82 Quotes by S. Truett Cathy

If it took seven days to make a living with a restaurant, then we needed to be in some other line of work.

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 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.

Why would I retire from something I enjoy doing? I can hardly wait to get here.

We don't expect every operator to be Christian, but we tell them we do expect them to operate on Christian principles.

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.

Why did the chicken cross the road? To prove to the possum that it could be done.

We tell applicants, 'If you don't intend to be here for life, you needn't apply.'

We should be about more than just selling chicken: we should be a part of our customers' lives and the communities in which we serve.