You put together the best team that you can with the players you've got, and replace those who aren't good enough.

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.

If the pilots were in charge, Columbus would still be in port. They believe the assertion that the world is flat.

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.

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.'

This is a nasty, rotten business.

The game we are playing her is closest to the old game of 'Christians and lions.'