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> [“America had become an ice cream society in the last years of the twenties, thanks in large part to Prohibition. Bars and fine lounges in hotels sold ice cream, because they could no longer sell liquor, and dairy bars began…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-kroc/america-had-become-an-ice-cream-society-in-the-last-years-of-the/)

[Ray Kroc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-kroc/)

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## More by Ray Kroc

> [I believe in God, family, and McDonald's. And in the office, that order is reversed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-kroc/i-believe-in-god-family-and-mcdonald-s-and-in-the-office-that-order/)

[Ray Kroc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-kroc/)

> [“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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-kroc/the-best-part-of-it-for-me-personally-was-that-every-time-i-saw-a-new/)

[Ray Kroc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-kroc/)

> [Creativity is a highfalutin' word for the work I have to do between now and Tuesday.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-kroc/creativity-is-a-highfalutin-word-for-the-work-i-have-to-do-between/)

[Ray Kroc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-kroc/)

> [“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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-kroc/we-started-franchise-realty-corporation-with-1-000-paid-in-capital/)

[Ray Kroc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-kroc/)

> [“One man's famine makes another man's feast.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-kroc/one-man-s-famine-makes-another-man-s-feast/)

[Ray Kroc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-kroc/)

> [It requires a certain kind of mind to see beauty in a hamburger bun,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-kroc/it-requires-a-certain-kind-of-mind-to-see-beauty-in-a-hamburger-bun/)

[Ray Kroc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-kroc/)

> [“I was about to lose one of my biggest accounts, Walgreens, the people I had created a tremendous amount of business for and to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-kroc/i-was-about-to-lose-one-of-my-biggest-accounts-walgreens-the-people-i/)

[Ray Kroc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-kroc/)

> [If any of my competitors were drowning, I'd stick a hose in their mouth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-kroc/if-any-of-my-competitors-were-drowning-i-d-stick-a-hose-in-their-mouth/)

[Ray Kroc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-kroc/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-kroc/one-time-a-mcdonald-s-operator-came-to-me-with-the-idea-he-d-dreamed/)

[Ray Kroc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-kroc/)

> [All money means to me is a pride in accomplishment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-kroc/all-money-means-to-me-is-a-pride-in-accomplishment/)

[Ray Kroc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-kroc/)

> [I wasn't prepared for this big room with clattering typewriters and teletype printers. You could hardly hear yourself think.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-kroc/i-wasn-t-prepared-for-this-big-room-with-clattering-typewriters-and/)

[Ray Kroc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-kroc/)

> [There’s almost nothing you can’t accomplish if you set your mind to it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-kroc/there-s-almost-nothing-you-can-t-accomplish-if-you-set-your-mind-to-it/)

[Ray Kroc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-kroc/)

> [If any of my competitors were drowning, I'd stick a hose in their mouth and turn on the water. It is ridiculous to call…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-kroc/if-any-of-my-competitors-were-drowning-i-d-stick-a-hose-in-their/)

[Ray Kroc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-kroc/)

> [“the basics have to be stressed over and over. If I had a brick for every time I’ve repeated the phrase QSC and V…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-kroc/the-basics-have-to-be-stressed-over-and-over-if-i-had-a-brick-for/)

[Ray Kroc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-kroc/)

> [No self-respecting pitcher throws the same way to every batter and no self-respecting salesman makes the same pitch to every client.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-kroc/no-self-respecting-pitcher-throws-the-same-way-to-every-batter-and-no/)

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