More words of wisdom from Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary

Crazy? Yes. Crazy like a fox...

After last week's "Germany incident," UK's Guardian out together a retrospective of Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary's best quotes. Read on:

On tourism

I don't give a toss where people want to go. I'm in the business of creating a market for people to go where they have never heard of (2000)

On increased airport security checks

You don't see the government confiscating lipsticks and gel-filled bras on the London Underground. Most of them couldn't identify a gel-filled bra if it jumped up and bit them (2006)

On low fares

Germans will crawl bollock-naked over broken glass for them (1997)

On what would cause Ryanair to fail

Nuclear war in Europe, a major accident, or believing our own bullshit (2002)

On travel agents

Take the f**kers out and shoot them (2003)

On flying

I am not a cloud bunny. I am not an aerosexual. I don't like aeroplanes. I never wanted to be a pilot like those other goons who populate the air industry (2005)

On his motivation, post-university

I would have murdered, I would have gone through concrete walls to make money (2000)

Recalling the time he ran a newsagent's and opened it on Christmas Day selling batteries and chocolates at treble the usual price

I have never had a sexual experience in my life like it (2000)

On BA's decision to begin 'Go'

They must be smoking too much dope (1997)

On the best way to settle his differences with Aer Rianta

With Semtex... preferably during a board meeting (2000)

Discussing his plans for a transatlantic Ryanair

In economy no frills; in business class it'll all be free - including the blowj**s (2008)

On his wedding day, asked if the bride would be late

Yes, she's flying Aer Lingus (2003)

On being a father

I'm taking the Ryanair approach - subcontracting everything (2006)

On himself

I'm probably just an obnoxious little bollocks. Who cares? (2006)

On the economy

We would welcome a good, deep, bloody recession for 12 to 18 months. We need one if we are going to see off some of this environmental nonsense (2008)

On his plans after Ryanair

Making the world a better place... by taking a vow of silence (2006)

It's like poetry continually falls from that man's lips - dirty, trash talking, politically incorrect poetry, but poetry nonetheless...

I love it! And I love flying Ryanair.

Did I say that? Michael O'Leary [Guardian]
Ryanair [Official Site]