S. Truett Cathy

It's better to build boys than mend men.

— S. Truett Cathy

Whatever you do... put your heart and soul into it!

— S. Truett Cathy

Sometimes success is disguised as hard work.

— S. Truett Cathy

People want to work with a person, not for a company.

— S. Truett Cathy

You know what ego stands for: Edging Out God!

— S. Truett Cathy

Food is Essential to life, therefore make it good.

— S. Truett Cathy

I had to create some good work habits and attitude.

— S. Truett Cathy

I cook chicken for a living.

— S. Truett Cathy

I'd like to be remembered as one who kept my priorities in the right order.

— S. Truett Cathy

The one thing I take more joy in than anything else in the world is seeing young people develop

— S. Truett Cathy

If it took seven days to make a living with a restaurant, then we needed to be in some other line of…

— S. Truett Cathy

We must motivate ourselves to do our very best, and by our example lead others to do their best as well.

— S. Truett Cathy

Learn to love your work and you'll never have to 'work' again.

— S. Truett Cathy

I had a low image of myself because I was brought up in the deep Depression.

— S. Truett Cathy

Many of the unexpected opportunities we encounter are small but significant.

— S. Truett Cathy

We tell applicants, 'If you don't intend to be here for life, you needn't apply.'

— S. Truett Cathy

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

We don't expect every operator to be Christian, but we tell them we do expect them to operate on Christian principles.

— S. Truett Cathy

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

I was not so committed to financial success that I was willing to abandon my principles and priorities. One of the most…

— S. Truett Cathy

We live in a changing world, but we need to be reminded that the important things have not changed, and the important…

— S. Truett Cathy

I lost two brothers in an airplane crash, both of them leaving a wife and kids. When I get to Heaven, that's…

— S. Truett Cathy

I struggled to get through high school. I didn't get to go to college. But it made me realize you can do…

— S. Truett Cathy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

No goal is too high if we climb with care and confidence.

— S. Truett Cathy

I've experienced poverty and plenty, and there's a lesson to be learned when you're brought up in poverty.

— S. Truett Cathy

It's OK to have wealth. But keep it in your hands, not in your heart.

— S. Truett Cathy

Chick-fil-A is what it is today because of its people, purpose and product.

— S. Truett Cathy

A business, successful or not, is merely a reflection of the character of its leadership.

— S. Truett Cathy

The difference between success and failure is often about 5% more effort.

— S. Truett Cathy

Why would I retire from something I enjoy doing? I can hardly wait to get here.

— S. Truett Cathy

Putting people before profits is how we've tried to operate from the beginning.

— S. Truett Cathy

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

I realized I could do anything if I wanted it badly enough.

— S. Truett Cathy