If you don't treat your own people well, they won't treat other people well.

I'm here to tell you that I am proud of a couple of things. First, I am very good at projectile vomiting. Second, I've never had a really serious venereal disease.

To be an excellent leader, you have to be a superb follower.

You must be very patient, very persistent. The world isn't going to shower gold coins on you just because you have a good idea. You're going to have to work like crazy to bring that idea to the attention of people. They're not going to buy it unless they know about it.

Power should be reserved for weightlifting and boats, and leadership really involves responsibility.

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.

Sometimes you need a little courage too just to buck popular opinion.