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
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If it took seven days to make a living with a restaurant, then we needed to be in some other line of work.
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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.
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I have people say, 'I'll come to work for you for free,' and I tell my employees they have to compete with that.
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I had to create some good work habits and attitude.
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Learn to love your work and you'll never have to 'work' again.
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Sometimes success is disguised as hard work.
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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.
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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.
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Putting people before profits is how we've tried to operate from the beginning.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Why would I retire from something I enjoy doing? I can hardly wait to get here.