Ray Kroc
Ray Kroc
Raymond Albert "Ray" Krocwas an American businessman and philanthropist. He joined McDonald's in 1954 and built it into the most successful fast food operation in the world. Kroc was included in Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century, and amassed a fortune during his lifetime. He owned the San Diego Padres baseball team from 1974 until his death in 1984...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth5 October 1902
CityOak Park, IL
CountryUnited States of America
Ray Kroc quotes about
The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.
You're only as good as the people you hire.
It requires a certain kind of mind to see beauty in a hamburger bun,
The two most important requirements for major success are: first, being in the right place at the right time, and second, doing something about it.
We provide food that customers love, day after day after day. People just want more of it.
It is no achievement to walk a tightrope laid flat on the floor.
I was an overnight success all right, but 30 years is a long, long night.
The french fry is my canvas.
Our aim was to insure repeat business based on the system's reputation rather than on the quality of a single store or operator.
In my experience, good executives don't make mistakes.
The first dollar is the most you will get if you don't love what you are doing.
It's easy to have principles when you're rich. The important thing is to have principles when you're poor.
Perfection is very difficult to achieve, and perfection was what I wanted in McDonald's. Everything else was secondary for me.
When you're green, your growing. When you're ripe, you rot.