Ray Kroc
Ray Kroc
Raymond Albert "Ray" Krocwas an American businessman and philanthropist. He joined McDonald's in 1954 and built it into the most successful fast food operation in the world. Kroc was included in Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century, and amassed a fortune during his lifetime. He owned the San Diego Padres baseball team from 1974 until his death in 1984...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth5 October 1902
CityOak Park, IL
CountryUnited States of America
Take calculated risks. Act boldly and thoughtfully. Be an agile company.
I wasn't prepared for this big room with clattering typewriters and teletype printers. You could hardly hear yourself think.
It's easy to have principles when you're rich. The important thing is to have principles when you're poor.
I never considered my dreams wasted energy; they were invariably linked to some form of action. When I dreamed about having a lemonade stand, for example, it wasn't long before I set up a lemonade stand.
I HAVE ALWAYS believed that each man makes his own happiness and is responsible for his own problems.
Our aim was to insure repeat business based on the system's reputation rather than on the quality of a single store or operator.
If you have time to lean, you have time to clean....
In my experience, good executives don't make mistakes.
This is rat eat rat, dog eat dog. I'll kill 'em, and I'm going to kill 'em before they kill me. Speaking of competition in the fast-food industry.
I saw opportunity appear in an ugly six-spindle shake machine ... and grabbed it.
The key to success is being in the right place at the right time, recognizing that you are there, and taking action!
The french fry is my canvas.
Luck is a dividend of sweat.
Visions of McDonald's restaurants dotting crossroads all over the country paraded through my brain. I don't believe in saturation. We're thinking and talking worldwide.