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
S. Truett Cathy quotes about
airplane both brothers question
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?'
remembered
I'd like to be remembered as one who kept my priorities in the right order.
encouraged local members operators
I have always encouraged my restaurant operators and team members to give back to the local community.
compete people work
I have people say, 'I'll come to work for you for free,' and I tell my employees they have to compete with that.
operate people putting
Putting people before profits is how we've tried to operate from the beginning.
days line needed seven took work
If it took seven days to make a living with a restaurant, then we needed to be in some other line of work.
brought
I've experienced poverty and plenty, and there's a lesson to be learned when you're brought up in poverty.
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.
attention business close directing god honoring mattered sunday
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.
business life man manage
If a man can't manage his own life, he can't manage a business.
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.
business conflict good mix people religion whatsoever
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.
abandon close committed examples principles success visible willing
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.
bought buy great
In the Great Depression, you bought something if you had the cash to buy it.