--- title: "13 Ray Kroc Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 13 Ray Kroc quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Ray Kroc sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab5/michael-gerber-3751_1950s_we-all-know-that-ray-kroc-founded-the-mc_1022533.png" --- > [We all know that Ray Kroc founded the McDonald's franchise back in the 1950s, and it then became the most successful business…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gerber/we-all-know-that-ray-kroc-founded-the-mcdonald-s-franchise-back-in/) [Michael Gerber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gerber/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab5/michael-gerber-3751_1950s_we-all-know-that-ray-kroc-founded-the-mc_1022533.png) > [“Ray Kroc, the founder of McDonald’s, said, “There are three keys to success: 1. Being at the right place at the right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-canfield/ray-kroc-the-founder-of-mcdonald-s-said-there-are-three-keys-to/) [Jack Canfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-canfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b05/jack-canfield-796_right-place_ray-kroc-the-founder-of-mcdonald-s-said_1263057.png) > [As murderous industrial magnates go, Alfred Nobel is right up there with Ray Kroc, franchiser of McDonald's.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-o-rourke/as-murderous-industrial-magnates-go-alfred-nobel-is-right-up-there/) [P. J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-o-rourke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b94/p-j-o-rourke-184_food_as-murderous-industrial-magnates-go-alfr_1832731.png) > [“Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get.” —Ray Kroc, Founder, McDonald’s Corporation”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-ponsi/luck-is-a-dividend-of-sweat-the-more-you-sweat-the-luckier-you-get/) Ed Ponsi [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb5/ed-ponsi-77760_luck_luck-is-a-dividend-of-sweat-the-more-you_2882055.jpg) > [We had tried to get a couple books that were written about Ray Kroc, and one of the books, we called the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-renner/we-had-tried-to-get-a-couple-books-that-were-written-about-ray-kroc/) [Jeremy Renner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-renner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff1/jeremy-renner-4081_book_we-had-tried-to-get-a-couple-books-that_1879765.jpg) > [Ray Kroc called his first McDonald's restaurant, which he opened in Illinois, 'a little money machine.' That's why thousands of franchisees bought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gerber/ray-kroc-called-his-first-mcdonald-s-restaurant-which-he-opened-in/) [Michael Gerber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gerber/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/752/michael-gerber-3751_food_ray-kroc-called-his-first-mcdonald-s-res_902168.png) > [We felt a responsibility to the McDonald brothers and to Ray Kroc to be as factual as possible. We didn't have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lee-hancock/we-felt-a-responsibility-to-the-mcdonald-brothers-and-to-ray-kroc-to/) [John Lee Hancock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lee-hancock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/955/john-lee-hancock-15989_best_we-felt-a-responsibility-to-the-mcdonald_3036740.jpg) > [The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves." Ray Kroc "If some of today's leaders don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-blanchard/the-quality-of-a-leader-is-reflected-in-the-standards-they-set-for-2/) [Ken Blanchard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-blanchard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64a/ken-blanchard-3099_ability_the-quality-of-a-leader-is-reflected-in_1715749.png) > [With people having longer life spans, 50 is the age at which many people only just get into their stride. Consider Ray…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-butler-bowdon/with-people-having-longer-life-spans-50-is-the-age-at-which-many/) [Tom Butler-Bowdon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-butler-bowdon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/596/tom-butler-bowdon-32015_age_with-people-having-longer-life-spans-50_1086419.png) > [The life's work of Walt Disney and Ray Kroc had come full-circle, uniting in perfect synergy. McDonald's began to sell its hamburgers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-schlosser/the-life-s-work-of-walt-disney-and-ray-kroc-had-come-full-circle/) [Eric Schlosser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-schlosser/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e3/eric-schlosser-3894_circles_the-life-s-work-of-walt-disney-and-ray-k_1765118.png) > [Ya know, I always admired Ray Kroc, the man who invented McDonald's. Ray had a vision of the most commonplace thing -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee-roth/ya-know-i-always-admired-ray-kroc-the-man-who-invented-mcdonald-s-ray/) [David Lee Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee-roth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfd/david-lee-roth-6560_admired_ya-know-i-always-admired-ray-kroc-the-ma_1948776.jpg) > [“McDonald’s