Truett Cathy
Truett Cathy
Samuel Truett Cathy, was an American entrepreneur who founded the fast food restaurant chain Chick-fil-A...
believe school character
I believe no amount of business school training or work experience can teach what is ultimately a matter of personal character. Businesses are not dishonest or greedy, people are. Thus, a business, successful or not, is merely a reflection of the character of its leadership.
opportunity giving joy
Nearly every moment of every day we have the opportunity to give something to someone else—our time, our love, our resources. I have always found more joy in giving when I did not expect anything in return.
people joy world
The one thing I take more joy in than anything else in the world is seeing young people develop
children people influence
You have to be very careful about what you say. More importantly, you have to be very careful about what you do. You never know how or when you influence people – especially children.
destiny choices matter
Each person's destiny is not a matter of chance; it's a matter of choice. It's determined by what we say, what we do, and whom we trust.
hard-work sometimes hard
Sometimes success is disguised as hard work.
encouragement breathing needs
How do you identify someone who needs encouragement? That person is breathing.
order priorities important
I’d like to be remembered as one who kept my priorities in the right order. 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.
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.
best compete location next
The best location we get is right next to a McDonald's. We can compete with them because we do it better.
ask base business christian principles work
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.
brought
I've experienced poverty and plenty, and there's a lesson to be learned when you're brought up in poverty.
jobs moving mind
In most cases we perform better when we're busy than when we're not busy. When we're slow, our mind wanders. We're not as attentive to our business. When we're on the firing line, we're sharper. We move more quickly and get the job done right.