A business, successful or not, is merely a reflection of the character of its leadership. — S. Truett Cathy Business Copy Share Image
The difference between success and failure is often about 5% more effort. — S. Truett Cathy Differences Copy Share Image
Chick-fil-A is what it is today because of its people, purpose and product. — S. Truett Cathy Because Copy Share Image
It's OK to have wealth. But keep it in your hands, not in your heart. — S. Truett Cathy Hands Copy Share Image
If you have debt, you have to worry about it. I would challenge each of you to try to be debt-free. — S. Truett Cathy About Copy Share Image
Putting people before profits is how we've tried to operate from the beginning. — S. Truett Cathy Before Copy Share Image
How do you know if someone needs encouragement? If they are breathing! — S. Truett Cathy Breathing Copy Share Image
If you wish to enrich days, plant flowers; If you wish to enrich years, plant trees; If you wish to enrich Eternity,… — S. Truett Cathy Enrich Copy Share Image
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… — S. Truett Cathy Ask 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 Around Copy Share Image
Our decision to close on Sunday was our way of honoring God and of directing our attention to things that mattered more… — S. Truett Cathy Attention 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 After Copy Share Image
Every child I know who overcame long odds and grew into a responsible adult can point to an adult who stepped into… — S. Truett Cathy Adults Copy Share Image
Nearly every moment of every day, we have the opportunity to give something to someone else - our time, our love, our… — S. Truett Cathy Day Copy Share Image
As a kid, I can't remember having anything to play with except a loose tooth. And that wasn't mine. It was my… — S. Truett Cathy Brother Copy Share Image
I’d like to be remembered as one who kept my priorities in the right order. We live in a changing world, but… — S. Truett Cathy Change 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 About Copy Share Image
In most cases we perform better when we're busy than when we're not busy. When we're slow, our mind wanders. We're not… — S. Truett Cathy Attentive 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 Amount 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 Cash 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 Challenges Copy Share Image
I'd be resentful if shareholders who don't know the business tried to tell me what to do. — S. Truett Cathy Business Copy Share Image
If it takes seven days to make a living, you ought to be doing something else. — S. Truett Cathy Ifs Copy Share Image
You don't have to make the headlines to make a difference. — S. Truett Cathy Difference Copy Share Image
I have always encouraged my restaurant operators and team members to give back to the local community. — S. Truett Cathy Always Copy Share Image
Success in any relationship or endeavor begins with trust. — S. Truett Cathy Endeavor Copy Share Image
Why did the chicken cross the road? To prove to the possum that it could be done. — S. Truett Cathy Chicken Copy Share Image
How do you identify someone who needs encouragement? That person is breathing. — S. Truett Cathy Breathe Copy Share Image
As Christians, we have an obligation and responsibility to abide by the principles of the Bible. — S. Truett Cathy Bible Copy Share Image
In the Great Depression, you bought something if you had the cash to buy it. — S. Truett Cathy Bought Copy Share Image
To take advantage of unexpected opportunities, we must leave ourselves available. — S. Truett Cathy Advantage Copy Share Image
