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
The one thing I take more joy in than anything else in the world is seeing young people develop — S. Truett Cathy Joy Copy Share Image
I'd like to be remembered as one who kept my priorities in the right order. — S. Truett Cathy Kept Copy Share Image
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 Days Copy Share Image
We must motivate ourselves to do our very best, and by our example lead others to do their best as well. — S. Truett Cathy Example Copy Share Image
Learn to love your work and you'll never have to 'work' again. — S. Truett Cathy Education Copy Share Image
I had a low image of myself because I was brought up in the deep Depression. — S. Truett Cathy Because Copy Share Image
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 Between Copy Share Image
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 Christian Copy Share Image
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 Come Copy Share Image
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 Airplane Copy Share Image
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 Abandon Copy Share Image
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 Change Copy Share Image
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 Anything Copy Share Image
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 Careful Copy Share Image
I've experienced poverty and plenty, and there's a lesson to be learned when you're brought up in poverty. — S. Truett Cathy Brought Copy Share Image
Many of the unexpected opportunities we encounter are small but significant. — S. Truett Cathy Encounters Copy Share Image
We tell applicants, 'If you don't intend to be here for life, you needn't apply.' — S. Truett Cathy Apply Copy Share Image
It's a silent witness to the Lord when people go into shopping malls, and everyone is bustling, and you see that Chick-fil-A… — S. Truett Cathy Closed Copy Share Image
If you're excited about what you're doing, it's a lot more likely that your employees will also be excited. People want to… — S. Truett Cathy Business Copy Share Image
We should be about more than just selling chicken: we should be a part of our customers' lives and the communities in… — S. Truett Cathy About Copy Share Image
Nearly every moment of every day we have the opportunity to give something to someone else—our time, our love, our resources. I… — S. Truett Cathy Every day Copy Share Image
Each person's destiny is not a matter of chance; it's a matter of choice. It's determined by what we say, what we… — S. Truett Cathy Chance Copy Share Image
Why would I retire from something I enjoy doing? I can hardly wait to get here. — S. Truett Cathy Doing Copy Share Image
If a man can't manage his own life, he can't manage a business. — S. Truett Cathy Business Copy Share Image
My riches are my family and my foster children. I try to store any material wealth in my hand, not my heart,… — S. Truett Cathy Arise Copy Share Image
