S Truett Cathy Quotes
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The more successful I made Chick-fil-A, the more successful I make myself.
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Wealth has the power to build up and to destroy.
S Truett Cathy
Like wealth, poverty also has the power to build us up and make us appreciate what we have, or it can break our spirits.
S Truett Cathy
I have experienced poverty and plenty, and I’ve decided I much prefer living with plenty.
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I have enjoyed collecting classic or unusual cars when the price is right.
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When I had the opportunity to buy the Batmobile that appeared in the movie ‘Batman Returns’, I decided to display it at the Chick-fil-A home office. I wish I could show instead the first bicycle I ever bought… It didn’t have fenders, and it needed work…
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[On his first bicycle he ever bought] I have more pleasant memories of that bike than any automobile I ever bought, because I worked for it and I fixed it up.
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Our sweetest memories are often simpler times…
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It’s easy to lose sight of the things that really matter when we have all the comforts we desire.
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We should enjoy simple pleasures.
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By ‘staying small,’ we also remain sensitive to the needs of others around us.
S Truett Cathy
I didn’t want to grow up being like my dad. He was the last one you would go to for advice or counselling. I never heard him say, ‘Thank you.’ I never heard him say that he loved me, and he never kissed me. He argued with my mom all the time…
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[In 1997] The restaurant business provides my livelihood, and its success enables me to fulfil the obligations of Vocational Service as well as Community Service.
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The Ford Motor Company broke ground for an assembly plant in Hapeville… at about the time we located a desirable piece of property nearby. Although not a corner lot, was next to the corner on a site that gave us a good traffic flow. Industry was moving into that area. I knew we had a chance to work up a good breakfast trade with people going to work, and we could develop a good lunch trade as well.
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We’re also in the people business.
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It’s better to build boys than mend men.
S Truett Cathy
Changing a child changes you.
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Children all around us are growing up without strong positive guidance from their parents, who are busy, distracted, absent, or who choose to be buddies instead of parents to their children.
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Trust often grows out of generosity – not giving children everything they want but giving them what they need.
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When we share our time with children, the little things often become lifetime memories for them.
S Truett Cathy
No amount of business school training or working experience can teach what is ultimately a matter of personal character. Businesses are not dishonest or greedy, people are. Thus, a business, successful or not, is merely a reflection of the character of its leadership.
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We simply practice the Golden Rule.
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You might expect that at the Ritz Carlton, but you don’t expect it at fast food.
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There’s nothing wrong with being kind to your customers.
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As long as you are being kind to your customers why not be kind to each other.
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Whatever you do… put your heart and soul into it…
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What we say and do really does count.
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I started selling colas just to help my folks make ends meet…
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[On his new cafeteria concept beside the road for his second store being ahead of it’s time] It wasn’t an hour after I opened up that I suddenly realized that I had made a mistake.
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The thing you receive in the restaurant business is the joy of pleasing people. Receiving compliments on your food and compliments on your service and compliments on your employees.
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I’m a successful business man – but also I like being known that I’ve been a good father.
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I knew if I ever had anything, I’d have to work for it.
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When you have to struggle for a place to live… makes you very grateful for what you might have.
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At an early age I learned show to shuck corn and shell peas and wash dirty dishes, set the table and go shopping with my mom…
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[On selling Coke as a youngster] I made 40 cents if I didn’t brake any bottles and if I didn’t have to buy the ice.
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[From the age of 12 to when he was 19] I got a paper route with the Atlanta Journal which I carried papers for seven straight years.
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I thought I was a pretty good salesman.
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I realized the importance of doing a job and doing it right. Pleasing your customers and enjoying what you’re doing.
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I worked hard for a C, but I had to work… I find that most successful people are C students.
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I say the world is ruled by C students cause I was in that category, I didn’t get to go to college, because I was drafted when I finished, soon after I finished high school.
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