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Gerard Arpey

"I think in just about any business the low cost competitor is always going to have an advantage."

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Amber Hurdle

"I have pretty thick skin, and I think if you're going to be in this business, if you're going to be an actor or a writer, you better have a thick skin."

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Amber Hurdle

"Everyone loves the idea of "disruption" in business, but no one likes it when it happens to them."

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Amber Hurdle

"Buy land, they're not making it anymore."

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Amber Hurdle

"As a child, I used to wonder why markets in my locality were all situated near the main roads. I grew up a little to get the answer; " that business minded people can meet there easily!" Your dream must be situated where they can meet people!"

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"Entrepreneurs don t play safe, they play good."

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"An entrepreneurial spirit makes you someone who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business enterprise, talent or calling to become an agent of change."

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Amber Hurdle

"There are two kinds of warriors: those on the battlefield, and those in the boardroom; both are out to win. But the age of King Alexander has gone, and the age of Bill Gates has come."

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Amber Hurdle

"The ultimate profit from all of my businesses is to be happy and to make all of the customers happy."

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"No business can be a great success without a great purpose."

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Amber Hurdle

"Find your hidden talents, your hidden potentials, your hidden purposes and convert them into a better business for the benefit of the entire world."

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Gerard Arpey
"However, the economics of our business continued to deteriorate. We barely escaped bankruptcy a year ago, and in the aftermath of that escape we had to make some even tougher decisions."

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Gerard Arpey
"Second, we have to make the most of the strengths we have, the amenities that many of our competitors cannot replicate. But again, those advantages won't mean much if we don't do a great job with the basics of our business."

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Gerard Arpey
"Despite the painful changes we have had to make, we continue to believe in the St. Louis market. And we are hoping to add flights, in a careful way, as the economics of our business improve and the demands of the traveling public in St. Louis become clear."

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Gerard Arpey
"We continued the hard work of integrating TWA, because at that time we still thought an efficient connecting hub in St. Louis could be a profitable addition to our network."

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Gerard Arpey
"Markets that don't work we're going to step away from."

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Gerard Arpey
"At American Airlines, we have built a business around the love of travel that has lasted three quarters of a century. And I'm pretty sure we're just getting started."

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Gerard Arpey
"I think in just about any business the low cost competitor is always going to have an advantage."

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Gerard Arpey
"This airline is grateful for his extensive contributions and we will miss his friendship and support. We extend our deepest sympathies to the Casey family on its personal loss."

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Gerard Arpey
"Just to cover the increase in fuel costs over the past two years, American would have had to raise fares nearly $75 per round-trip ticket. During this time period, our average fare increased by only $15."

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Gerard Arpey
"One of our most difficult realizations was that - in the course of two years - a connecting hub in St. Louis had gone from something we thought we needed to something we could no longer afford."

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