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.
life
We tell applicants, 'If you don't intend to be here for life, you needn't apply.'
cross
Why did the chicken cross the road? To prove to the possum that it could be done.
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.
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.
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.
Chick-fil-A is what it is today because of its people, purpose and product.
compete people work
I have people say, 'I'll come to work for you for free,' and I tell my employees they have to compete with that.
example wells
We must motivate ourselves to do our very best, and by our example lead others to do their best as well.
differences effort success-and-failure
The difference between success and failure is often about 5% more effort.
seven-days seven ifs
If it takes seven days to make a living, you ought to be doing something else.