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" Be it $15 million here and $11 million there, it takes hundreds of millions to be successful in this business. "
David Neeleman
Here
Million
Successful
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" We don't want a third party who may or may not have our best interests in mind or our crew members' best interests in mind because they may be serving a union of one of our competitors. They are trying to equalize us and take away our competitive advantage. "
David Neeleman
Best
Trying
Mind
" 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
Flight
You
Wife
" I also really like getting to know our crew members better. "
David Neeleman
Like
Our
Members
" 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
Now
Difference
People
" Certainly, we are hurt by the high fuel prices because it raises our cost. "
David Neeleman
Our
Hurt
High
" What you can't buy is the loyalty that comes through our dedicated crewmembers. "
David Neeleman
Through
You
Our
" I'm always crunching numbers, so my calculator watch is a must. "
David Neeleman
Always
Watch
Numbers
" I actually thrive on all the challenges, and I don't feel like ADD has impaired my ability. "
David Neeleman
Thrive
Like
Feel
" 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
Anything
Dangerous
Packing
" 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
Where
Percent
" I really see low-fare carriers, quality low-fare carriers anyway, continuing to become more and more popular. "
David Neeleman
See
Become
More
" 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
People
Smile
Efficiency
" It's so important to experience what your customers are experiencing and listen to their suggestions. "
David Neeleman
Your
Listen
Important
" 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
Airport
Believe
Government
" And you've got to remember that I'm also the father of nine children. "
David Neeleman
Remember
You
Children
" We're reviewing everything to see how we can do it better, faster, and more efficiently. "
David Neeleman
More
See
Better
" And, of course, customers really need to feel safe and are seeking reassurance when they fly. "
David Neeleman
Safe
Customers
Feel
" This is not a business where you can hand off and run by remote control. "
David Neeleman
You
Business
Run
" Just keep thinking about the good side of ADD - the creativity and the originality it can stimulate. "
David Neeleman
Creativity
Thinking
Good
" A lot of airlines have come and gone. "
David Neeleman
Gone
Come
Lot
" The Blackberry is really essential for keeping up on my emails when I'm out of the office, which is a lot. "
David Neeleman
Out
Office
Lot
" Value will always be on top of everyone's lists now, right along with safety. "
David Neeleman
Now
Top
Right
" I think they got caught up in how much money they could get from each of the city governments as far as tax rebates. But that stuff works when you make money. It's a little bit phantom money. "
David Neeleman
Got
You
Think