Details
If the pilots were in charge, Columbus would still be in port. They believe the assertion that the world is flat.
-- Robert Crandall

#Believe #World #Pilots
[Politicians] - they'll give you everything you want to your face - and then, as you walk away, they'll shoot you in the back because it's fun to watch you die.
-- Robert Crandall

#Fun #Giving #Political

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