S. Truett Cathy
S. Truett Cathy
Samuel Truett Cathy, was an American entrepreneur who founded the fast food restaurant chain Chick-fil-A...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth14 March 1921
CountryUnited States of America
encouraged local members operators
I have always encouraged my restaurant operators and team members to give back to the local community.
people witness
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.
Chick-fil-A is what it is today because of its people, purpose and product.
brought low
I had a low image of myself because I was brought up in the deep Depression.
If you have debt, you have to worry about it. I would challenge each of you to try to be debt-free.
bought buy great
In the Great Depression, you bought something if you had the cash to buy it.
cross
Why did the chicken cross the road? To prove to the possum that it could be done.
food people
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.
days line needed seven took work
If it took seven days to make a living with a restaurant, then we needed to be in some other line of work.
business life man manage
If a man can't manage his own life, he can't manage a business.
bad struggled
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.
abandon close committed examples principles success visible willing
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.
hardly
Why would I retire from something I enjoy doing? I can hardly wait to get here.
expect operate operator
We don't expect every operator to be Christian, but we tell them we do expect them to operate on Christian principles.