S. Truett Cathy quotes:

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  • I see no conflict whatsoever between Christianity and good business practices. People say you can't mix business with religion. I say there's no other way.

  • I have always encouraged my restaurant operators and team members to give back to the local community.

  • Our decision to close on Sunday was our way of honoring God and of directing our attention to things that mattered more than our business.

  • It's a silent witness to the Lord when people go into shopping malls, and everyone is bustling, and you see that Chick-fil-A is closed.

  • I lost two brothers in an airplane crash, both of them leaving a wife and kids. When I get to Heaven, that's probably the first question I'd like to ask: 'Why was it necessary?'

  • In the Great Depression, you bought something if you had the cash to buy it.

  • I had to create some good work habits and attitude.

  • Putting people before profits is how we've tried to operate from the beginning.

  • I'm planning to be here forever, but I know at some point I'll probably have to give it up. If you live to 100, there's a very good chance you'll live forever. Because very few people die after 100.

  • You don't have to be a Christian to work at Chick-fil-A, but we ask you to base your business on biblical principles because they work.

  • Nearly every moment of every day, we have the opportunity to give something to someone else - our time, our love, our resources.

  • I was not so committed to financial success that I was willing to abandon my principles and priorities. One of the most visible examples of this is our decision to close on Sunday.

  • My riches are my family and my foster children. I try to store any material wealth in my hand, not my heart, so that I always feel free to give it away when the opportunity arises.

  • Whatever you do... put your heart and soul into it!

  • I believe no amount of business school training or work 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.

  • I motivate what I see in young people because we employ about forty thousand young people in our various Chick-fil-A units. Some of them come to work because they need to work; others just work because they just like to work. There's nothing wrong with that.

  • I struggled to get through high school. I didn't get to go to college. But it made me realize you can do anything if you want to bad enough.

  • I had a low image of myself because I was brought up in the deep Depression.

  • If a man can't manage his own life, he can't manage a business.

  • I cook chicken for a living.

  • We live in a changing world, but we need to be reminded that the important things have not changed, and the important things will not change if we keep our priorities in proper order.

  • Learn to love your work and you'll never have to 'work' again.

  • As a kid, I can't remember having anything to play with except a loose tooth. And that wasn't mine. It was my brother's.

  • The people are more important than the food. We want a person to be as successful as he can be, and it works the other way around, too.

  • How do you identify someone who needs encouragement? That person is breathing.

  • How do you know if someone needs encouragement? If they are breathing!

  • If you have debt, you have to worry about it. I would challenge each of you to try to be debt-free.

  • I'd be resentful if shareholders who don't know the business tried to tell me what to do.

  • We don't expect every operator to be Christian, but we tell them we do expect them to operate on Christian principles.

  • A business, successful or not, is merely a reflection of the character of its leadership.

  • As Christians, we have an obligation and responsibility to abide by the principles of the Bible.

  • Each person's destiny is not a matter of chance; it's a matter of choice. It's determined by what we say, what we do, and whom we trust.

  • Every child I know who overcame long odds and grew into a responsible adult can point to an adult who stepped into his or her life as a FRIEND, a MENTOR, and a GUIDE.

  • Food is Essential to life, therefore make it good.

  • I realized I could do anything if I wanted it badly enough.

  • I'd like to be remembered as one who kept my priorities in the right order. We live in a changing world, but we need to be reminded that the important things have not changed, and the important things will not change if we keep our priorities in proper order.

  • If it takes seven days to make a living, you ought to be doing something else.

  • If we get better our customers will demand we get bigger.

  • If you wish to enrich days, plant flowers; If you wish to enrich years, plant trees; If you wish to enrich Eternity, plant ideals in the lives of others.

  • If you're excited about what you're doing, it's a lot more likely that your employees will also be excited. People want to work for a person, not a company. It's about relationships.

  • In most cases we perform better when we're busy than when we're not busy. When we're slow, our mind wanders. We're not as attentive to our business. When we're on the firing line, we're sharper. We move more quickly and get the job done right.

  • It's better to build boys than mend men.

  • It's OK to have wealth. But keep it in your hands, not in your heart.

  • Many of the unexpected opportunities we encounter are small but significant.

  • Nearly every moment of every day we have the opportunity to give something to someone else.

  • No goal is too high if we climb with care and confidence.

  • Opportunity presents itself sometimes in unusual situations. What you think is the worst thing turns out to be a good thing. Different circumstances challenge people to do things they didn't know they could do, and in those times when the outlook appears the worst, we find new reasons for optimism.

  • People want to work with a person, not for a company.

  • Ringing the cash register is not the name of the game. It's only the scorekeeper, and it's not what motivates me. I'm motivated in my business by the compliments I receive about our people, our service, and the quality of our food.

  • Sometimes success is disguised as hard work.

  • Success in any relationship or endeavor begins with trust.

  • The difference between success and failure is often about 5% more effort.

  • The one thing I take more joy in than anything else in the world is seeing young people develop

  • To take advantage of unexpected opportunities, we must leave ourselves available.

  • We must motivate ourselves to do our very best, and by our example lead others to do their best as well.

  • You don't have to make the headlines to make a difference.

  • You know what ego stands for: Edging Out God!

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