has successfully used the famous golden yellow arches and red motif designed by architect Stanley Meson when founder Ray Kroc opened…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-g-weldy/mcdonald-s-has-successfully-used-the-famous-golden-yellow-arches-and/) Cary G. Weldy [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bd/cary-g-weldy-79367_color_mcdonald-s-has-successfully-used-the-fam_2458164.jpg) > [“No matter how old you are now. You are never too young or too old for success or going after what you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pablo/no-matter-how-old-you-are-now-you-are-never-too-young-or-too-old-for/) [Pablo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pablo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/679/pablo-18784_age_no-matter-how-old-you-are-now-you-are-ne_2425791.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ray-kroc/#itemlist", "name": "Ray Kroc Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We all know that Ray Kroc founded the McDonald's franchise back in the 1950s, and it then became the most successful business enterprise in history.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Michael Gerber" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gerber/we-all-know-that-ray-kroc-founded-the-mcdonald-s-franchise-back-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab5/michael-gerber-3751_1950s_we-all-know-that-ray-kroc-founded-the-mc_1022533.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab5/michael-gerber-3751_1950s_we-all-know-that-ray-kroc-founded-the-mc_1022533.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab5/michael-gerber-3751_1950s_we-all-know-that-ray-kroc-founded-the-mc_1022533.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We all know that Ray Kroc founded the McDonald's franchise back in the 1950s, and it then became the most…” — Michael Gerber", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Ray Kroc, the founder of McDonald’s, said, “There are three keys to success: 1. 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Weldy", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 13, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“No matter how old you are now. You are never too young or too old for success or going after what you want. Here’s a short list of people who accomplished great things at different ages 1) Helen Keller, at the age of 19 months, became deaf and blind. But that didn’t stop her. She was the first deaf and blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. 2) Mozart was already competent on keyboard and violin; he composed from the age of 5. 3) Shirley Temple was 6 when she became a movie star on “Bright Eyes.” 4) Anne Frank was 12 when she wrote the diary of Anne Frank. 5) Magnus Carlsen became a chess Grandmaster at the age of 13. 6) Nadia Comăneci was a gymnast from Romania that scored seven perfect 10.0 and won three gold medals at the Olympics at age 14. 7) Tenzin Gyatso was formally recognized as the 14th Dalai Lama in November 1950, at the age of 15. 8) Pele, a soccer superstar, was 17 years old when he won the world cup in 1958 with Brazil. 9) Elvis was a superstar by age 19. 10) John Lennon was 20 years and Paul Mcartney was 18 when the Beatles had their first concert in 1961. 11) Jesse Owens was 22 when he won 4 gold medals in Berlin 1936. 12) Beethoven was a piano virtuoso by age 23 13) Issac Newton wrote Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica at age 24 14) Roger Bannister was 25 when he broke the 4 minute mile record 15) Albert Einstein was 26 when he wrote the theory of relativity 16) Lance E. Armstrong was 27 when he won the tour de France 17) Michelangelo created two of the greatest sculptures “David” and “Pieta” by age 28 18) Alexander the Great, by age 29, had created one of the largest empires of the ancient world 19) J.K. Rowling was 30 years old when she finished the first manuscript of Harry Potter 20) Amelia Earhart was 31 years old when she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean 21) Oprah was 32 when she started her talk show, which has become the highest-rated program of its kind 22) Edmund Hillary was 33 when he became the first man to reach Mount Everest 23) Martin Luther King Jr. was 34 when he wrote the speech “I Have a Dream.\" 24) Marie Curie was 35 years old when she got nominated for a Nobel Prize in Physics 25) The Wright brothers, Orville (32) and Wilbur (36) invented and built the world's first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight 26) Vincent Van Gogh was 37 when he died virtually unknown, yet his paintings today are worth millions. 27) Neil Armstrong was 38 when he became the first man to set foot on the moon. 28) Mark Twain was 40 when he wrote \"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer\", and 49 years old when he wrote \"Adventures of Huckleberry Finn\" 29) Christopher Columbus was 41 when he discovered the Americas 30) Rosa Parks was 42 when she refused to obey the bus driver’s order to give up her seat to make room for a white passenger 31) John F. 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