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
operate people putting
Putting people before profits is how we've tried to operate from the beginning.
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.
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.
employ forty motivate people thousand various work
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.
chance die few good people point
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.
brought
I've experienced poverty and plenty, and there's a lesson to be learned when you're brought up in poverty.
change changing proper reminded
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.
life
We tell applicants, 'If you don't intend to be here for life, you needn't apply.'
lives
We should be about more than just selling chicken: we should be a part of our customers' lives and the communities in which we serve.
business conflict good mix people religion whatsoever
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.
attention business close directing god honoring mattered sunday
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.
remembered
I'd like to be remembered as one who kept my priorities in the right order.
business
I'd be resentful if shareholders who don't know the business tried to tell me what to do.
love nearly opportunity time
Nearly every moment of every day, we have the opportunity to give something to someone else - our time, our love, our resources.