Achievement must be made against the possibility of failure, against the risk of defeat. It is no achievement to walk a tightrope… — Ray Kroc Copy Share Image
“People have marveled at the fact that I didn’t start McDonald’s until I was fifty-two years old, and then I became a… — Ray Kroc Copy Share Image
If you work just for money, you'll never make it, but if you love what you're doing and you always put the… — Ray Kroc Copy Share Image
“I’ve always dealt fairly in business, even when I believed someone was trying to take advantage of me. That’s one reason I… — Ray Kroc Copy Share Image
The key to success is being in the right place at the right time, recognizing that you are there, and taking action! — Ray Kroc Copy Share Image
“One of the basic decisions I made in this period affected the heart of my franchise system and how it would develop.… — Ray Kroc Copy Share Image
“I was an overnight success all right, but thirty years is a long, long night. I” — Ray Kroc Copy Share Image
While formal schooling is an important advantage, it is not a guarantee of success nor is its absence a fatal handicap. — Ray Kroc Copy Share Image
I was an overnight success all right, but 30 years is a long, long night. — Ray Kroc Copy Share Image
“If anyone stood to gain by our success and suffer if we failed, it was our suppliers. They knew McDonald’s restaurants possessed… — Ray Kroc Copy Share Image
The two most important requirements for major success are: first, being in the right place at the right time, and second, doing… — Ray Kroc Copy Share Image
Happiness is not a tangible thing, it's a byproduct - a byproduct of achievement. — Ray Kroc Copy Share Image
I believe in God, family, and McDonald's. And in the office, that order is reversed. — Ray Kroc Copy Share Image
“The best part of it for me personally was that every time I saw a new Walgreen’s store going up it meant new business.… — Ray Kroc Copy Share Image
Creativity is a highfalutin' word for the work I have to do between now and Tuesday. — Ray Kroc Copy Share Image
“We started Franchise Realty Corporation with $1,000 paid-in capital, and Harry parlayed that cash investment into something like $170 million worth of real estate.… — Ray Kroc Copy Share Image
“I was about to lose one of my biggest accounts, Walgreens, the people I had created a tremendous amount of business for and to… — Ray Kroc Copy Share Image
“One time a McDonald’s operator came to me with the idea he’d dreamed up to cut costs by producing a doughnut-shaped patty. His notion… — Ray Kroc Copy Share Image
I wasn't prepared for this big room with clattering typewriters and teletype printers. You could hardly hear yourself think. — Ray Kroc Copy Share Image
