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.
It requires a certain kind of mind to see beauty in a hamburger bun,
The french fry is my canvas.
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.
I put the hamburger on the assembly line.
Customers tend to avoid a restaurant that's going aswamp in its own sludge.
I like to get people fired up, fill them with zeal for McDonald's, and watch the results in their work.