“If global warming meant temperatures rose by one or two degrees, France would become a desert, which would be no bad thing. The Scots would grow wine and make buffalo mozzarella.” IfsTwoWould BeGrowsDegreesWineRoseFranceDesertGlobal WarmingBad ThingsTemperatureBuffaloScotsMozzarella Author:Michael O'Leary
“I'm paid about 20 times more than the average Ryanair employee and I think the gap should be wider. I probably work 50 times harder. I think I'm the most underpaid and underappreciated airline boss in Europe.” ThinkingShouldEuropePaidAverageEmployeeBossGapsUnderpaid Author:Michael O'Leary
“I'm disrespectful towards authority. I think the prime minister of Ireland is a gobshite.” ThinkingAuthorityMinistersPrimeIrelandPrime MinisterDisrespectful Author:Michael O'Leary
“The airline industry is full of bullshitters, liars and drunks. We excel at all three in Ireland.” ThreeIndustryAviationLiarsIrelandAirlineAirline BusinessAirline Industry Author:Michael O'Leary
“The airline business is it is mostly run by a bunch of spineless nincompoops who actually don't want to stand up to the environmentalists and call them the lying wankers that they are.” WantRunningLyingBunchAirlineEnvironmentalistSpinelessAirline Business Author:Michael O'Leary
“Ryanair's biggest achievement? Bringing low fares to Europe and still lowering em. Biggest failure? Hiring me.” StillsAchievementLowsEuropeEmsHiring Author:Michael O'Leary
“The police force were outstanding in their field. But all they did was stand in their field. They kept passengers on board while they played with a suspect package for two and three quarter hours. Extraordinary.” TwoThreeForceHoursFieldsPoliceExtraordinaryBoardsSuspectsQuartersPackagesOutstandingPassengersPolice Force Author:Michael O'Leary
“I should get the Nobel peace prize - screw Bono.” ShouldPrizeScrewsNobelNobel Peace Prize Author:Michael O'Leary
“People are in such a hurry to launch their product or business that they seldom look at marketing from a bird's eye view and they don't create a systematic plan.” PeopleLooksMotivationalEyeViewsPlansProductsBirdMarketingOnlineSystematicOnline Marketing Author:Dave Ramsey
“Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.” NeedsAdviceWelcome Author:Samuel Johnson