Putting people before profits is how we've tried to operate from the beginning. — S. Truett Cathy Copy Share Image
Chick-fil-A is what it is today because of its people, purpose and product. — S. Truett Cathy Copy Share Image
How do you identify someone who needs encouragement? That person is breathing. — S. Truett Cathy Copy Share Image
The one thing I take more joy in than anything else in the world is seeing young people develop — S. Truett Cathy Copy Share Image
The people are more important than the food. We want a person to be as successful as he can be, and it… — S. Truett Cathy Copy Share Image
I'm planning to be here forever, but I know at some point I'll probably have to give it up. If you live… — S. Truett Cathy Copy Share Image
You have to be very careful about what you say. More importantly, you have to be very careful about what you do.… — S. Truett Cathy Copy Share Image
I have people say, 'I'll come to work for you for free,' and I tell my employees they have to compete with… — S. Truett Cathy Copy Share Image
I see no conflict whatsoever between Christianity and good business practices. People say you can't mix business with religion. I say there's… — S. Truett Cathy Copy Share Image
If you're excited about what you're doing, it's a lot more likely that your employees will also be excited. People want to… — S. Truett Cathy Copy Share Image
It's a silent witness to the Lord when people go into shopping malls, and everyone is bustling, and you see that Chick-fil-A… — S. Truett Cathy Copy Share Image
I motivate what I see in young people because we employ about forty thousand young people in our various Chick-fil-A units. Some… — S. Truett Cathy Copy Share Image
Ringing the cash register is not the name of the game. It's only the scorekeeper, and it's not what motivates me. I'm… — S. Truett Cathy Copy Share Image
I believe no amount of business school training or work experience can teach what is ultimately a matter of personal character. Businesses… — S. Truett Cathy Copy Share Image
Opportunity presents itself sometimes in unusual situations. What you think is the worst thing turns out to be a good thing. Different… — S. Truett Cathy Copy Share Image
You have to be very careful about what you say. More importantly, you have to be very careful about what you do. You never… — S. Truett Cathy Copy Share
You don't have to be a Christian to work at Chick-fil-A, but we ask you to base your business on biblical principles because they… — S. Truett Cathy Copy Share
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… — S. Truett Cathy Copy Share
Opportunity presents itself sometimes in unusual situations. What you think is the worst thing turns out to be a good thing. Different circumstances challenge… — S. Truett Cathy Copy Share
How do you identify someone who needs encouragement? That person is breathing. — S. Truett Cathy Copy Share
I had a low image of myself because I was brought up in the deep Depression. — S. Truett Cathy Copy Share
The difference between success and failure is often about 5% more effort. — S. Truett Cathy Copy Share
Why did the chicken cross the road? To prove to the possum that it could be done. — S. Truett Cathy Copy Share
I have people say, 'I'll come to work for you for free,' and I tell my employees they have to compete with that. — S. Truett Cathy Copy Share
If you wish to enrich days, plant flowers; If you wish to enrich years, plant trees; If you wish to enrich Eternity, plant ideals… — S. Truett Cathy Copy Share
I was not so committed to financial success that I was willing to abandon my principles and priorities. One of the most visible examples… — S. Truett Cathy Copy Share
If it takes seven days to make a living, you ought to be doing something else. — S. Truett Cathy Copy Share
Every child I know who overcame long odds and grew into a responsible adult can point to an adult who stepped into his or… — S. Truett Cathy Copy Share
