We tell applicants, 'If you don't intend to be here for life, you needn't apply.' — S. Truett Cathy Apply Copy Share Image
I'd be resentful if shareholders who don't know the business tried to tell me what to do. — S. Truett Cathy Business 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
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 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
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 Amount Copy Share Image
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 About Copy Share Image
As a kid, I can't remember having anything to play with except a loose tooth. And that wasn't mine. It was my… — S. Truett Cathy Brother Copy Share Image
How do you know if someone needs encouragement? If they are breathing! — S. Truett Cathy Breathing Copy Share Image
Nearly every moment of every day, we have the opportunity to give something to someone else - our time, our love, our… — S. Truett Cathy Day Copy Share Image
I have always encouraged my restaurant operators and team members to give back to the local community. — S. Truett Cathy Always Copy Share Image
I'm planning to be here forever, but I know at some point I'll probably have to give it up. If you live… — S. Truett Cathy After Copy Share Image
Our decision to close on Sunday was our way of honoring God and of directing our attention to things that mattered more… — S. Truett Cathy Attention 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
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 Cash Copy Share Image
It's OK to have wealth. But keep it in your hands, not in your heart. — S. Truett Cathy Hands 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
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
Why would I retire from something I enjoy doing? I can hardly wait to get here. — S. Truett Cathy Doing Copy Share Image
Many of the unexpected opportunities we encounter are small but significant. — S. Truett Cathy Encounters Copy Share Image
The people are more important than the food. We want a person to be as successful as he can be, and it… — S. Truett Cathy Around Copy Share Image
You don't have to make the headlines to make a difference. — S. Truett Cathy Differences Copy Share Image
