Zitat des Tages von S. Truett Cathy:
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.
I had to create some good work habits and attitude.
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.
I have people say, 'I'll come to work for you for free,' and I tell my employees they have to compete with that.
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.
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.
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.
Chick-fil-A is what it is today because of its people, purpose and product.
Nearly every moment of every day, we have the opportunity to give something to someone else - our time, our love, our resources.
We don't expect every operator to be Christian, but we tell them we do expect them to operate on Christian principles.
I lost two brothers in an airplane crash, both of them leaving a wife and kids. When I get to Heaven, that's probably the first question I'd like to ask: 'Why was it necessary?'
Putting people before profits is how we've tried to operate from the beginning.
I had a low image of myself because I was brought up in the deep Depression.
